As the country waited in anticipation to know who from amongst the Top 5 finalists will be declared the winner, Rajat Sood from Delhi was awarded the coveted trophy of ‘India’s Laughter Champion.

Rajat Sood was awarded a cheque of INR 25 lakhs from Sony Entertainment Television. Nitesh Shetty from Mumbai was declared as the first runner-up and giving a tough fight, Jayvijay Sachan and Vighnesh Pande from Mumbai were declared as the second runners-up in a tie.

‘Comedy’ is a word that is known universally but, with Rajat infusing ‘poetry’ in his comedy acts, he aptly earned the title of ‘Pomedy.’ The Delhi boy who time and again impressed the judges with his tales of love lost quickly formed an impression in the audience’s mind of being the quintessential “Dilliwala lover boy”. Charming as ever, Sood’s signature style which was reciting the first line of his Shayari to then leading into the gag and then completing the gag with the Shayari is what impressed everyone from the very beginning. This was one of the key elements that set him apart and the reason audience adored him. From Rajkummar Rao asking him for tips after the breakup to Taapsee Pannu being swept off her feet by Sood’s charming poetry and finally Vijay Deverakonda telling him how impressed he was with his wit and confidence, Rajat has had quite a fulfilling journey on the show and has truly been worthy of being declared the winner of this season of ‘India’s Laughter Champion’.

Rajat Sood, winner of ‘India’s Laughter Champion’
I was overwhelmed when the celebrations began, and my name was announced. For a few minutes, I had to absorb the fact that I had won. I had planned this moment in my head multiple times but, the reality left me awestruck. It was also a milestone moment as I was performing in front of my parents for the first time in life. They had only previously seen my content online and they would not really bring it up with me or discuss it with me. Their presence was a blessing. Some decisions that come instinctively to you are signals from the universe, which tell us that good things are about to happen. My father is very happy, I could see that pride in his eyes. I am now open to opportunities and shows that will come my way. Now I have to work even harder, and I have a fire inside me to do better. I will try to read more and equip myself to become a better artist.

Shekhar Suman, judge of ‘India’s Laughter Champion’
It was a well-deserved win! Rajat fought very hard, and it was a very tough competition. It normally does not get this tough as you have one deserving competitor or two at the most. However, all these contestants were so well versed and adept at what they were doing. I think Rajat had a very distinct flavour of his own and he comes across as a very endearing guy. He is a millennial, far too young, but he has the wisdom of a 40–50-year-old. He is extremely charming and spontaneous. So, when you watch him with his stage presence, with his spontaneity, his content, his timing, ease, confidence, all of that is a sure-fire recipe for a winner.

Archana Puran Singh, judge of ‘India’s Laughter Champion’
During the show, we came across a plethora of impressive comedians who showcased varied styles of comedy. But it was Rajat Sood who captured our attention with every passing episode. From the very beginning, I knew there was something special about him that got us to notice him and when he started performing more and more, he started standing out even more. He has a “lover boy” image and with the way he uses the essence of poetry in his comedy, I thought he was the perfect candidate to win the show. I saw his journey closely, and I was so hopeful. His finale act was brilliant. The consistency of his performances, his pleasant appearance, his presence on stage, his haazir-jawaabi, his witty responses, and his very chocolate boy look — all go to make him a winner. It was the best choice.

Here’s wishing Rajat Sood all the very best for future endeavours.

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#’India’sLaughterChampion’, #SonyEntertainmentTelevision’s much adored #regionalcomedyshow will be finally taking its last bow on Saturday, 27th August at 9:30 PM! From the #Top5finalists – #NiteshShetty, #RajatSood, #VigneshPande, #HimanshuBawandar and #JayvijaySachan, only one will be seen impressing the #judges #ShekharSuman and #ArchanaPuranSingh followed by the cast of #Liger – #VijayDeverakonda and #AnanyaPande and last but not the least, #RinkuBhabhi played by #SunilGrover one last time and take home the coveted title and #trophy of India’s Laughter Champion!

While the finale will be an intense competition, Rinku Bhabhi will be seen adding a lot of humour making everyone laugh-out-loud. In a special moment, Ujjain’s Himanshu Bawandar would be celebrating his birthday in a unique and quirky way where, Rinku Bhabhi will be seen balancing a cake on her head while prompting Himanshu to cut the cake.

