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  • World Laughter Day: Comedy Central spreads cheers with ‘Giggle Trigger’ campaign

    World Laughter Day: Comedy Central spreads cheers with ‘Giggle Trigger’ campaign

    Mumbai: Everyone has a unique arsenal of comedy that they can pull out to make someone laugh. While for some, it is a trusted joke, for others it could be something slapstick. Recognising this potential for spreading laughter, Viacom18’s English entertainment channel Comedy Central, on the occasion of World Laughter Day, is giving its viewers a chance to make someone laugh with its unique campaign, ‘Giggle Trigger.’

    Crafting an insane laughter riot to spread cheer, Comedy Central gives its viewers an opportunity to create a video of making someone laugh by pulling a prank, cracking a joke or showing off mimicry skills. Viewers will have to post the video in a horizontal format on social media and use #GiggleTrigger in the caption. “Top 20 videos will be featured on the channel on 1 May,  along with giving the winners a chance to pick their favourite episodes from two of Comedy Central’s most loved shows “The Big Bang Theory” or “Friends,” which will be aired on the same day along with their videos,” said the statement.

    Speaking on the campaign, Viacom18 marketing head – youth, music and English Entertainment Utsav Chaudhuri said, “As our viewers evolve, Comedy Central continues to be their happy place beyond television, actively engaging them across social media. With our latest initiative Giggle Trigger, our viewers will not only get an opportunity to program their favourite channel with their kind of laughter, but also showcase their lighter side on our platforms. On this day celebrating laughter, we hope that ‘Giggle Trigger’ delivers the intended smiles and spreads joy amongst our viewers.”

  • Zee Café has ‘All Eyes on New’ with a spectacular line-up of shows

    Zee Café has ‘All Eyes on New’ with a spectacular line-up of shows

    MUMBAI: Drama, laughter, secrets and revelations…Zee Café, one of India’s leading general English entertainment channels, has it all as it is leaving no stone unturned to make the month of April an exciting one for its audience. With a spectacular content line-up all through the month, the channel brings an interesting bouquet of shows comprising of fiction and reality, that the audience just cannot miss!

    Scandal– Season 7 (Finale) – Starting April 4, 10pm

    What will Olivia Pope do now?

    The seventh and monumental final season of Scandal will premiere with a brand new White House administration that includes Mellie Grant as the first female President of the United States, Cyrus Beane as the vice president, and Olivia Pope as Mellie’s chief of staff. Olivia also doubles as the head of the newly reinstated top-secret government agency B6-13, with Jake Ballard working by her side. Will Mellie be successful in making her dreams come true? Will Olivia find love?

    Discover a new cuisine every week on The Chefs’ Line – Season 1 – 9pm

    Premiered in February, the Australian reality competitive cooking show, The Chefs’ Line pits passionate home chefs against professional chefs. Featuring a new cuisine every week, the show is a visual delight for all the foodies out there. The coming weeks will witness the chefs try their skills at Lebanese, Thai, Spanish, French, Japanese and Mexican food! Remains to be seen who will win the hearts of the judges, Dan Hong, Melissa Leong and Mark Olive with their culinary skills. Which side are you on?

    Will & Grace – Season 1 – 8pm

    How they became the most fabulous foursome on TV

    Find out how it all started as Zee Café brings back the Emmy-winning show, Will & Grace, with the most fabulous foursome on television – Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally reprising their famous roles as Will, Grace, Jack and Karen. The first season begins when Grace gets an unexpected marriage proposal and her best friend Will deals with his own feelings about her proposal.

    Two and a Half Men – Season 7 – 11.55 pm

    Charlie Sheen and his new live-in fiancée!

    Television’s top-rated comedy is growing up and Zee Café brings it to you totally uncut and uncensored! Charlie Sheen as a veteran bachelor may finally be reined in by his new live-in fiancée. On the seventh season premiere, Charlie must decide between his fiancée, Chelsea, and his old flame, Mia. Rock superstar Eddie Van Halen makes a cameo appearance as himself. Charlie discovers that Chelsea hasn’t been completely honest about her finances. What happens next?

