Sudesh Lehri

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Sudesh Lehri
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Lehri in July 2017
Born (1968-10-27) 27 October 1968 (age 54)
Nationality Indian
Occupation
Stand-up comedy
Years active2004 – present
SpouseMamta Lehri
Children2
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]

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 [4] 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)GenreChannelNotes
2007 The Great Indian Laughter Challenge III Himself Standup comedy/Sketch comedy Star One 2nd Runners up
2007 Dekh India Dekh Himself Sony TV
2008–2014 Comedy Circus Himself Standup comedy/Sketch comedy Sony TV
2014–15 Comedy Classes Various characters Sketch Comedy Life OK
2015–2017 Comedy Nights Bachao Host and various characters Roast Comedy Colors TV
2016 Comedy Nights Live Sketch Comedy Colors TV
2017–2018 The Drama Company Various characters Sketch comedy Sony TV
2021 The Kapil Sharma Show Sony TV

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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.
  2. "Sudesh Lehri joins Krushna Abhishek on his show, to give competition to Kapil's show". Hindustan Times. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. "Sudesh Lehri reacts to comparisons between 'The Kapil Sharma Show' and 'The Drama Company'". Zee News. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. "Total Dhamaal: Jaaved Jaaferi as Manav and Arshad Warsi as Adi promise another laughter riot". The Indian Express. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.