Aug 23, 2017
After hitting the right spot with his
Netflix show "Abroad Understanding", actor-comedian Vir Das has come on
board on video-on-demand service Amazon Prime Video India for an
upcoming travelling comedy show titled "Jestination Unknown".
Amazon Prime Video India on Wednesday announced its first step towards
the creation of multiple Unscripted Originals (reality shows) for
India. The lineup comes to life with three new reality shows out of
which "Jestination Unknown" is one, read a statement.
"Jestination Unknown" will be a six-episode travelling comedy show that
follows Vir and a group of his comic friends.
In each episode, Vir along with a different set of friends will explore
a new city in India, and try to find out answers to questions like
"what does India find funny? What doesn't it find funny? How does the
whole package of local culture change the perspective of a stand-up
comedian?".
It will eventually culminate in a new stand-up comedy performance based
on the group's experience in the current city.
Some of the talent that will feature in the show along with Vir
includes Sharul Channa, Anu Menon, Kavi Shastri and Ashwin Mushran.
Talking about the new show, James Farrell, Head of Content, Prime
Video, Asia Pacific, said: "Reality shows are now more popular than
ever, across a variety of genres. Customers globally have told us how
much they enjoy reality shows, like the Japanese Prime Video fan
favourite, 'The Bachelor Japan'.
"With the launch of multiple new original reality shows, we're aiming
to offer our Indian customers a variety of quality new reality content
to enjoy."