Comedy Circus (season 2)
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Comedy Circus 2 is a comedy show that started its second season at Sony TV
Sony Entertainment Television (India)
This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...

 on April 26, 2008. The show brings together popular television actors and professional stand-up comedians to perform on a highly competitive stage. Jodis (or teams of two) are scored by the judges and the live studio audience to determine eliminations.

Host
  • Shruti Seth
    Shruti Seth
    Shruti Seth is an Indian television, VJ and film actress.-Early life:Shruti Shokeen was born on 18 December 1977 in Gujarat, India. She did her schooling from Ashok Academy and graduated from St. Xavier's College Ahmedabad with a degree in Economics and Commerce. She is married to film director...



Judges
  • Archana Puran Singh
    Archana Puran Singh
    Archana Puran Singh is an Indian television presenter and film actress. She is most known for comedy roles, and as a judge on comedy shows, like Sony TV India's Comedy Circus.-Career:...

  • Satish Shah
    Satish Shah
    Satish Ravilal Shah is a Hindi and Marathi film and television actor best known for his comedy films. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the ever popular 80's sitcom Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi directed by Kundan Shah and Manjul Sinha. He is famous for playing the role of Municipal Commissioner...

  • Shekhar Suman
    Shekhar Suman
    Shekhar Suman is an Indian film actor and a television personality. He has also been featured as a singer on a music album. Suman married Alka Kapur on May 4, 1984, and has a son, Adhyayan Suman a Bollywood film actor.-Career:...



Creative Team
  • Dharampal Thakur
  • Bharat Kukreti
  • Inaamulhaq
  • Dheeraj


Script Writer
  • Inaamulhaq
  • Raaj Shaandilyaa

Celebrity Guests

  • Shakeel Siddiqui
    Shakeel Siddiqui
    Shakeel Siddiqui is a Pakistani stage comedian better known as 'Teeli' in Pakistan. He rose to prominence in India after appearing as a contestant in first season of Comedy Circus. Although he didn't win, he became so popular that he was hired as a co-host in the second season of the show...

     "Shana Shakeel" --- Special comedy guest from Comedy Circus Season 1 (all episodes)
  • Arbaaz Khan; Kashmira Shah
    Kashmira Shah
    Kashmira Shah is an Indian actress and model. She is the granddaughter of noted Hindustani classical singer, Anjanibai Lolekar. She has appeared in numerous Hindi and Marathi films. Shah is a half Maharashtrian and half Gujarati...

    ; Neha Oberoi; & Sikandar Kher
    Sikandar Kher
    Sikander Kher is an Indian actor. Son of Kirron Kher and step-son of Anupam Kher, he began his filming career with Woodstock Villa . His foray into Bollywood has been met with hope and promise by the media, and received several positive reviews. As a multi-faceted person, he assisted Sanjay Leela...

     --- May 17
  • Mona Singh
    Mona Singh
    Mona Singh is an Indian model and television actress, known for playing the leading role in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin and winning many celebrity reality shows. She also appeared in a key role in 3 Idiots.-Early life:...

     --- June 6
  • Farida Jalal
    Farida Jalal
    - Career :Farida Jalal, a native of New Delhi, started her career in the 1960s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare. She usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead, but almost never the female lead...

     --- July 5
  • Farah Khan
    Farah Khan
    Farah Khan is an Indian film director and choreographer. She is best known for her choreographical work in numerous Bollywood films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films. Khan has since become a noted Hindi film director as well...

     --- July 12
  • Amrita Rao
    Amrita Rao
    Amrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras...

     & Shreyas Talpade
    Shreyas Talpade
    -Early life:Talpade was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in a Marathi family. He attended Shree Ram Welfare Society's High School in Andheri-West. He is married to Deepti Talpade. Shreyas met his wife Deepti when he went to her college as a celebrity...

