节目新一季将继续由周星驰担任发起人，延续“从小人物到喜剧之王”的精神内核，激励每一个不平凡的喜剧梦想。今年，观众喜爱的气氛组如约回归。头部演员幽默输出持续在线，更有来自海内外一流脱口秀俱乐部的超强新人联袂加入，新老演员同台较量，争夺年度总冠军。
第五届CCTV相声大赛于2010年10月2日首播，每天有4个相声段子参加角逐，至10月8日结束。每个参赛节目的出场顺序都是由选手抽签决定的，每场比赛除参赛节目之外还有一个由历届相声大赛获大奖的演员或相声名家表演；连续6天的决赛结束后，10月8日晚还播出了相声大赛的颁奖晚会《今夜相声灿烂》。
Forged in Fire is an American reality television competition series that airs on the History channel, and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company. In each episode, four bladesmiths compete in a three-round elimination contest to forge bladed weapons, with the overall winner receiving $10000 and the day's championship title. The series is hosted by Wil Willis, with a three-judge panel consisting of J. Neilson, David Baker, and Doug Marcaida, experts in weapon history and use.