Talking about the fun experience, Himanshu said, “It was a great surprise by the team of India’s Laughter Champion! They have given me my best birthday experience ever. I cannot ever imagine cutting a cake that is placed on Sunil Grover aka Rinku Bhabhi’s head. It was all in jest and I really enjoyed my moment in the spotlight then. We had the cake as well, all of us. It will definitely be a memorable birthday for life. I hope viewers enjoy the finale episode of the show and continue to support us as they have been doing so far!”

Be sure to tune in to the ‘Laughter ka Grand Finale’ – India’s Laughter Champion on 27th August at 9:30 pm only on Sony Entertainment Television.

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This Saturday, Sony Entertainment Television’s regional comedy reality show, ‘India’s Laughter Champion’ will be hosting its ‘Laughter ka Grand Finale’ at 9:30 PM. The Top 5 contestants – Nitesh Shetty, Vighnesh Pande and Jayvijay Sachan from Mumbai, Rajat Sood from Delhi and, Himanshu Bawandar from Ujjain would be entertaining the judges, Shekhar Suman and Archana Puran Singh one last time before the show’s curtain call. Adding charm to the grand event would be the lead actors of ‘Liger’ – Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Pandey along with Sunil Grover as his audience’s favourite avatar Rinku Bhabhi.

After a brilliant performance by Vighnesh along with his puppet Anna, Ananya Pandey would be gushing over the comedian and commending him on a great performance. Ananya would be commending Vighnesh saying, “My face is hurting from laughing so much! I had too much fun!” Vijay would be saying how Anna felt like a person, saying, “I feel like Anna is actually a person, I feel like she is alive. She has so much character.”

They would then be going on stage to teach the comedian their hook step to their hit song ‘Akdi Pakdi’. With Vignesh in the middle and Ananya and Vijay by his side, the stars would teach both Anna and Vignesh how to dance the hook step to their song, enthralling the audience.

Be sure to tune in to the ‘Laughter ka Grand Finale’ of India’s Laughter Champion this Saturday at 9:30 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

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#SonyEntertainmentTelevision’s ‘#India’sLaughterChampion’ will finally be hosting its #semi-finals this weekend! The #talentedcontestants who #crossed the #threshold of the quarterfinals, would now be #performing in front of #judges #ArchanaPuranSingh and #ShekharSuman and claim their space amongst the Top 5 #finalists to eventually one of them #winning the coveted title of being ‘India’s Laughter Champion’. Amongst the semi-finalists who will be fighting this #comedybattle will be – #ventriloquist #VigneshPande from #Mumbai, #RajatSood from #Delhi, #HimanshuBawandar from #Ujjain, #BollywoodBoys #KetanSingh and #GauravDubey from Mumbai, #JaswantSinghRathore from #Ludhiana, among others. Adding on to the #verdict of the #judges will be the #esteemed ‘#ComedyKeSarpanch’ #ArunGemini on #Saturday and #DrTusharShah on #Sunday.

Watch on as contestants give their best performance on stage one final time before the ultimate showdown! Vignesh Pande, the adorable ventriloquist would be introducing a new character! He would be bringing a monkey with him than his usual companion, Anna because the latter is a star now, too busy for performances. Not only that but Jaswant Singh Rathore would be playing on emotions with his heart touching performance on being a struggler in the city of dreams, Mumbai. Bollywood Boys would be emulating the prestigious show, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ with their parody ‘Kyun Banega Crorepati’. Lastly, Radheshyam Bharti would be talking about his life as a henpecked husband and then flirting with host, Rochelle Rao.

Also, on a more exciting note, viewers will finally get to see the winner’s trophy which would be revealed on Saturday as the semi-finals commence, with the winning amount that contestant would win revealed as well.

So get ready for another wild ride this weekend and tune in to India’s Laughter Champion, this Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

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“#PankajTripathi is my neighbor and I would ask him to watch this act for sure”, #ArchanaPuranSingh praises contestant Jay Vijay Sachan’s act #SonyTV’s #India’sLaughterChampion.

The upcoming weekend episode of #SonyEntertainmentTelevision’s India’s Laughter Champion that will be the ‘Ticket to Quarter Final’ will host Jamie Lever as the ‘Comedy Ki Sarpanch.’ This weekend will be a special one as the show will bring forward notable comedians who had previously been sent to the holding area, return, and perform once again in front of the judges Archana Puran Singh and #ShekharSuman. Out of the many contestants, #JayVijaySachan from Mumbai will be seen making the judges roll on the floor laughing with his impeccable mimicry skit. His act was not only appreciated by the judges but by #JamieLever as well.

