''Comedy Nights Live'' was an Indian
Hindi
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-language
stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up.
Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...
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humour
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television series
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, which premiered on 31 January 2016, and was broadcast on
Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films.
History
It was launched on ...
. The series aired on Sunday nights. The series replaced Colors TV's show ''
Comedy Nights with Kapil''.
Krushna Abhishek hosted this show.
Siddharth Sagar,
Sudesh Lehri
Sudesh Lehri (born 27 October 1968) is an Indian stand-up comedian from Punjab, India, who often perform in humour related shows on Indian television and live stage shows.
He participated in the 2007 comedy show '' The Great Indian Laughter Ch ...
,
Bharti Singh
Bharti Singh (born 3 July 1984) is an Indian comedian and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy shows as well as hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'' (2012), ''Nach Baliy ...
,
Rashami Desai
Shivani Desai (born 13 February 1986), professionally known as Rashami Desai, is an Indian television actress. Desai is the recipient of several accolades including two Indian Television Academy Awards and Gold Awards. She has established hers ...
are some of the comedians of the show.
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit Nene (née Dixit; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. A leading actress of Indian cinema, she has appeared in over 70 films. Noted by critics for her beauty, dancing skills, and character ...
was the first celebrity to appear on the show.
Cast
Season 1
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Krushna Abhishek as Pappu Singh/Pappi Singh/ Tulsi/various characters
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Bharti Singh
Bharti Singh (born 3 July 1984) is an Indian comedian and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy shows as well as hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'' (2012), ''Nach Baliy ...
as Chintu Sharma
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Sudesh Lehri
Sudesh Lehri (born 27 October 1968) is an Indian stand-up comedian from Punjab, India, who often perform in humour related shows on Indian television and live stage shows.
He participated in the 2007 comedy show '' The Great Indian Laughter Ch ...
as Banwari Lal (Pappu's dad)/various characters
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Siddharth Sagar as Mangala Mufatlal/various characters
* Gaurav Dubey as foreigner
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Raju Srivastav as various characters
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Shakeel Siddiqui as various characters
* Firoz Ahmed as Permanent guest
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Upasana Singh
Upasana Singh (born 29 June 1975) is an Indian actress and stand-up comedian.
Singh is known for her role as a deaf-mute in the 1997 film '' Judaai''. Later on, she got famous for her negative portrayal in '' Son Pari'' as Cruella/Kalipari, a ...
as Pinki Bua
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Usha Nadkarni
Usha Nadkarni (born 13 September 1946) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi and Marathi films and television who is best known for her role of Savita Deshmukh in the popular show ''Pavitra Rishta
''Pavitra Rishta'' (Int ...
as Dadi
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Surbhi Jyoti
Surbhi Jyoti (born 29 May 1988), is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television along with Punjabi films. She made her acting debut with '' Akiyaan To Door Jayen Na'' as Sona in 2010. She rose to fame after her portrayal of Zoya Farooqui ...
as Actress
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Adaa Khan
Adaa Khan (born 12 May 1989) is an Indian television actress and model . She is known for portraying Akashi in ''Behenein'', Amrit in ''Amrit Manthan'', Shesha in '' Naagin'' and Sitara in '' Vish Ya Amrit: Sitara''. In 2020, she participated i ...
as Itee
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Puja Banerjee
Puja Banerjee (born 6 February 1987), sometimes credited as Pooja Bose, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Bengali films and Hindi television. She is well known for playing Vrinda in the show '' Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna'', whi ...
Season 2
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Krushna Abhishek as Pappu Singh
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Bharti Singh
Bharti Singh (born 3 July 1984) is an Indian comedian and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy shows as well as hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'' (2012), ''Nach Baliy ...
as Chintu Sharma
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Sudesh Lehri
Sudesh Lehri (born 27 October 1968) is an Indian stand-up comedian from Punjab, India, who often perform in humour related shows on Indian television and live stage shows.
He participated in the 2007 comedy show '' The Great Indian Laughter Ch ...
as Banwari Lal (Pappu's dad)
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Kratika Sengar
Kratika Sengar, also known as Kratika Sengar Dheer is an Indian actress who mainly appear on Indian Television. She made her debut in 2007 with ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' playing the role of Prerna Gill and also appeared in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi ...
as Itee
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Divyanka Tripathi
Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya ( Tripathi; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Vidya Pratap Singh in Zee TV's '' Banoo Main Teri Dulhann'' and Dr. Ishita Iyer Bhalla in Star Plus's '' Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' ...
as Actress
List of episodes
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Comedy Nights Live
Indian television sketch shows
2016 Indian television series debuts
Hindi-language television shows
Indian stand-up comedy television series
Colors TV original programming
2016 Indian television series endings
Television series by Optimystix Entertainment