4 Man Show

Last updated

4 Man Show
4manshow.jpg
The opening title screen for the 4 Man Show
Genre Comedy Satire
Directed byFaisal Chaudry
Creative directorMurtaza Chaudry
StarringMurtaza Chaudry
Mustafa Chaudry
Mubeen Gabol
Mir Mohammad Ali
Country of origin Pakistan
Original languagesUrdu
Punjabi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes333
Release
Original network Aaj TV
Original release2005 (2005) 
27 June 2017 (2017-06-27)

The 4 Man Show was a Pakistani television series that aired on Aaj TV on Sundays at 8:00 PM. [1] It made its debut on TV in 2005 and is currently on a hiatus since November 2013.

Contents

Content

The 4 Man Show revolves around a fictitious, parody TV channel by the name of, Channel 4. [1] The show is heavy on news channel satire, especially so on the way interviews are conducted on these channels. The show has mock segments pertaining to news bulletins, on-field reporting and celebrity interviews which are based on the 4-member cast's ability to conduct parodies of a large number of diverse people including news-casters, politicians, television celebrities and sportspeople.

The show also raises issues of media freedom, sexism, terrorism, corruption and sectarianism in an off-hand manner.

Parting and New inductions

In April 2011, some members of the team of 4 Man Show started a new program on GEO TV and Banana News Network (BNN). [2] The show continued with the remaining cast till March 2012 after which it went on a hiatus.
The show was revived in November 2012 with Ali Gul Pir added to the cast of the show. [3] A year later, in November 2013, 4 Man Show went on another hiatus, probably due to a lack of ratings.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Morris (satirist)</span> English comedian

Christopher J Morris is an English comedian, radio presenter, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his deadpan, dark humour, surrealism, and controversial subject matter, he has been praised by the British Film Institute for his "uncompromising, moralistic drive".

<i>Second City Television</i> Canadian television sketch comedy show

Second City Television, commonly shortened to SCTV and later known as SCTV Network and SCTV Channel, is a Canadian television sketch comedy show that ran intermittently between 1976 and 1984. It was created as an offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe. It is an example of a Canadian show that moved successfully to American TV, where it aired for three years on NBC from 1981 to 1983.

<i>EP Daily</i> Canadian daily entertainment news television program

EP Daily is a daily news television show that covers video games, movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles and gadgets. Created and executive produced by host Victor Lucas, and his Vancouver, British Columbia production company EP Media Ltd, EP Daily was a staple on airwaves since its debut in September 1997. The show continues to produce and publish content on the Electric Playground Network's YouTube channel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lily Hanson</span> American comedian

Lily Jo Hanson is a writer and comedian living in Los Angeles and is best known for her work on Current TV, Smash Cuts, and Joe Goes.

Ali Saleem, best known by his alter-ego Begum Nawazish Ali, is a Pakistani television host, actor, scriptwriter, and impressionist. He became a contestant in Bigg Boss Season 4 in 2010. He broke into the mainstream audiences through his impersonations of the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, and later playing the cross-dressing Begum Nawazish Ali on various television channels, including Aaj TV, Dawn News, and Geo TV.

Television in Pakistan started in 1964 and the first live transmission of Pakistan Television began on 26 November 1964, in Lahore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Geo News</span> Pakistani pay television news channel

Geo News is a Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. It was launched in October 2002 as the news and current affairs program was under its flagship channel Geo TV, which later in 2005, Geo TV decided to launch its own news channel.

The Real Housewives is an American reality television franchise that began on March 21, 2006, with The Real Housewives of Orange County. Each installment of the franchise documents the personal and professional lives of a group of affluent women residing in or around a certain city or geographic region. 11 different series have been produced in the United States, with another 21 international adaptations. The American series are primarily broadcast on Bravo, with one installment broadcast on Peacock.

Syed Talat Hussain is a Pakistani journalist and YouTuber who hosted a prime time current affairs talk show on Geo News titled Naya Pakistan with Talat Hussain. Syed Talat Hussain is brother of Rifaat Hussainn a Pakistani political scientist, professor, defense analyst and television personality whose career in the academia spans over four decades.

Danish Ali is a Pakistani Canadian Standup Comedian, Actor, Physician, Social Media Personality formerly based in Pakistan and now in Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ali Nasir</span>

Ali Nasir is a news anchor, media person, broadcast journalist and economist from Pakistan. He regularly appears on Geo News, Dawn News, Business Plus, SAMAA TV, AAJ TV, Metro One, News One, Din News, Waqt News, Royal News, and Indus News. He is currently the anchor of Insight on Business Plus, a program that focuses on successful businessmen in Pakistan. He has previously anchored current affairs programs on Waqt News. He also appears as an analyst on AAJ Markets, Morning Shout, and Daily Business . Nasir also narrated and hosted a documentary on Quaid-e-Azam, the founder of Pakistan. Nasir has been awarded the best anchor in the business category on 22 February.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aaj News</span> Pakistani television news channel

Aaj News is a 24-hour Pakistani news television channel. It is a privately owned Urdu language TV station which covers national and international news. The channel started out as hybrid channel, but later separated its entertainment programming to sister channel, Aaj Entertainment, and became a news channel.

<i>Hasb-e-Haal</i> Pakistani TV series or programme

Hasb-e-Haal is a Pakistani Urdu-language comedy show based on political satire that airs on Dunya TV at 11:05 pm from Thursday to Sunday. It stars Sohail Ahmed, Fareed Raees, Amanat Chan, Nawaz Anjum, Jiya Dilnawaz, Zulfi Ali and Goga Ji. It was first hosted by Aftab Iqbal as an anchor, Najia Baig as the co-anchor and Sohail Ahmed as a guest.

Khabarnaak is an Urdu and Punjabi comedy television show hosted by Ayesha Jahanzeb alongside Mir Mohammad Ali With Replace Irshad Bhatti Journalist that airs on GEO News.

<i>Banana News Network</i> TV series or program

Banana News Network or BNN was a Pakistani TV show that was broadcast on GEO TV on Tuesdays at 11:05pm. It originally starred Murtaza Chaudhry and his team who were formerly part of 4 Man Show on Aaj TV.

The Mediagate, is a common term describing a period of political competition in Pakistan, which eventually led to a media scandal between some mainstream televised news channels, hosted by their anchors and correspondents. On 15 June 2012, an anonymous off-air camera discussion was released on YouTube, it quickly grasped the media industry and attracted nationwide attention.

Sajal Aly is a Pakistani actress and model who predominantly appears in Pakistani television and films. Aly received several accolades including five Hum Awards and was considered one of Pakistan's highest-paid actresses. She began her acting career with Geo TV's comedy Nadaaniyaan in 2009 and later on appeared in breakout role of ARY Digital's drama Mehmoodabad Ki Malkain in 2011.

Aagha Ali Abbas is a Pakistani television actor, singer, presenter, writer, song writer, and director.

Mir Mohammad Ali also known as Ali Meer is a Pakistani television comedian and impressionist who appears in the TV show Khabarnaak and Jashn-e-Cricket on the GEO News channel using humor and satire.He also appeared on 4 Man Show on Aaj TV back in 2005.

Mubeen Gabol also known as Matkoo (ﻣﭩﮑﻮ), is a Pakistani actor and comedian, known for his impressions of celebrities.

References

  1. 1 2 "Aaj TV Schedule". Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. "Khalid Butts leave for GEO". Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. Ali Gul Pir joins 4 Man Show cast

Raza Hashmi