Comedy Circus promos sans comedians

The stand-up comedians on Sony’s Comedy Circus 2 are a tad upset for being ignored in the show’s out-of-home promos.Comedy Circus’ hoardings and posters have only the actors and not their comedian partners. Well, that’s not all. At the launch of the show, the press release too contained only pictures of the actors. A few of the comedians felt that they were sidelined but they feared speaking on it. However, one of them, on condition of anonymity said, “It’s a stand-up show but we artists have hardly been given any publicity. Across hoardings and posters, you will only see the actors and not the stand-up artists. Worse, I was appalled to find that there was not a single picture of us in the press releases.” Another stand-up artist added, “Perhaps, we don’t look pretty enough and that’s why we’ve been ignored.” We brought this grievance to the notice of the producer Vipul Shah, who offered this explanation “Firstly, I have to admit that not having the stand-up comedians’ images in the press release was a mistake. This was even admitted by the channel.” With regards to their absence in hoardings and posters, Vipul enunciates, “These stand-up artists are well established names. They are proven performers. Also, you see these comedians virtually everyday across television. However, it’s the actors who are trying to create an identity for themselves as comedy artists.” While Vipul does offer a fair explanation, we wonder whether the stand-up comedians will be satisfied with it.