Taking a situation where well-known Bollywood celebrities are trapped in Salman Khan’s farmhouse during the lockdown, Jay will be seen driving an entire monologue by perfectly mimicking celebrities like Pankaj Tripathi, #SalmanKhan, #HritikRoshan, #DannyDenzongpa, #PiyushMishra, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, #RajpalYadav, #SanjayDutt, #AjayDevgn and #NaseeruddinShah! His performance was so perfect that the judges couldn’t help themselves but get on the stage to hug him.

Archana Puran Singh showered praises upon Jay by saying, “Every mimicry act does not have comedy and every comedy cannot have mimicry but today, I witnessed a brilliant combination of both mimicry and comedy. People think mimicry is easy but, there is a lot that goes behind it. There is a script requirement and a technique that is involved… it was mind-blowing! I will honestly say that this is one of the finest acts, not because of just mimicry. And the way you mimicked Pankaj Tripathi, brilliant! He is my neighbor and I would ask him to watch this act for sure.”

Not the one to hold back, ‘#Comedy Ki Sarpanch’ Jamie Lever would also sing praises of the comedian by saying, “As someone who does voices, I know the kind of technique that is involved … voice modulation, mannerisms, dynamics…there is a lot of voice work and, as an artist and someone who does mimicry and impersonations, I know there is a lot of strain put on vocal cords. It’s a very beautiful art form and you performed stunningly, Jay Vijay Sachan.”

Later in the episode, Jamie Lever would also be seen imitating her classic #FarahKhan voice which was welcomed with thunderous applauses and praises from the judges. The comedian would then get teary-eyed and be grateful to the judges and ‘Comedy Ke Sarpanch’ for their kind words.

Tune into India’s Laughter Champion, this Saturday at 9:30 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

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Impressing everyone with his wit and humour, Radhe Shyam Bharti is the oldest till now to perform on the stage of India’s Laughter Champion at 72 years of age. He performed stand up, talking about his wife and their “domestic bliss”. After the act received a standing ovation, an inspired Rochelle Rao came upon the stage to congratulate the comedian saying, “When I grow old I want to be just like you because the way you made us laugh, it was amazing.”

Archana Puran Singh added to the compliment by the host saying, “Radhe Shyam Ji the way you made us laugh and in the last four-five lines you even made us emotional with your poetry. It was brilliant!” Talking about his punchlines she said, “In a really beautiful way you showed us the different avatars of a woman. It was mindblowing!”

Shekhar Suman also showered upon the artist, his words of praise, “Radhe Shyam Ji I would like to give you a standing ovation once again. We are proud to have you here are the way you showed everyone that you are still young at heart, is inspiring. You spoke with such wisdom; I salute the youthfulness behind your thoughts!”

Radhe Shyam Bharti spoke about his experience in the show, “I am grateful to Sony TV for giving comedians like me a national platform like India’s Laughter Champion. Performing comedy is like breathing to me, it comes naturally, and it is essential for me to live. I am young at heart because of this genre, and I just preach living a joyful life to others as well. Through India’s Laughter Champion, I will be able to make a lot of people laugh and in that remains my pride and joy.”

Tune into India’s Laughter Champion, this Sunday at 9:30 pm only on Sony Entertainment Television.

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The comedian presented a stand-up on dark humour, complete with jokes about himself and also commenting upon the socio-political culture of India. Shekhar Suman who was blown away by his performance said, “Abhay talking for such a long time and maintaining the comedy quotient at that is such a difficult task! We were tired from laughing at your jokes but you continued speaking. You brought so many characters into your jokes. When people imitate, they usually copy celebrities and personalities, but you chose people who are difficult to emulate. Your observational skills are so prolific, and your acts have been so flawless, I salute your optimism and we are proud to have you on our show. By coming here, you have enhanced the value of our show.”

Archana Puran Singh compares young Abhay to the legendary music composer Beethoven saying, “There was a great musician called Beethoven who was deaf and yet his music is listened to globally. There is a saying that when you lose one sense all other senses become heightened, and your commentary is based on your acute hearing sense. You showed us what we listen to but do not notice, with finesse. You are mind-blowingly talented.”

