{{Short description|Standup comedy television series}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox television | director = Kreeti Gogia and Karan Asnani | presenter = Sapan Verma | country = India | language = Hindi and English | num_seasons = 2 | num_episodes = 10 | runtime = 30 minutes | company = Only Much Louder | network = Amazon Video | released = {{Start date|2019|11|15|df=y}} }}
'''''One Mic Stand''''' is an Indian standup comedy television show series created by Only Much Louder for Amazon Video.<ref>{{Citation |title=One Mic Stand |date=15 November 2019 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10183688/ |type=Comedy |publisher=OML Entertainment |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> Unlike typical standup formats, the show hosts India's famous actors, politicians, influencers, writers, and musicians who are trained by Comedians to perform standup comedy for first time.<ref name="Duggal 2019">{{cite web | last=Duggal | first=Deepansh | title=Shashi Tharoor - 'One Mic Stand': Shashi Tharoor calls out PM Modi, speaks millennial lingo; his stand-up act becomes a massive hit | website=The Economic Times | date=18 November 2019 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/one-mic-stand-shashi-tharoor-shines-in-his-stand-up-act-calls-out-pm-modi-speaks-millennial-lingo/articleshow/72105829.cms | access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> This series has 2 seasons on Amazon Prime Video and both seasons are hosted by comedian Sapan Verma.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2019 |title=Sapan Verma: Shashi Tharoor agreed to be on One Mic Stand in two minutes |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sapan-verma-shashi-tharoor-one-mic-stand-6120727/ |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Bhavani">{{cite news |last1=Bhavani |first1=Divya Kala |title='One Mic Stand': When Indian celebrities took stand-up comedy lessons |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shashi-tharoor-richa-chadha-and-other-celebs-learn-standup-comedy-with-amazon-prime/article29972418.ece |access-date=12 May 2022 |date=November 14, 2019}}</ref>
== Seasons == The first season of ''One Mic Stand'' released on 15 November 2019, with 5 episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch One Mic Stand – Season 1 {{!}} Prime Video |url=https://www.amazon.com/One-Mic-Stand-Season-1/dp/B0875KHWDK |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=www.amazon.com}}</ref> Bhuvan Bam, Taapsee Pannu, Richa Chadda, Vishal Dadlani and Shashi Tharoor<ref name="Duggal 2019"/> performed their first time ever standup comedy. Zakir Khan, Kunal Kamra, Ashish Shakya, Rohan Joshi and Angad Singh Ranyal were the mentors, trainers and the guest comedians in this season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shashi Tharoor, Taapsee Pannu Try Stand-Up Comedy in One Mic Stand Trailer |url=https://gadgets360.com/entertainment/news/one-mic-stand-trailer-release-date-taapsee-pannu-bhuvan-bam-shashi-tharoor-prime-video-2128740 |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=NDTV Gadgets 360 |date=7 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
The second season released on 22 October 2021, again with 5 episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch One Mic Stand – Season 2 {{!}} Prime Video |url=https://www.amazon.com/One-Mic-Stand-Season-2/dp/B09J9296WR |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=www.amazon.com}}</ref> The celebrities who performed their first standup are Sunny Leone, Karan Johar, Chetan Bhagat, Faye D'Souza and Raftaar.<ref name="Firstpost 2021">{{cite web | title=One Mic Stand writers room on making stand-up sets for celebrities, and training them to be 'losers' on stage-Entertainment News | website=Firstpost | date=21 October 2021 | url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/one-mic-stand-writers-room-on-making-stand-up-sets-for-celebrities-and-training-them-to-be-losers-on-stage-10071691.html | access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> The guest comedy and trainings were performed by Samay Raina, Neeti Palta, Sumukhi Suresh, Atul Khatri and Abish Mathew.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 October 2021 |title=Techno Sports |url=https://technosports.co.in/2021/10/24/one-mic-stand-season-2-released-all-details-about-the-cast-trailer-and-reactions-of-the-audience/ |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=technosports.co.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Season 1 === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Episode !Title !Celebrity !Guest Comedian |- |1 |Bhuvan Bam ft. Zakir Khan |Bhuvan Bam |Zakir Khan |- |2 |Taapsee Pannu ft. Angad Singh Ranyal |Taapsee Pannu |Angad Singh Ranyal |- |3 |Richa Chadha ft. Ashish Shakya |Richa Chadha |Ashish Shakya |- |4 |Vishal Dadlani ft. Rohan Joshi |Vishal Dadlani |Rohan Joshi |- |5 |Shashi Tharoor ft. Kunal Kamra |Shashi Tharoor |Kunal Kamra |}
=== Season 2 === {| class="wikitable" !Episode !Title !Celebrity !Guest Comedian |- |1 |Sunny Leone ft. Neeti Palta |Sunny Leone |Neeti Palta |- |4 |Karan Johar ft. Sumukhi Suresh |Karan Johar |Sumukhi Suresh |- |3 |Faye D'souza ft Atul Khatri |Faye D'Souza |Atul Khatri |- |2 |Chetan Bhagat ft. Abish Mathew |Chetan Bhagat |Abish Mathew |- |5 |Raftaar ft. Samay Raina |Raftaar |Samay Raina |}
==German version== In 2022 Amazon Prime Germany and Leonine Studios created a German language version of the format. It is hosted by Teddy Teclebrhan and features professional comedians including Hazel Brugger and Harald Schmidt, and celebrities such as politician Karl Lauterbach, dancer Motsi Mabuse, and actor Fahri Yardim.<ref name="sdzeitung">{{cite news | url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/one-mic-stand-amazon-prime-rezension-karl-lauterbach-1.5622213 | title=Schlechter Scherz | trans-title=Bad Joke | newspaper=Süddeutsche Zeitung | date=4 August 2022 |lang=de |accessdate=8 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="rtimes">{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-r6xfx2/one-mic-stand-germany/ | magazine=Radio Times | title=One Mic Stand - Germany (2022) | accessdate=8 June 2023}}</ref>
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==Further reading== * {{cite web | last=Majumdar | first=Divya Kala Bhavani & Meghna | title='One Mic Stand': When Indian celebrities took stand-up comedy lessons | website=The Hindu | date=14 November 2019 | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shashi-tharoor-richa-chadha-and-other-celebs-learn-standup-comedy-with-amazon-prime/article29972418.ece | access-date=19 May 2022}}
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Category:2019 Indian television series debuts Category:Amazon Prime Video original programming Category:Indian stand-up comedy television series Category:Indian reality television series Category:Indian comedy