According to a source, she has been in talks with the channel officials about quitting the show for some time, and has finally decided to walk out of the Sony show.
Archana continuoulsy judged the show for 13 seasons with celebrities like Satish Shah, Johny Lever, Shekhar Suman, Rohit Shetty, Ajay Jadeja, Tusshar Kapoor and Daler Mehndi joining her on the judges panel in different seasons.
However, Sohail Khan, who made his TV debut as the judge of "Comedy Circus: Comedy Ka Naya Daur" last year, will return with the new season of the show, titled "Kahaani Comedy Circus Ki".