Comedy Classes
Comedy Classes is an Indian comedy show on channel Life OK.[1] Produced by Optimystix Entertainment, its starting date was 7 October 2014. The show is set in the Ache Din Institute an acting school run by Selfie Mausi and her brother Naseer.[2]
Comedy Classes | |
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Genre | Sketch comedy |
Created by | Vipul D. Shah |
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Starring | Bharti Singh Krushna Abhishek Anita Hassanandani Hina Khan Sonali Raut Karan Wahi Sara Khan Yuvika Chaudhary Tina Datta Arti Singh Devoleena Bhattacharjee Deepika Singh Krystle D'Souza |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 4 |
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Editor | Ved Satpathy |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | Optimystix Entertainment |
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Original network | Life OK |
Picture format | 576i 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | 7 October 2014 – 8 May 2016 |
External links | |
Official website |
Seasons
Initially a sitcom, the show converted into a spoofs-based show. It starred Krushna Abhishek, Sudesh Lehri, Bharti Singh, Madhura Naik, Shakeel Siddiqui, Mubeen Saudagar, Siddharth Sagar, Subuhi Joshi, Bruna Abdullah, and Shraman Jain in the first season.
The second season started on 12 May 2015. Siddharth Sagar as 'Selfie Mausi' hosted skits performed by various comedians. The cast included Krushna Abhishek, Bharti Singh, Siddharth Sagar, Mubeen Saudagar, Shakeel Siddiqui, Bruna Abdullah, and Subuhi Joshi.
The third season Comedy Classes added Archana Puran Singh as judge named 'Maafia Mausi'. Show was made more interactive with live audience. The cast members were Siddharth Sagar, Mubeen Saudagar, Siddharth Jadhav, Sugandha Mishra, Rauf Lala, Shakeel Siddiqui, Subuhi Joshi, Sayantani Ghosh, Arti Singh, Purbi Joshi, and Balraj.
In the fourth season, the show was made biweekly.[3] The show format was changed into making spoofs of Bollywood blockbuster movies enacted by its Cast Siddharth Sagar, Mubeen Saudagar, Gaurav Khanna, Siddharth Jadhav, Purbi Joshi, Balraj and Arti Singh, and Shakeel Siddiqui.
Special appearance
- Saif Ali Khan & Ileana D'Cruz to promote their film Happy Ending
- Adil Hussain & Mona Singh to promote their film Zed Plus
- Rakhi Sawant - Guest Appearance (2015 & 2016)
- Ganesh Acharya to promote their his film Hey Bro
- Rahul Mahajan & Dimpy Mahajan (2015) - Bigg Boss contestants (spoof)
- Geeta Kapoor (2015) - Guest Appearance in (spoof of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa)
- Devoleena Bhattacharjee as Gopi Bahu (spoof of Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
- Sara Khan (2015) - Guest appearance as Sadhna Bahu (Spoof of Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai) & (2016) - Dance Performance on Republic Day
- Vishal Singh As Nawab & Guest appearance in New Year Special (2015)
- Sidharth Shukla, Savio Barnes, Sayantani Ghosh, Aishwarya Sakhuja (2015) - Guest Appearance as contestant in Dance Baliye! (Spoof of Nach Baliye)
- Emraan Hashmi & Amyra Dastur to promote their film Mr. X (2015)
- Apara Mehta - (2015) Guest appearance as Judge of Miss Mohalla.
- Pratyusha Banerjee, Tina Dutta, Usha Nadkarni (spoof of Balika Vadhu, Pavitra Rishta & Uttaran
- Kunal Kapur (2015) - Guest appearance as Judge of Master Chef
- Jackky Bhagnani & Lauren Gottlieb to promote the film Welcome to Karachi
- Rajeev Mehta (2015) - Guest Appearance as Praful Parekh (Spoof of Kichidi)
- Puja Banerjee (2015) - Guest Appearance
- Deepika Singh - Guest Appearance
- Krystle D'Souza - Guest Appearance
- Hina Khan (2015) (spoof of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai)
- Kirthi Shetty (2015) - Guest Appearance
- Sonali Raut (2015) - Guest Appearance
- Ajaz Khan (2015) - Guest Appearance
- Upasana Singh (2015) - Guest Appearance
- Malishka RJ (2015) - Guest Appearance
- Sunny Deol (2015) - Guest Appearance to promote his film Ghayal Once Again
- Tushar Kapoor & Aftab Shivdasani (2015) - Guest Appearance to promote their film Kya Kool Hai Hum 3
- Kartik Aaryan, Sunny Singh, Nushrat Bharucha, Omkar Kapoor, Sonali Sehgall, Ishita Raj Sharma (2015) - to promote their film Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2
- Yuvika Chaudhary (2015 & 2016) - Guest Appearance
- Kashmira Shah, Neha Kakkar - Guest Appearance
- Anita Hassanandani (2015) - Guest Appearance
- Adaa Khan, Karan Wahi, Mohammad Nazim, Rahul Vaidya, Jay Soni on Republic Day (2016)
- Nataliya kozhenova - Guest Appearance
References
- "Comedy Classes moves from Colors to Life OK". M.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- Siddharth Sagar’s double role in Comedy Classes. The Indian Express. 17 October 2014.
- "Comedy Classes is now Weekend Show". Retrieved 15 January 2016.