Zee Kannada launches Comedy Khiladigalu Premier League with new format

Delhi: Following Comedy Khiladigalu season 4, Kannada General Entertainment Channel (GEC) - Zee Kannada - has announced the launch of its show format - Comedy Khiladigalu Premier League! 

Contestants will be divided into 5 teams and each team takes on the other in the comic league where the teams will enact skits to make the judges laugh.  On the other hand the judges will have to control their laughter. For a team to win the cash prize they will have to earn the buzzer from all the 5 judges.
Comedy Khiladigalu Premiere League marks the return of Navarasa Nayaka Jaggesh as the Mahaguru and will also witness the Zee Kannada anchors - Anushree, Akul Balaji, Master Anand, Kuri Prathap and Shwetha Chengappa as judges for the first time ever. 
They will also be team owners.  Chaithra Vasudevan will be the anchor of the show. The first week will witness a Mega Auction where the team owners will bid to get the best contestants on their team.

Each team will have 6 members with comedy Khiladigalu contestant leading as the captain, who will also be responsible for guiding their respective teams through the various rounds besides actively participating in these skits from time-to-time. 
Each week will consist of a unique concept, and the best performance will be rewarded with a grand cash prize. The winner of the show will be chosen amongst the top 5 teams that will make it to the Grand Finale, and will battle it out to win the ultimate title of “Comedy Khiladigalu Premier League”.  

Speaking on the launch of the show, Raghavendra Hunsur, Chief content officer, Zee Kannada and Zee Marathi said, “Over the years, Comedy Kiladigalu has emerged as a distinct property for Zee Kannada with its unique format that left audiences spellbound with undiminishing fun and never-ending laughter that families could enjoy from the comfort of their homes. With the launch of our new format - Comedy Khiladigalu Premier League - we are attempting to bring together the best comical talent of our industry to a stage where the stakes are bigger, the competition is way fiercer, and laughs plentiful! We are absolutely thrilled to welcome our Zee Kannada anchors as judges and our popular comedians to the Zee Kannada Kutumba and look forward to a season of laughter and cheer!”  
Comedy Khiladigalu Premier League team will broadcast every weekend starting April 27 at 9.00 pm on Zee Kannada.