      --- August 30
  • Swapnil Joshi
    Swapnil Joshi
    Swapnil Joshi is a Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. He is mainly known for his comic roles. He has done lead roles in TV series, Krishna , Hare Kkaanch Ki Choodiyaan , Marathi film Checkmate and Marathi film Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai...

     & Purbi Joshi
    Purbi Joshi
    -Biography:Purbi Joshi born on 19 August 1984 is the daughter of well known television actor Sarita Joshi and sister of Ketki Joshi . In 1995, Purbi got her first break in Faasle TV serial....

     --- August 30 (performed a skit)


Grand-Finale Guests
  • Sharad Kelkar
    Sharad Kelkar
    Sharad Kelkar is an Indian television actor who shot to fame mainly with his role as Nahar Pratap Singh in Saat Phere - Saloni ka Safar. He also played the role of Rudra Raizada in Sindoor Tere Naam Ka on Zee TV at the same time....

     & Rajshree Thakur
    Rajshree Thakur
    Rajshree Thakur is an Indian actress best known for her role as Saloni in the Hindi television drama Saat Phere. She was born in Mumbai. Before Saat Phere, she worked at All India Radio as a Marathi news reader and did ads for different companies. Before small screen, Rajshree acted in an...

     from Saat Phere
  • Parul Chauhan
    Parul Chauhan
    Parul Chauhan is an Indian television model and Bollywood actress notable for her role as Ragini in the serial Bidaai. She has also participated in the Sony TV dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa with choreographer Deepak....

     & Sara Khan
    Sara Khan
    Sara Khan is an Indian model and actress. She won the Miss Madhya Pradesh title in 2007, the Best New Talent award given by IndianTelevision.com in 2008, and the STAR Parivaar Award for the "Best Patni" category in 2009.-Career:...

     from Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai


Also:
  • A trailer for the game show 10 Ka Dum, featuring Salman Khan
    Salman Khan
    Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...

    , Rakhi Sawant
    Rakhi sawant
    Rakhi Sawant is an Indian dancer, Hindi film and television actress, model and television talk show host.She was born as Neeru Bheda to Jaya Bheda, who married Sawant, a police constable at Worli Police Station, and gave her children her second husband's name Sawant...

    , and Shakeel Siddiqui
    Shakeel Siddiqui
    Shakeel Siddiqui is a Pakistani stage comedian better known as 'Teeli' in Pakistan. He rose to prominence in India after appearing as a contestant in first season of Comedy Circus. Although he didn't win, he became so popular that he was hired as a co-host in the second season of the show...

    , was shown in 'Grand-Finale'.

Contestants

  • Apara Mehta
    Apara Mehta
    Apara Mehta is a popular television supporting actress who is best known for her role of Savita Mansukh Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.-Early life:...

     & Shailesh Lodha
    Shailesh Lodha
    Shailesh Lodha is an Indian actor, comedian and writer.He appears in the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah as real-life columnist Taarak Mehta....

  • Krushna Abhishek
    Krushna Abhishek
    Krushna Abhishek is an Indian film actor and a stand up comedian. He is also a dancer in numerous dance reality shows, including, Nach Baliye and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa...

     & Sudesh Lahiri
  • Shayantani Ghosh & Kuldeep Dubey
  • Sucheta Khanna
    Sucheta Khanna
    Sucheta Khanna is an Indian TV and film actress. She has worked in Hari Mirchi Laal Mirchi, a comedy serial telecast by DD National. She is currently playing the role of Indumati in the SAB TV comedy series Lapataganj....

     & Salim Afridi
  • Akashdeep Sehgal & Pervez Siddiqui
  • Kamya Panjabi
    Kamya Panjabi
    Kamya Panjabi, , is a television actress from India, who generally plays the vamp or negative characters in Hindi television serials....

     & Rajiv Thakur
  • Rajesh Kumar
    Rajesh Kumar (actor)
    Rajesh Kumar is an Indian actor. He did his schooling in Patna, Bihar and is an alumunus of Hindu College, University of Delhi.-Career:...