In the end Shekhar Suman also complimented the entertainer saying, “your passion and focus towards comedy is beautiful. We are sure that you will be among the top finalists of the show!”

An elated Abhay Sharma spoke about his experience in the show, “I think making people laugh is the greatest gift anyone can get and I am just grateful that god blessed me with this talent. I thank Sony TV and India’s Laughter Champion for this golden opportunity. The competition is tough, there are many good comedians in the race but I will try my best to be th best among them.”

Tune into India’s Laughter Champion, this Saturday at 9:30 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

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Sony Entertainment Television’s ‘India’s Laughter Champion’ is quite the weekend treat for Indian viewers! Inviting comedians from all across India, the show that premiered on 11th June is on its way to becoming an audience favorite on television due to its uproarious content. Judged by Archana Puran Singh and Shekhar Suman, the show has new comedians each week come and present their art on the show, in hopes of getting qualified for the Quarter Finals. Adding on to the entertainment quotient, famous comedian Suresh Albela will be invited as a ‘Sarpanch’ this Sunday!

Highly impressed and amused by their act, judge Archana Puran Singh said, “Your act was brilliant but even better than the act was your ‘Jodi’. Both of you are entertainers and I was entertained a lot by you. I enjoyed it a lot!”

Shekhar Suman also joined his co-judge in complimenting the comedians, “sometimes you watch a film but you remember only one line from it. After watching ‘Zanjeer’ people remember Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic line. In your whole act that one line, “not at 12” was so hilarious that even if you wouldn’t have done the whole act, that line in itself would be popular for its hilarious undertones. Sometimes some punchline deliveries are so brilliant, and today you have won our hearts. I would just like to tell you, “gagar mein saagar hai, saagar mein gagar hai, yeh toh nehin pata lekin dono aap milke mahasaagar hai!”

Archana Puran Singh even compares the duo to the Mumbai favourite snack ‘vada pav’, saying that the two of them are incomplete without each other, complimenting their ‘jugalbandi’.

Talking about the experience of winning the judges’ hearts on the show, Bharat Ganeshpure said, “Coming on Sony Entertainment Television’s ‘India’s Laughter Champion’ has been a wonderful experience for me. Sagar and I have always been fond of the comedy genre, reason why we have turned it into our livelihood. We make people laugh for the joy it gives us and today making Archana ji and Shekhar ji laugh and enjoy for those few moments made us really happy. We hope that we can continue to make people laugh as we continue our journey on this show.”

Sagar Karande also echoed his co-comedian’s thoughts, “India’s Laughter Champion has given us a platform to showcase our talent in front of a whole nation and for that we are grateful to Sony Entertainment Television. Through our comedy, we were able to impress the judges Archana Puran Singh and Shekhar Suman and their compliments came in the form of blessings for us to continue our journey on this show. We love performing and as Archana ji said we are entertainers. As they say, “choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”. For Bharat and I, that is what we feel when we perform for an audience.”

Tune into India’s Laughter Champion, this Sunday at 9:30 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

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Among the comedians, entertaining viewers this weekend would be Amit Chui from Jammu who not only makes everyone laugh but also shake a leg with the cast of Nikamma. Starting with Bhangra and then to the title track of ‘Nikamma,’ Amit had a fun time with the special guests! On the other hand, Abhay Kumar Sharma from Varanasi would be giving a new meaning to comedy with dark humour. Hilarious duo Bharat and Sagar from aamchi Mumbai would be making the guests guffaw at their punchlines while the oldest comedian yet to come on stage, Radha Shyam Bharti from Prayagraj would wow everyone with his wit. Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Shekhar Suman would also be seen engaged in a hilarious banter when the latter would complement her, and the former would express her fan moment for him.

Get ready to have a blast, laughing your way to be stress-free!

Tune into India’s Laughter Champion, this Saturday and Sunday at 9:30 pm on Sony Entertainment Television.

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Judges Archana Puran Singh and Shekhar Suman would be judging the contestants, regional comedians from all across India, on their talent to make India laugh, ‘Sarpanch’ Gurpreet Ghuggi would be adding in his verdict as well. After one performance by Amit Chui from Jammu, the contestant invited the stars to dance with him. First dancing Bhangra, they then danced to the title track of ‘Nikamma’, enthralling everyone!

Tune into India’s Laughter Champion, this Saturday at 9:30 PM on Sony Entertainment Television.

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