MUMBAI: From random puns, one-liners, funny gags to spoofs on saas-bahus and stand-up cts spiced with an urban topical flavor… Star One presents a spanking new 6 episode series - The Laughter Champions Mahayudh.

With the wittiest and the most hilarious stand up comedians on the small screen competing with each other in a battle of humor, the show promises to cure weeknight blues with experimental laughter therapy.

The battle would rage between two teams headed by none other than the Wizard of wit - Navjot Singh Sidhu and Bollywood's charismatic villain Shakti Kapoor. Watch them as they take over and bring a fresh dose of laughter starting this Friday, January 19 2006 at 9:00 pm.

Followed by the groundbreaking success of The Great Indian Laughter Champions and Challenge 'Dwitiya', the Mahayudh will bring together the best talents from both Season 2 to take millions of Indians to towering heights of frenzy and sheer delight! There will be 12 participants divided into Sidhu and Shakti's team. The participants would be eliminated every round based on points given by the studio audience.