     & Rajeev Nigam
  • Chitrashi Rawat
    Chitrashi Rawat
    Chitrashi Rawat is a state hockey player and an actress from India. She played the role of Komal Chautala, a member of the Indian women's national hockey team, in the movie Chak De India. At age 17, Chitrashi played left striker in hockey for Uttarakhand state in India...

     & Rehman Khan


Wildcard Entrant on June 7, 2008
  • Juhi Parmar
    Juhi Parmar
    Juhi Parmar , daughter of Devendra and Hemlata Parmar, brought up in Jaipur in Rajasthan is a well known TV personality and a versatile anchor, actress, Television Presenter, singer and dancer...

     & Vijay Ishwarlal Pawar (VIP)

Episode 1 (26 April 2008) - Introductory Acts

  • Shailesh and Apara
  • Chitrashi and Rehman
  • Krushna and Sudesh
  • Rajiv and Kamya
  • Rajesh and Rajeev
  • Kuldeep and Shayantani
  • Sucheta and Salim
  • Akashdeep and Pervez
  • Rohit Rohilla and Vandana

Episode 2 (3 May 2008) - Fancy Dress

  • Rajesh as Akbar, Rajeev as Birbal
  • Akashdeep as Baba, Pervez as Roadside Man
  • Krushna as Astronaut, Sudesh as Jadoo
  • Shailesh as Common Man, Apara as Hillary Clinton
  • Rajiv as Yamraj, Kamya as Ekta Kapoor
  • Chitrashi as Kid, Rehman as Jin\Genie
  • Kuldeep as Rishi, Shayantani as Apsara
  • Sucheta as Basanti, Salim as Babbar Singh


Lowest scorers Sucheta-Salim lost against Jodis-voted Akashdeep-Pervez and were eliminated. Shekar Suman is added to the panel of judges.

Episode 3 (10 May 2008) - Freestyle

  • Krushna as Balaji Casting Director, Sudesh as Struggling Actor
  • Chitrashi as Model, Rehman as Bhai\Don
  • Rajiv as Rakhi Sawant's Naukar\Servant, Kamya as Shakti Kapoor's Naukrani\Maidservant
  • Kuldeep as Louie (a Discovery Channel reporter), Shayantani as Jenny (Louie's partner)
  • Pervez as Harbhajan Singh, Akashdeep as Andrew Symonds
  • Shailesh as Policeman, Apara as Anarkali
  • Rajesh as TV Reporter, Rajeev as Newspaper Reporter


Lowest scorers Akashdeep-Pervez tied with Jodis-voted Kamya-Rajiv. No one was eliminated.

Episode 4 (17 May 2008) - Role Reversal

  • Rajesh and Rajeev as Junior Bollywood background dancers
  • Rajiv as IPL cheerleader Shanno Phataka, Kamya as Judge Ilzaam Sharma
  • Krushna as Kashmira Shah, Sudesh as Billo (his wife)
  • Chitrashi as Sachin Tendulkar, Rehman as Deepika Padukone
  • Shailesh as Bubli, Apara as Bublu
  • Pervez as Shruti Seth, Akashdeep as Archana Puran Singh


Apara-Shailesh and Akashdeep-Pervez were the lowest scoring jodis. However, a no-show by Kuldeep led Shayantani to eliminate herself from the competition. Arbaaz Khan, Sikhandar Kher and Neha Uberoi dropped by to promote their new movie Woodstock Villa. Kashmira Shah dropped by to watch Krushna's act.

Episode 5 (24 May 2008) - Musical

  • Rajesh as Bappi Lahri, Rajeev as Reality show contestant
  • Rajiv as Village Item girl, Kamya as City Item girl
  • Pervez as Parody singer Ustad Barbaad Mausiki, Akashdeep as Tapori singer
  • Krushna and Sudesh as Hosts of Music award show
  • Chitrashi as TV reporter, Rehman as Qawwal
  • Shailesh as Old Husband, Apara as Old Wife


Lowest scorers Akashdeep-Pervez were eliminated.

