After the grand success of 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge' I and II, the humour show enters a new phase in its third 'avatar' with a 36-episode talent hunt contest.

With 50 contestants and ten weekly winners the 18-week 'The Great Indian Laughter Challenge III' would bring talent scouted from eleven cities, said Paritosh Joshi, 'Star One' Vice-President (Sales).

''The 'Season III' would be a reinvented show with greater talent participation. including from Pakistan, and in a new format that would see it spread over two days instead of presently one.''

The show was evolving with participants from neighbouring countries and we hope to continue making people laugh the way we have done in the past, infact in a much more spriteful and lively way, he elaborated.

Starting May 18, the one hour programme would stretch to two days a week -- Friday and Saturday at 2100 hrs -- and see the return of Shekhar Suman and Navjot Singh Sidhu as judges, Mr Joshi added.