‘Comedy Nights With Kapil’ to go off air

Kapil Sharma tweeted, “We will come back with new characters and new set..Till then... Keep smiling."

Kapil Sharma tweeted, “We will come back with new characters and new set..Till then… Keep smiling.”

Popular TV show ‘Comedy Nights With Kapil’ will go off air from September.

The show’s host and producer, comedian Kapil Sharma confirmed the news on Twitter and said the show will be back with new characters and new set.

“‘Comedy Nights With Kapil’ is going off air from September.. We will come back with new characters and new set..Till then… Keep smiling,” he wrote on the

micro-blogging site.

‘Comedy Nights With Kapil’ currently airs on Colors channel.

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My role in Bank-Chor unlike stereotypical comedian: Kapil Sharma

Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma, who is ready to make a film debut with Yash Raj Films' Bank-Chor, says his role in the movie defies the stereotypical portrayal of a comedian. 

The 32-year-old has signed a three-film contract with YRF. Bank-Chor will be produced under the production banner's Youth Films Division Y-Films, which made Mere Dad Ki Maruti.  

"It’s a privilege and a dream to be part of the YRF family and have my launch with their Youth Films Studio, Y-Films. The script is the most exciting part since it's the kind of role that's very unlike the stereotype of a comedian or what people could typecast me as," Kapil said in a statement.  

He says that he has already started "working on the nuances of the character". "I've always loved and watched thrillers and this is a thriller comedy, so it's even better," said the star comedian, who has become a rage courtesy his hit chat show Comedy Nights With Kapil. 

He is excited about turning over a new leaf with the movie. "I’ve done serious theatre for years before comedy. Finally with YRF’s vision, I’ll get to do this again after a 12-year break and this script has equal scope of comedy. It’s sure to surprise my fans," he said. 

Bank-Chor, directed by Bumpy and produced by Ashish Patil, is a comic caper that tells the story of three people who pick a wrong day to rob a bank. What happens when the trio is inadvertently caught in a crossfire of cops, industrialists and corrupt politicians, forms the rest of the story.

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Comedian Kapil Sharma in deep trouble

Daliya Ghose

It seems time is not in favor of comedian and producer Kapil Sharma who runs the show ‘Comedy Nights With Kapil’. Earlier he was in trouble as one of the most popular characters of the show ‘Gutthi’ left the show over payment terms. No sooner Kapil learnt to run the show without ‘Gutthi’ that he has again found himself in a soup after cracking a joke about ‘pregnant woman’.

Kapil has attracted wrath from activists and social workers for cracking a joke on pregnant women. Kapil has received a notice from The Maharashtra State Women’s Commission. A notice has also been issued for the channel on which the show is run. The Maharashtra State Women’s Commission has asked for an explanation and has also summoned them for a hearing.

During one of the recent episodes of ‘Comedy Nights With Kapil’ which was aired on 5th January, Kapil cracked a joke about pregnant woman delivering a baby on potholed road while commuting. The joke was not received in the right spirit and was considered insulting and derogatory by women activists.

The two NGOs viz. Bhartiya Muslim Mahila Andolan and Kaydeshir Wagne on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Maharashtra State Women’s Commission. They demanded a legal action on the comedian and the channel. “We have sent the producers a legal notice demanding an explanation. They are expected to reply within 15 days”, said Susiben Shah, chairperson of the commission. Apart from the joke on pregnant woman, the activist groups also objected the portrayal of two women characters on the show.

Susiben Shah further said, “The two characters of ‘daadi’ and ‘bua’ were also found to be objectionable. The ‘daadi’ is shown drunk. That is not how our ‘daadis’ are.”

Several TV actors have also voiced their opinion on the joke cracked by Kapil. Kanika Maheshwari from ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’ doesn’t find it humorous. She said, “Many times, such jokes are hurtful. Once, on ‘Nach Baliye’, Bharti Singh (stand-up comic) had compared Bruna Abudullah (actor) and her boyfriend Omar Farooque to a rikshawala who got the keys to a Mercedes. Though people laughed on the sets, I felt it wasn’t in good taste.”

On the other hand, a fan of the show, Ira Shah, a 19 years old student said, “I have read about incidents where people have delivered in an auto or a train, so what’s the big deal about this joke?”