After Star One struck gold with the immensely successful The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, there's little wonder that rival Zee TV is trying to cash in on stand-up laughs.Johny Ala Re, hosted by Bollywood's most successful comedian of the 1990s, Johny Lever, claims to provide family entertainment without any vulgar, below-the-belt jokes. And with a star like Johny at the helm, this could just give TGILC a run for the money.
According to Ashvini Yardi, Programming Head, Zee TV, "The best part of Johny is he makes you laugh just by being around! And it's not just him on the show. We have lined up celebrities who Johny will meet in his own comical manner."
Another talk show with a comic slant? "Not really," say Zee authorities. Celebrities like Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan will come to the show and display their skills in various aspects of comedy. The audience will get a totally new and hitherto unknown side of these celebs.
Johny Ala Re will be a 30-minute show divided into segments. The first will have a topical stand-up session by Johny. Next, Johny will dress up as popular celebrities (Laloo Prasad Yadav, Amitabh Bachchan)
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and imitate them. In the third segment, he hits the streets and asks the common man to crack a joke.
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