Comedy Premium League
{{Short description|Standup comedy television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Comedy_Premium_League_poster.jpg
| director = Sakshi Khanna
| presenter = Prajakta Koli
| country = India
| language = Hindi and English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 6
| runtime = 45 minutes
| company = Only Much Louder
| network = Netflix
| released = {{Start date|2021|08|20|df=y}}
}}
Comedy Premium League is an Indian Hindi-language Netflix "reality-meets-stand-up-meets-variety show" series{{Cite web |last=Malik |first=Ektaa |date=21 August 2021 |title=Comedy Premium League review: The closest India will get to a Saturday Night Live |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comedy-premium-league-review-the-closest-india-will-get-to-a-saturday-night-live-7463321/ |access-date=7 October 2021 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} produced by OML Entertainment{{cite web|first=Lata|last=Jha|url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/netflix-announces-new-comedy-series-comedy-premium-league-11628403516515.html|title=Netflix announces new comedy series 'Comedy Premium League'|website=Mint|date=2021-08-08|language=en|access-date=2022-11-27}} and directed by Sakshi Khanna,{{Cite web |date=2021-08-21 |title=Comedy Premium League: The Fun Is In The Extempore Banter |url=https://www.glamsham.com/ott/web-review/comedy-premium-league-the-fun-is-in-the-extempore-banter-ppians-rating |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=GlamSham |language=en-GB}} Prajakta Koli hosts sixteen Indian comics who compete in four different teams.{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Pratikshya |date=2021-08-25 |title=Comedy Premium League Review: Sparse Jokes Don't Make Up for the Puzzling Format |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/comedy-premium-league-netflix-review-tanmay-bhat-mallika-dua-rahul-subramaniam-kenny-sebastian |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The Quint |language=en}} Four 45-minute episodes were available on Netflix on 20 August 2021,{{Cite web |date=2021-07-29 |title=Netflix drops trailer of Comedy Premium League premiering on August 20 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/netflix-drops-trailer-comedy-premium-league-premiering-august-20/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}} while the final two episodes streamed on 27 August 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-28 |title=Netflix's Comedy Premium League Brings Together India's Best Comics And Here's A Short Review |url=https://thesecondangle.com/netflixs-comedy-premium-league/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The Second Angle |language=en-US}}
Teams
The sixteen comedians were split into four teams with a captain for each team. According to Rohan Joshi, each team in balanced so that it had an actor, a writer and someone who could sing.{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Priyanka |date=2021-08-20 |title=India's top comic talents come together for Comedy Premium League |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/indias-top-comic-talents-come-together-for-comedy-premium-league/cid/1827225 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The Telegraph}}
The teams compete in various formats, including standup, "In Slide" (sketch comedy), "Tu Tu Main Main" (debate), presentation, and roasts.{{Cite web |last=Mitra |first=Shilajit |date=2021-08-20 |title=Netflix's Comedy Premium League Review: Short on laughs |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/hindi/review/2021/aug/20/netflixs-comedy-premium-league-review-short-on-laughs-26174.html |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}} Shot during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, they are voted on by a masked-up, socially distanced audience with the results put on a scoreboard, with points for performance and participation points if they stayed on time. The final episode featured a special appearance by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-19 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Tanmay Bhat, Rohan Joshi, Mallika Dua, Sumukhi Suresh among others roast each other in Netflix's Comedy Premium League |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-tanmay-bhat-rohan-joshi-mallika-dua-sumukhi-suresh-among-others-roast-netflixs-comedy-premium-league/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}
= Naazuk Nevles =
- Mallika Dua (captain)
- Rahul Dua
- Urooj Ashfaq
- Rahul Subramanian
= Lovable Langoors =
- Amit Tandon (captain)
- Aadar Malik
- Samay Raina
- tanmay Bhat
= IDGAF Iguanas =
- Sumukhi Suresh (captain)
- Tanmay Bhat
- Rohan Joshi
- Sumaira Shaikh
= Gharelu Gilaharis =
Reception
The show had moderate to positive reviews. GlamSham gave a largely positive review, reflecting on the "honesty" of host Koli calling them "India's 16 biggest comics – at least those who were available" and saying that the best thing is that the series "lets the comics explore a wide range, from team work to solo performances." The Second Angle called the first four episodes "a decent way to spend your time," finding the scoring complicated and the audience result nonsensical, but said the series ultimately had just moments of laughter "relevant only when the audience is aware of the niche that these comedians work in."
Ektaa Malia of The Indian Express rated the first four episodes 3 stars, calling the series "the closest [Indians] will get to having our very own Saturday Night Live." Pratikshya Mishra of The Quint rated it 2.5/5.0, finding the format problematic, saying it "cages the performers," and noted that "the interactions (especially the banter) between the comics off-stage is sometimes funnier than the performances." Shilajit Mitra of Cinema Express rated it 2/5, calling the timing and jokes "all too precise," but ultimately critical that there were no big laughs.
References
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External links
- [https://www.netflix.com/title/81324386 Comedy Premium League] on Netflix
- {{IMDb title|14167428}}
Category:2021 Indian television series debuts
Category:Hindi-language television shows
Category:Netflix original programming
Category:Indian stand-up comedy television series