The Great Indian Laughter Challenge - Season 1

The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

Season 1

2005 • 18 Episodes

Episodes

Parag Kansara's winning act - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

1. Parag Kansara's winning act

June 3, 2005

Parizaad Kolah welcomes Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman as the judges of the show. Uday Dahiya and H. R. Kola present their acts, followed by Rajesh Shah, Sanjay Keni and Parag Kansara’s hilarious acts. Parag Kansara brings down the house with his humour and is declared the winner of the episode.

Ahsaan Qureshi Is The Winner - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

2. Ahsaan Qureshi Is The Winner

June 10, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman to the show. K.B Jani and Nirav Mehta’s funny acts are followed by Ahsaan Qureshi, Sameer Pota and Kanwarlal’s stunning performances. The judges and audience choose Ahsaan Qureshi as the winner of the episode.

Who makes it to the final round? - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

3. Who makes it to the final round?

June 17, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman. After Syed Shabuddin, Devender Babloo, Adarsh Tiwari, Deepak Raja and Arvind Shukla perform their acts, Devender Babloo gets eliminated. After a tight second round, Adarsh Tiwari also gets eliminated. Tune in to find out who makes it to the final round.

Bhagwant, Khader are the winners - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

4. Bhagwant, Khader are the winners

June 24, 2005

The stunning Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman to the show. After Bhagwant Mann and Manish Agarwal’s hilarious acts, Siraj Khan, Rajneesh Trivedi and Khader Shreef please the audience with their humour. Bhagwant and Khader edge out the others to win the episode.

Sunil Pal's hilarious act - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

5. Sunil Pal's hilarious act

July 1, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman. Banwarilala Jhol and Munawar Ali open the show, followed by Gurpreet Gogi, Sunil Pal and Prince Bhargav. Sunil Pal is later declared the undisputed winner of the episode.

Mir's rib-tickling performance - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

6. Mir's rib-tickling performance

July 8, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman. Hameed Kamaal and Dharsi Beradia present their acts, before Prashant Rao, Mir and Nitin Bhandarkar take the stage by storm. Eventually, Mir is declared the winner of the episode.

Habeeb Qadeer charms the judges - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

7. Habeeb Qadeer charms the judges

July 15, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman to the show. Vinay Jain and Habeeb Qadeer are the first to come out to perform. Later, Prince Rajesh, Narender Bedi and Vinod Purohit present their funny acts. Habeeb Qadeer is then declared the winner of the episode.

Navin Prabhakar Wins Hearts - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

8. Navin Prabhakar Wins Hearts

July 22, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman to the show. Rajneekant Trivedi and Navin Prabhakar present their acts, followed by Madhur Acharya, Rajendra Vishwakarma and Shabbir Khan. Based on the judges and audience score, Navin Prabhakar is declared the winner of the episode.

Rihan moves to the next round - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

9. Rihan moves to the next round

July 29, 2005

The stunning Shenaz Treasurywala welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shatrughan Sinha. After Kapil and Chandan’s hilarious opening act, Harvinder Shicha, Mithilesh Tiwary, Mintu, Rihan and Arvind Pratihar put up splendid performances. After a tight second innings, Rihan qualifies for the next round.

The semi-finalists - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

10. The semi-finalists

August 12, 2005

Parizaad Kolah announces the semi-finalists of the show. They are Parag Kansara, Ahsaan Qureshi, Syed Shahbuddin, Deepak Raja, Bhagwant Mann, Khader Shareef, Sunil Pal, Mir, Habeeb Qadeer, Naveen Prabhakar, Shreekant Rao and Raju Shrivastav. We then look back at the best moments of the show so far.

Special guest: Jai Chaniyara - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

11. Special guest: Jai Chaniyara

August 19, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman to the show, along with special guest Jai Chaniyara. After Ahsaan Qureshi, Habib Qadeer, Sayed Shabuddin, Deepak Raja, Bhagwant Mann and Raju Shrivastava’s acts, the judges announce the scores of the semi-finalists.

The first semi-finalists - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

12. The first semi-finalists

August 26, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman to the show. Shrikant Rao and Navin Prabhakar present their acts, followed by Parag Kansara, Mir, Sunil Pal and Dharsi Beradia. Shekhar Suman then announces the names of the first semi-finalists.

Rajpal Yadav announces the score - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

13. Rajpal Yadav announces the score

September 2, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman to the show along with special guest Johnny Lever. After Navin Prabhakar, Bhagwant Mann, Raju Srivastava, Parag Kansara, Ahsaan Qureshi and Sunil Pal’s hilarious acts, Rajpal Yadav comes out to announce the score of the finalists.

Shekhar announces the winner - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

14. Shekhar announces the winner

September 9, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman to the show along with special guest Johnny Lever. Parag Kansara and Navin Prabhakar present their acts, followed by Bhagwant Mann, Raju Srivastava, Ahsaan Qureshi and Sunil Pal. Finally, Sunil Pal is declared the winner.

A complete laugh riot - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

15. A complete laugh riot

November 18, 2005

Parizaad welcomes judges Sidhu and Shekhar Suman on the show. Sunil Pal, Bhagwant Mann, Raju Srivastava, Pradeep Pallavi, Syed Shabbudin and Ahsaan Qureshi present some skits. Later, Sunil Pal, Bhagwant Mann, Raju Srivastava, Pradeep and Pallavi present their acts.

Unadulterated entertainment - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

16. Unadulterated entertainment

December 23, 2005

Kanwal Toor, the host, welcomes Sidhu and Shekhar Suman on the show. Parag Kansara starts the show with his opening act. Later, contestants Ahsaan Qureshi, Bhagwant Mann, Deepak Raja and Raju Shrivastav present their respective performances.

Jay Chinyara is the hero - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

17. Jay Chinyara is the hero

January 6, 2006

Host Parizaad welcomes Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman as the judges of the show in Indian Air force campus in Pune. Jay Chhaniyara, Bhagwant Mann, Ahsaan Qureshi and Parag Kansara present their funny acts. Shekhar Suman praises Jay Chinyara and declares him as a hero.

Syed Shabuddin and Deepak Raja perform in the final round - The Great Indian Laughter Challenge

18. Syed Shabuddin and Deepak Raja perform in the final round

January 12, 2006

Parizad Kolah welcomes Navjot Singh Sidhu and Shekhar Suman, judges of the show. Syed Shabuddin comes on the stage to perform. Next, Devender Babloo comes on the stage to perform. Next, Adarsh Tiwari comes on the stage to perform. Next, Deepak Raja comes on the stage to perform. Next, Arvind Shukla comes on the stage to perform. Devender Babloo gets eliminated. Syed Shabuddin, Adarsh Tiwari, Deepak Raja and Arvind Shukla perform in the second round. Adarsh Tiwari gets eliminated. Syed Shabuddin, Deepak Raja and Arvind Shukla perform in the third round. Syed Shabuddin and Deepak Raja perform in the final round