COURTESY MIRROR JULY 6

Kapil and Co set to bring laughter back
The comedy show will resume shooting by mid-July; Sonu Sood could be one of the first celebrity guests
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Even as re-runs of The Kapil Sharma Show continued to grab eyeballs on TV, the audience is beginning to miss their weekly dose of new celebs coming for a laughter ride. Now, Mirror has learnt that Sony TV’s weekend comedy show is all set to return to the sets while complying with the state government’s SOPs.

“The team has already started prep to resume shooting by mid-July. The scripts and gags for multiple episodes have been locked and the entire team of artistes, including Kapil, Krushna Abhishek, Bharti Singh, Chandan Prabhakar and Kiku Sharda, has been rehearsing through virtual conferencing. While Archana Puran Singh will be back as the judge, the gags, like always, will be situational with the current scenario becoming an integral part of the humour,” revealed a source close to the development, adding that sanitisation of the set has already begun at Mumbai’s Film City and the celebrity management team is in talks with several actors to make an appearance.

Sonu Sood, who has been in the limelight since the lockdown started, sending thousands of migrant workers back to their home states, will be one of the first guests, as the team wants to acknowledge the wonderful work he has been doing. “Sonu loves Kapil and is keen to be on the show. Talks are also on with other A-list actors,” the source informed.

However, there will be some changes in the format of the show, which, before the pandemic, was shot with a live audience, who added to the ambience. Now, since it’s essential to maintain social distancing norms, question-andanswer rounds between the celebs and the audience on the set will not be part of the narrative. There will be no live audience. Instead, they are exploring a new segment.

The source goes on to share that the team will be working with a limited crew, who will meticulously follow the guidelines laid down, including thermal screening, social distancing, sanitisation and will also ensure a medical team on the set. “The team is all geared up to bring laughter back, but with utmost safety,” the source signs off