DZ Comedy Show
DZ Comedy Show (Arabic: ديزاد كوميدي شو, Dīzād Kūmīdī Shū) is an Algerian reality television talent show directed by Abdelkader Djeriou. Originally designed for Echorouk TV, the series were acquired by EPTV and air starting March 12, 2017 on Télévision Algérienne and A3. The goal of the program is to select a comedian from an initially large group of hopefuls. It is described as the "biggest comedy talent show of Algeria".[1][2]
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Also known as | Arabic: ديزاد كوميدي شو |
Slogan | Make me laugh, if you can! (Arabic: ضحكني، إلى قدرت !) |
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Directed by | Abdelkader Djeriou |
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Country of origin | Algeria |
Original language | Arabic |
No. of seasons | 1 |
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Production locations | Algiers, Algeria |
Camera setup | Multiple |
Production company | Not Found Prod |
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Original release | March 12, 2017 – present |
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Format
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DZ Comedy Show is widely similar in its format to NBC's Last Comic Standing. Télévision Algérienne talent scouts Mohamed Khassani, Nassim Hadouche, Kamel Abdet and Abdelkader Jeriou hold open casting calls in seven wilayas around Algeria: Algiers, Constantine, Annaba, Oran, Sétif, Béjaïa and Ouargla. They select then, from a group of 400 candidats, only 24 comics aged between 16 and 60 years from the callbacks, who will be invited to participate in a semifinal qualifying round in Algiers, where they will perform and compete against each other. During this round, the 14 finalists will be selected and would move forward to the final or live performances round. In this round, the comics would participate in some type of comedic challenge each television week. Challenges could include performing stand-up, participating in a roast or performing comedy on a specific subject. One comic will be eliminated each week from the competition, until there will be only the "Algeria's Comedy Star of the Year".[1][3]
Casting dates
These were the casting dates for the first season of DZ Comedy Show:[1][4]
Date | Wilaya | Location |
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December 14 & 15, 2016 | Constantine | Regional theater |
December 17 & 18, 2016 | Ouargla | Ijdagh Tour Touristic Complex |
December 20 & 21, 2016 | Annaba | Azzedine Medjoubi Regional Theater |
December 22, 2016 | Sétif | Municipal theater |
December 23, 2016 | Béjaïa | Wilaya's theater |
December 24 & 25, 2016 | Algiers | Moufdi Zakaria Palace of Culture |
December 26 & 27, 2016 | Oran | Hotel Le Méridien |
References
- A., Rabah (November 27, 2016). "ديزاد كوميدي شو.. أضخم برنامج لإكتشاف مواهب التمثيل الفكاهي : يعرض قريبا على قنوات الشروق تي في". Echourouk Online (in Arabic). Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- "DZ Comedy Show – About". Facebook (in French). December 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- Fellahi, Sid Ahmed (February 1, 2017). "دي زاد كوميدي شو.. مفاجآت بالجملة على الشروق تي في : طفل في ال11 يتحدى نجوم الفكاهة". Echorouk Online (in Arabic). Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- "DZ Comedy Show – Participation" (in French). 2016. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.