MUMBAI: Red FM has announced the launch of a new talent hunt, Ey Kolkatar Comedy Raja... to look for the funniest jock in the city of kolkata. Recently, Radio City had embarked on a similar talent hunt in Chennai.
The hunt is a part of Red FM's show U-Turn. Talking about the new initiative, Red FM senior VP projects and programming said, The success of RJ Praveen and Kanchan Mullick's comic duo on programme U-Turn has encouraged us to take the genre of comedy a step ahead with this talent hunt....
The FM station will be introducing its listeners to a grumpy character called Gomra Mukhopadyay..., who challenges Red FM RJs to make him laugh with their rib-tickling jokes. Ace comedian Kanchan Mullick will support Red FM RJs to take up the challenge and entice listeners to accomplish this tough task.
The auditions will shortlist 12 of the most hilarious contestants across the city of Kolkata. The contestants will be divided into four groups each of which will be mentored by Kanchanda.