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Thursday Morning Joy - 05 March 2026 - Laughter Therapy Brings the Community Together on Radio Haanji

There are mornings when everything just clicks — when the radio comes on, familiar voices fill the room, and before you have even finished your first cup of chai, you are already smiling. Thursday, 05 March 2026 was one of those mornings on Laughter Therapy. Hosts Gautam Kapil and Mantej Gill were at the mic on Radio Haanji 1674 AM, ready to do what this show does best: turn an ordinary weekday morning into something Melbourne's Punjabi community genuinely looks forward to.

A Morning That Belongs to the Whole Family

Laughter Therapy has a gift that very few shows possess — it works for absolutely everyone in the household at the same time. The kids love it. The parents love it. The grandparents love it. And that is not an accident. Gautam Kapil and Mantej Gill bring a hosting style that is easy, inclusive and genuinely fun, creating a space where nobody feels left out and everyone feels at home.

This Thursday morning was a true reflection of that spirit. From the moment the show opened, the energy was right — the kind that makes you turn the volume up rather than down. Laughter Therapy on Radio Haanji 1674 AM has become a daily ritual for countless Punjabi families across Melbourne, and episodes like today's remind you exactly why.

When the Kids Take Over the Airwaves

The first half of Laughter Therapy is something truly worth protecting. In a media landscape full of content that is polished, curated and produced for screens, there is something refreshing and deeply moving about listening to real children — actual kids aged four to fourteen — calling in live to share their chutkule, bolian and bujaratan with the whole city.

This morning, just like every morning, those young voices carried the show. Kids have a natural, unfiltered way of delivering a chutkula that no adult comedian can replicate. Their timing is imperfect, their delivery is enthusiastic, and every single one of them puts their whole heart into it — which is exactly why listeners love it so much. The bolian shared by the little ones carry cultural warmth that connects families in Melbourne to a tradition that stretches back generations. And a well-crafted bujaratan from a child? That is the kind of radio moment that stays with you all day.

Gautam Kapil and Mantej Gill made sure every child who called in felt like a star — because on Laughter Therapy, they are.

The Adults Who Keep the Spirit Alive

Once the kids hand over the mic, the adult community steps in — and they bring their own flavour of warmth, wit and Punjabi humour to the second half of the show. This is where the community truly reveals itself: in the voices of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles who understand the cultural heartbeat of these traditions deeply and carry them forward with love.

The adult segment on Laughter Therapy is never just a repeat of the first half — it has its own texture. The bolian shared by adults carry lived experience. The chutkule land differently when they come from someone who has been telling them for decades. And the community warmth that fills the studio during this portion of the show is exactly what Indian community radio in Melbourne does at its very best.

The Reason Thousands of Families Tu