I fumbled a lot while hosting Comedy Superstars - Jay Soni

Jay talks about his experience as anchoring Comedy Superstars and his plans to take up a daily soap!

Published: Thursday,Aug 13, 2015 16:48 PM GMT-06:00

Shachi Tapiawala Rathod

Jay Soni who is very much loved for his performances in shows like Sasural Genda Phool on Star Plus and Sanskaar - Dharohar Apnon Ki on Colors is not only a fine actor but also a good anchor. Last seen in Nach Baliye 7, the chocolate boy is back again and this time as a host of an upcoming comedy reality show - Comedy Superstars on SAB TV!

Tellybuzz speaks to the handsome man about his experience shooting for the show.

Jay how was your experience anchoring Comedy Superstars?

Superb. The judges are awesome. Sonu Sood is a very down to earth person while working with a diva like Sush (Sushmita Sen) is a dream come true for me. It has been a wonderful journey.

You have hosted Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs earlier but hosting a comedy show requires you to be impromptu. How did you prepare yourself for that?

The viewers will see me from the third episode because the decision to rope me in as a host was sudden. I was not at all prepared for it. The Producers called me in the evening and asked me to report on the sets the next day itself. I did not get time to do any homework for anchoring Comedy Superstars but when I reached the sets, I was glad to see an optimistic environment.

The judges accepted me the way I presented myself and so did the judges. Within no time I got a positive response from the entire unit. The only thing told to us was not to degrade anyone.

What challenges did you encounter while hosting?

Anchoring comes naturally to me. People like my comic timing and humour too so there were no challenges as such.

How is your equation with co-host Sudeepa Singh?

I got along with Sudeepa right from the first day itself and we are comfortable with each other. She keeps on telling me that she is very thankful to have a friendly co-star.

You mentioned of fumbling a lot in the show during the press conference. Why so? Please elaborate...

(Laughs) Coincidentally, the initials of all the judges - Sushmita, Shekhar and Sonu start with 'S'. So much that my co-host Sudeepa's initials is also 'S'! So while addressing the judges, I used to get confused and fumble. But that was taken in good spirit as there were days when I did not fumble and the judges would tell me that they missed having a good laugh when I fumbled.

Any plans to take up a daily soap?

I want to take up a fiction show but my on-screen image is of a chocolate boy. I want to take up something which helps me break out of that image. I want to essay a negative role now, as they say - it's good to be bad!

Shachi Tapiawala Rathod