Episode 6 (31 May 2008) - Shaadi\Marriage Special

  • Rajiv as Husband, Kamya as Wives
  • Shailesh as Haklu Damad\Stammering Son-in-law, Apara as Thothli Saas\Lisping Mother-in-law
  • Chitrashi as Matchmaker, Rehman as Client looking for bride
  • Rajesh as Wife, Rajeev as Brothers married to same wife
  • Krushna and Sudesh as Wedding band musicians545555


Lowest scorers Chitrashi-Rehman were eliminated.

Episode 7 (7 June 2008) - Freestyle

  • Krushna as Guy with the sole phone in the building, Sudesh as Neighbour
  • Rajiv as Billoo Bakra, Kamya as Bar girl
  • Rajesh as Khali (WWE Wrestler), Rajeev as Banarasi Pehalvan\Wrestler
  • Shailesh as Laloo Prasad Yadav, Apara as Laloo's secretary
  • VIP as Amnesiac VIP, Juhi as Doctor


VIP-Juhi were the Wildcard entry jodi. Mona Singh and Shaqeel Siddiqui put on a special act. No one was eliminated. Marks from this episode will be added to the next to determine eliminations.

Episode 8 (14 June 2008) - Adult(18+)

  • Krushna as Bhojpuri C-grade film director, Sudesh as Billo Lahiri
  • Rajiv and Kamya as Actors in a C-grade film trailer
  • Shailesh as C-grade film fan, Apara as C-grade film heroine
  • Rajesh as Art film director, Rajeev as C-grade film heroine
  • VIP as Mahesh Hatt, Juhi as C-grade film heroine


Lowest scorers Juhi-VIP were eliminated.

Episode 9 (21 June 2008) - Ravan Special

  • Shailesh as Ravan, Apara as News reporter
  • Krushna as Dance Teacher, Sudesh as Ravan
  • Rajiv as Student Ravan, Kamya as Ravan's Mother
  • Rajeev as Ravan, Rajesh as Hakeem


Lowest scorers Rajeev-Rajesh were eliminated.

Episode 10 (28 June 2008) - Comeback

  • Rajesh and Rajeev as Sardar friends
  • Salim as Kid, Sucheta as Teacher
  • VIP as himself, Juhi as herself
  • Chitrashi as herself, Rehman as himself
  • Akashdeep and Pervez as Beggars
  • Kuldeep as Bapu\Gandhi, Shayantani as Munnabhai


This episode saw the return of all previously eliminated jodis. No one was eliminated. Marks from this episode will be added to the next to determine eliminations.

Episode 11 (5 July 2008) - Women's Special

  • Kuldeep as Shah Rukh Khan, Shayantani as Social worker
  • Akashdeep as Girl, Pervez as Pathan
  • Salim as Parvez Musharraf, Sucheta as Sonia Gandhi
  • Rajeev as Wife, Rajesh as Husband
  • Chitrashi as Writer, Rehman as Director
  • VIP as Various Bollywood actors, Juhi as Radio jockey


Double elimination - Lowest scorers Akashdeep-Pervez and Chitrashi-Rehman were eliminated. Farida Jalal was invited as a guest judge.

Episode 12 (12 July 2008) - Filmi Khichdi

  • Krushna as Amitabh Bachchan, Sudesh as Dilip Kumar (Parody Movie: Shakti)
  • VIP as Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi as Preity Zinta (Parody Movie: Kal Ho Naa Ho)
  • Sucheta as Simi Karkar, Salim as Tarzan(Parody Movie: Tarzan)
  • Shailesh as Rajendra Kumar, Apara as Meena Kumari(Parody Movie: Dil Ek Mandir)
  • Kuldeep as Sunny Deol, Shayantani as Amisha Patel (Parody Movie: Gadar)
  • Rajesh as Man at funeral, Rajeev as Johnny Lever(Parody Movie: Judaai)
  • Rajiv as Raj Babbar, Kamya as Zeenat Aman (Parody Movie: Insaaf Ka Tarazu)


Lowest scorers Kuldeep-Shayantani were eliminated. Farah Khan was invited as a guest judge.

