Till 2012, Kapil Sharma was just a stand-up comedian who made Comedy
Circus judges, Archana Puran Singh and Sohail Khan, laugh the loudest.
It was only when he parted ways with the makers of the TV show,
Optimystix, to establish his own production house, K9, that Sharma's
true potential was recognised. It is clearly evident on Comedy Nights
with Kapil, his show on Colors which features comic skits, celebrity
interviews and audience participation.
In
recent times, few have regaled audiences as much as the comedian from
Amritsar, so much so that many in the audience volunteer to be the
target of his jokes. He has had many a celebrity, including Shah Rukh
Khan who came on his show twice to promote Chennai Express, in splits as
well. Sharma, 32, has given the jaded tv viewers, long fed on mawkish
soap operas, something to smile about. He does so by delivering
punchlines in Hindi, Punjabi and even poor English. His humour is
sardonic but never derogatory, always clean, and appeals to a wide base,
from rickshaw puller to Lata Mangeshkar.
But stardom has come with controversy. Sharma faced charges of tax fraud, and the departure of Sunil Grover, who played the beloved Gutthi, from the show has kept gossip writers busy. Sharma is, however, not deterred. Comedy Nights with Kapil is TV's highest-rated non-fiction show, beating Bigg Boss and Kaun Banega Crorepati in TRP's. These days, no film's TV promotion is complete without its stars sharing the stage with Kapil. He has cracked the code on how to tickle the funny bone. He is here to stay.
Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma
But stardom has come with controversy. Sharma faced charges of tax fraud, and the departure of Sunil Grover, who played the beloved Gutthi, from the show has kept gossip writers busy. Sharma is, however, not deterred. Comedy Nights with Kapil is TV's highest-rated non-fiction show, beating Bigg Boss and Kaun Banega Crorepati in TRP's. These days, no film's TV promotion is complete without its stars sharing the stage with Kapil. He has cracked the code on how to tickle the funny bone. He is here to stay.
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