    Everybody Loves Raymond – Season 6 – 8.30pm

    The sixth season begins with first-grader Michael as he shocks the Barone clan with an unpleasant story he wrote about them. Ray tries to liven things up in the bedroom when he buys a sex game but, of course, the whole family finds out about it. Debra’s divorced parents come for Thanksgiving dinner, and her dad brings his new girlfriend, which shocks everyone. Robert gets involved with a woman he meets at a sports bar, but she thinks he is Ray Barone, the sportswriter, and Robert is afraid to tell her the truth.

    The Big Bang Theory – Season 11 – Sunday, 7.30pm (Along with the US)

    Season 11 begins with Amy giving Sheldon an answer to his marriage proposal. Meanwhile, Howard and Bernadette struggle with some unexpected news. Leonard and Wolowitz are furious after they learn Sheldon went to work with the military behind their backs. Also, while Bernadette is on bed rest, she asks Raj to do some digging when she suspects Ruchi is trying to steal her job. Sheldon and Amy try to eliminate stress from wedding planning by applying math to the process. Also, Koothrappali breaks up with Wolowitz after realizing his best friend is damaging his confidence.

    The Late Late Show with James Corden– 11pm

    Each week night, The Late Late Show with James Corden throws a late-night after-party with a mix of celebrity guests, edgy musical acts, games and sketches. Corden differentiates his show by offering viewers a peek behind the scenes into the green room, bringing all his guests out at once and lending his musical and acting talents to various sketches. Additionally, bandleader Reggie Watts and the house band provide original, improvised music throughout the show.

    What’s more? Viewers don’t have to wait for their favourite shows to come to India as Zee Café brings them Along with the US. While The Big Bang Theory Season 11 is already being premiered with the US, shows like Supergirl Season 3, Lethal Weapon Season 2, Gotham Season 4 and Valor Season 1 will also be showed as a part of the property!

    The channel will also air other shows like Fameless, Melissa & Joey, Criminal Minds, Originals and much more. With its unmissable content offerings, Zee Café promises to make this April an interesting one. Happy binging!

  • Hutch Kalakka Povathu Champions 2 – the double dose of laughter continues

    MUMBAI: Hutch Kalakka Povathu Champions – Part 2 launches on December 8, 2006 featuring the cr?me de la cr?me of the comedy kings ever.

    The comedy kings Venkatesh, Erode Srinivasan, Ramanthan, Vadivelu Ganesh and Andrews among others of Hutch Kalaka Povathu Yaaru 2 now join hands with the bandwagon of comedy kings from Hutch Kalakka Povathu Champions namely Muthuirulpandi, Robo Shankar, Arvind, Kadir Kamal and others for some belly-jiggling laughter. Over 26 weeks of non-stop laughter guaranteed.

    Muthuirulpandi of Madurai; who gained his entry into Kollywood because of the show will perform some of his best ever stand-up acts along with the inimitable duo Robo Shankar and Arvind who are set for the re-enactment of a popular TV show.

    On the other hand Venkatesh & Sasikumar gang up to mimic a kids show attended by celebrities and Andrews and Vadivelu Ganesh are busy discussing on how to stop a tsunami.

    To add to this goodie bag of laughter, Vijay proudly announces the return of the awesome trio from Hutch Kalaka Povathu Champions the enterprising glam doll Uma Riyaz Khan along with popular comedians Chinni Jeyanth and Madan Bob who catapulted the first series to fame.

    This trio along with the comedy kings of part 1 and part 2 are sure to leave the viewers laughing in splits. Double dose of laughter for double Dhamakaa. So tune in every Friday at 10pm – the one stop solution to drive all the weekday blues and welcome the weekend with a big smile.