Episode 13 (19 July 2008) - Iski Script... Uske Sar

  • VIP as Yamraj, Juhi as Ekta Kapoor (Parody Performance: Rajiv-Kamya in Episode 2)
  • Krushna as Akbar, Sudesh as Birbal (Parody Performance: Rajesh-Rajeev in Episode 2)
  • Rajesh as Balaji Casting Director, Rajeev as Struggling Actor(Parody Performance: Krushna-

Sudesh in Episode 3)
  • Salim as Husband, Sucheta as Wives (Parody Performance: Rajiv-Kamya in Episode 6)
  • Rajiv and Kamya as Junior Bollywood background dancers (Parody Performance: Rajesh-Rajeev in Episode 4)
  • Shailesh as Qawwal, Apara as TV Reporter(Parody Performance: Chitrashi-Rehman in Episode 5)


No one was eliminated.

Episode 14 (26 July 2008) - Television Special

  • Krushna and Sudesh as TVs
  • Rajiv and Kamya as TV Reporters
  • Salim as Bejan Paniwala, Sucheta as TV Astrologer
  • Rajesh and Rajeev as Page 3 reporters
  • VIP and Juhi as Aspiring TV show creators
  • Shailesh as Stammering news reporter, Apara as Lisping news reporter


Lowest scorers Shailesh-Apara were eliminated.

Episode 16 (9 August 2008) - Chalo Ishq Ladaye

  • Krushna as Sudesh's old mother, Sudesh as Sudesh's old father
  • VIP as Manoj Kumar and Nana Patekar, Juhi as Mallika Sherawat
  • Salim as Salim, Sucheta as Anarkali
  • Rajiv as Majnu, Kamya as Laila


No one was eliminated. Marks from this episode will be added to the next to determine eliminations.

Episode 17 (16 August 2008) - Professions

  • VIP as Soldier Sunny Deol, Juhi as Air hostess
  • Rajiv as Punjabi lady constable, Kamya as Juhi Parmar, Shruti Seth and Shilpa Shetty
  • Krushna as Jallad\Executioner, Sudesh as Phansi ka mujrim\Criminal sentenced to death by hanging
  • Salim as Pathan Watchman, Sucheta as Bar dancer


Lowest scorers Salim-Sucheta were eliminated.

Score Card


{|class="wikitable"
|colspan="3" align="right"|Scores:
!Apr 26
!May 3
!May 10
!May 17
!May 24
!May 31
!Jun 07
!Jun 14
!Jun 21
!Jun 28
!Jul 05
!Jul 12
!Jul 19
!Jul 26
!Aug 02
!Aug 09
!Aug 16
!Aug 23
!Aug 30
!Sep 07
Finale
|-

!colspan="3"| Jodis
!colspan="20" align="center"|Result
|-
|-

|colspan="3" bgcolor="plum"|Juhi Parmar
Juhi Parmar
Juhi Parmar , daughter of Devendra and Hemlata Parmar, brought up in Jaipur in Rajasthan is a well known TV personality and a versatile anchor, actress, Television Presenter, singer and dancer...

 /
VIP

|colspan="6" bgcolor="666666"|
|(27)
WC
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(18)
Elim
|colspan="0" bgcolor="666666"|
|30
|18
|25
|26
|24
|29
|28
|26
|30+25
|30+30
|colspan="5" bgcolor="DC143C"|Winner
|-

|colspan="3" bgcolor="olivedrab"|Kamya Panjabi
Kamya Panjabi
Kamya Panjabi, , is a television actress from India, who generally plays the vamp or negative characters in Hindi television serials....

