Khandevane

Khandevane or Khandevaneh /xændeva:ne/^ⓘ (Persian: خندوانه (portmanteau of خنده laughter and هندوانه watermelon) is an Iranian telecast directed by Rambod Javan. It first aired on 11 June 2014 on Nasim channel. The program is focused on showing that there should not be any reason not to laugh using various acts such as stand-up comedy. It aired on cable network IRIB Nasim on Wednesdays to Fridays at 23:00 (IST). For its first two seasons, the program consisted of several parts like: Stand-up comedy, Live music, and Interviews. Other programs include: Report of the people, Competition in the studio, Sms Competition for featured viewers, and Lottery. A new item added to the show from its third season is Labahang (Lip sync). It is proclaimed by the program that it is adapted from Lip Sync Battle.

Khandevane
Also known as	خندوانه
Genre	Comedy Interview Stand-up comedy
Written by	amiralihooshyar
Directed by	Rambod Javan
Presented by	Rambod Javan
Theme music composer	Habib Badiri Hooman "Gamno" Shahi
Country of origin	Iran
Original language	Persian
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	922
Production
Producers	Javad Farahani Ali Ahmadi
Cinematography	Farhad Jaberi Yazdi
Editor	Mehdi Ghanbari
Camera setup	Behrang Dezfoolizadeh
Running time	80 min to 120 min
Production companies	MTN Irancell *780# Snowa
Original release
Network	IRIB Nasim
Release	June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11) – present

Several artists made original songs for the show: Gamno, Habib Badiri, Bomrani, Maziar Sarmeh, Mohsen Chavoshi, Reza Yazdani, and many others.

The program is hosted by Rambod Javan and Nima Shabannejad. There is also a doll, Jenab Khan participating in the show. It has spawned a spin-off, which has mainly the same elements but omitted the audience, called Ghaach (Persian: قاچ) (means Slice). Its first season began as a tie-in to 2018 World Cup, and the second season was launched alongside the Season 6 of Khandevane.

Hosts

• Rambod Javan
• Jenab Khan
• Nima Shabannejad

Elements

• Rambod Javan (Designer, Director and Presenter)
• Mohammad-Fuad Safarianpour (Art Director)
• Ali Ahmadi (Producer)
• Sajjad Afsharian (Author)
• Bahram Azimi (Making Titles and Animation)
• Habib Badiri and Hooman "Gamno" Shahi (Singer and Composer)
• Mahmoud Karimi (Reporter)
• Behrouz Baghai (Reporter Provinces - Season 2)
• Abolfazl Sabbagh (Reporter London - Season 2)
• Mehdi Shah-Hosseini (Stage Manager)
• Bozorgmehr Hosseinpour (Thinker)

Actors

• Mohammad Bahrani (voice Jenab Khan)
• Nima Shaban Nejad
• Danial Ghafar Zadeh
• Arzhang Amirfazli

Episodes

• Season 1: 11 June 2014 - 25 October 2014 (114 episodes)
• Season 2: 18 April 2015 - 13 October 2015 (157 episodes)
• Season 3: 15 March 2016 - 1 October 2016 (137 episodes)
• Season 4: 20 December 2016 - 19 September 2017 (187 episodes)
• Season 5: 16 May 2018 - 7 September 2018 (42 episodes)
• Season 6: 21 November 2018 - 5 April 2019 (49 episodes + 16 Nowruz specials)
• Season 7: 10 March 2021 - TBA

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	15th Hafez Awards	Best TV Program	Rambod Javan	Won
2016	2nd 3Stars	Best Entertainment TV Program	Khandevane	Won
	16th Hafez Awards	Best TV Presenter	Rambod Javan	Nominated
2017	3rd 3Stars	Best Entertainment TV Program	Khandevane	Nominated
		Best TV Presenter	Rambod Javan	Nominated
	17th Hafez Awards[1]	Best TV Presenter	Rambod Javan	Nominated