Comedy is definitely the King of Telly and it rules the roost quite grandly. It is the most popular genre apart from music with dozens of dedicated TV channels and unique shows to make the audience laugh out loud. With more channels making a foray into the small screen industry, their prime focus has been to attract larger audiences with apt comic relief. Bengaluru Chronicle reports on the impact of comedy on Kannada channels.
“There is a popular saying that if you want to win someone’s heart, then make them laugh. This is the mantra that most television channels seem to follow with an added focus on producing quality comedy-based shows. This is also why most comedy shows, soaps and reality shows are placed in the prime TV show timing, and weekends are the most popular timings that garner the highest ratings,” says Satyanarayana, a TV show producer.
For instance, shows like Comedy Khiladgalu, Drama Juniors, Maja Talkies, series of comedy serials on every channel including some of the Kannada news channels have become so popular, that they gain TRPs even for repeat telecasts, according to the producer.
The popularity and high TRPs saw Zee Kananda coming back with the successful show Drama Juniors in a new season with hardly any changes in format. The judges, veterans such as TN Seetharam, legendary actress Julie Lakshmi and Vijay Raghavendra will be judging the show along with the popular Master Anand hosting it.
Yet another comedy show that is making a comeback featuring top 10 popular contestants in a whole new avatar is Comedy Kutumba. They will be occasionally joined by former contestants of Drama Juniors, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs. This time, actor-director and politician Navarasa Nayaka Jaggesh, who judged the Comedy Khiladigalu will be hosting the show along with KR Pet Shivaraj and Nayana.
“I still watch my favourite comedy serials — Papa Pandu, Silly Lalli on Youtube. I miss them. Though most of the present shows are good, some checks and balances are needed when it comes to the vulgar language, especially on reality shows. It might be funny but it is not healthy for children who might repeat the same,” says Akanksha, an avid telly watcher.