 /
Rajiv Thakur

|18
|28
|21
|20
|27
|28
|22
|28
|23
|N/A
|N/A
|20
|30
|30
|27
|22
|30
|29+27
|30+30
|colspan="5" bgcolor="DC143C"|Runners Up
|-

|colspan="3" bgcolor="cyan"|Krushna Abhishek
Krushna Abhishek
Krushna Abhishek is an Indian film actor and a stand up comedian. He is also a dancer in numerous dance reality shows, including, Nach Baliye and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa...

 /
Sudesh Lahiri

|15
|24
|26
|25
|30
|23
|22
|29
|29
|N/A
|N/A
|30
|28
|30
|24
|30
|30
|25+24
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(30+30)
Elim
|colspan="5" bgcolor="666666"|
|-

|colspan="3" bgcolor="plum"|Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar
Rajesh Kumar is an extremely prolific Tamil writer, most famous for his crime, detective, and science fiction stories. He is a Saurashtran by birth....

 /
Rajiv Nigam

|16
|27
|24
|26
|27
|26
|23
|29
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(18)
Elim
|25
|27
|22
|25
|27
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(24)
Elim
|colspan="5" bgcolor="666666"|
|-

|colspan="3" bgcolor="orange"| Apara Mehta
Apara Mehta
Apara Mehta is a popular television supporting actress who is best known for her role of Savita Mansukh Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.-Early life:...

 /
Shailesh Lodha
Shailesh Lodha
Shailesh Lodha is an Indian actor, comedian and writer.He appears in the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah as real-life columnist Taarak Mehta....


|17
|30
|23
|15
|23
|28
|27
|28
|27
|N/A
|N/A
|28
|30
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(21)
Elim
|colspan="6" bgcolor="666666"|
|-

|colspan="3" bgcolor="pink"|Chitrashi Rawat
Chitrashi Rawat
Chitrashi Rawat is a state hockey player and an actress from India. She played the role of Komal Chautala, a member of the Indian women's national hockey team, in the movie Chak De India. At age 17, Chitrashi played left striker in hockey for Uttarakhand state in India...

 /
Rehman Khan

|14
|28
|25
|17
|29
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(24)
Elim
|colspan="3" bgcolor="666666"|
|27
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(18)
Elim
|colspan="9" bgcolor="666666"|
|-

|colspan="3" bgcolor="lightcoral"|AkashdeepSehgal/
Pervez Siddiqui

|14
|20
|24
|17
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(24)
Elim
|colspan="4" bgcolor="666666"|
|19
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(28)
Elim
|colspan="9" bgcolor="666666"|
|-

|colspan="3" bgcolor="lime"|ShayantaniGhosh/
Kuldeep Dubey

|14
|25
|30
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(0)
Elim
|colspan="5" bgcolor="666666"|
|25
|25
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(23)
Elim
|colspan="8" bgcolor="666666"|
|-

|colspan="3" bgcolor="gold"|Sucheta Khanna
Sucheta Khanna
Sucheta Khanna is an Indian TV and film actress. She has worked in Hari Mirchi Laal Mirchi, a comedy serial telecast by DD National. She is currently playing the role of Indumati in the SAB TV comedy series Lapataganj....

 /
Salim Afridi

|17
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(21)
Elim
|colspan="7" bgcolor="666666"|
|23
|24
|23
|30
|29
|24
|18
|bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|(29)
Elim
|colspan="7" bgcolor="666666"|
|-
|}

  • Note:::There was no elimination of safe "Jodi's" on June 28, 2008, instead all of the eliminated Jodi's performed again and were scored. "Comeback Special Episode".

  • Note:::On July 5, 2008, the 6 comeback Jodi's performed again from which the 2 Jodi's that got eliminated are Akashdeep's jodi and Chitrashi's jodi. The safe jodi's who will perform in future episodes are Shayantani's, Rajesh's, Juhi's, and Sucheta's.

  • Note:::August 23's episode has 2-rounds (each worth 30 points) and there was no elimination.
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