Sudesh Lehri

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Sudesh Lehri
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Lehri in July 2017
Born (1968-10-27) 27 October 1968 (age 56)
Nationality Indian
Occupation
Stand-up comedy
Years active2004 – present
SpouseMamta Lehri
ChildrenShikha Lehri, Mani Lehri
Comedy career
Medium Stand-up, television, film
Genres
Subject(s)
Notable works and roles
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge season 3
Comedy Circus
Comedy Nights Bachao
Website https://www.sudeshlehri.com

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.

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He participated in the 2007 comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge III in 2007. [1] He placed third in the show after Kapil Sharma and Chandan Prabhakar. Afterwards, Lehri played in the show Comedy Circus as a contestant partnering with Krushna Abhishek. Together, they won three seasons and quickly garnered popularity as "Krushna-Sudesh". The duo appeared on Comedy Nights Bachao , Comedy Nights Live , and Comedy Nights Bachao Taaza. His latest show is The Drama Company on Sony Entertainment Television, in which he appears with Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty. [2] [3]

In 2024, he appeared in a reality show called Laughter Chef which was highly appreciated by the audience. [4]

Filmography

He has appeared in several Punjabi and Hindi films.

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2004Ghuggi Chhoo MantarPunjabi
2007 Wagah Punjabi
2008HasharPunjabi
2009Akhiyaan UdeekdianPunjabi
2010Bhavnao Ko SamjhoHindi
2010 Muskurake Dekh Zara Punjabi
2010PanjabanPunjabi
2010 Simran Punjabi
2011Welcome to PunjabPunjabi
2011 Naughty @ 40 Hindi
2011 Ready LehriHindi
2013Dil Sada Luteya GayaPunjabi
2014 Jai Ho PanditHindi
2016 Great Grand Masti RamseHindi
2017 Munna Michael Inspector ShindeHindi
2019 Total Dhamaal [5] AltaafHindi
2019 Tara Mira Punjabi
2019 Ardab Mutiyaran Bittu BansalPunjabi
2022 Nikamma Suresh TrivediHindi
2023 Dream Girl 2 Baby BabaHindi

Television shows

Television series
YearShowRole(s)Notes
2007 The Great Indian Laughter Challenge III Himself2nd Runner-up
2007 Dekh India Dekh Himself
2008–2014 Comedy Circus Himself
2014–15 Comedy Classes Various characters
2015–2017 Comedy Nights Bachao Host and various characters
2016 Comedy Nights Live Various characters
2017–2018 The Drama Company Various characters
2021 The Kapil Sharma Show Various characters
2024 Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment Himself

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References

  1. Wadehra, Randeep (16 September 2007). "The Great Punjabi Challenge". The Tribune . Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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