In Pakistan, where entertainment on television means wedding ceremonies on morning shows, or selling your dignity for freebies, if a show with quality content makes it to its fourth season then it’s quite an achievement! Which is why we are excited to watch Tonite with HSY (despite the fact that they use that spelling of ‘tonight’), which starts airing tomorrow. Nevertheless, we spoke to the man himself to find out why he thinks his viewers should be tuning in, and what makes his show different from all the others.
HSY informed us of the various aspects of the show which have been tweaked, including the look of the set, the criteria of choosing guests, and the overall feel of the interview. What we were curious about was what the criteria for choosing guests is, since a few who will be making appearances this season made us skeptical about whether they deserved the recognition. Hassan clarified that this season isn’t just about on-screen celebrities, but also includes people who have been making waves on social media and such, which include comedians, models, comedy troupes etc. This clarified quite a few things, since a happening social media presence does not directly relate to stardom, at least for us! Hassan too admitted that there were people who even he hadn’t heard of, but with research found out that they have a huge fan following, hence this season is “focusing on what the viewer wants to see,” we were told.
We are told not to expect generic questions as Hassan claims that he has aimed to show his audience “the real people behind the celebrities. We’ve asked them hard hitting questions; gotten answers for questions they wouldn’t normally answer,” Hassan said.
