Mithun Chakraborty is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly works in Hindi and Bengali cinema. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three National Film Awards and Four Filmfare Awards. In January 2024, Chakraborty was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour by the Government of India. He was also awarded India's highest accolade in the field of cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2022, whose announcement came from the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in September 2024.
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge is an Indian reality stand-up comedy series produced by Endemol India. The first four seasons aired on STAR One from 15 June 2005 to 26 September 2008. The show's fifth season premiered on 30 September 2017 on STAR Plus and was judged by Akshay Kumar.
The Comedy Circus Show is an Indian comedy show that aired on Sony Entertainment Television.
Ali Asgar is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian. He has appeared in many Indian TV serials and movies. Asgar appeared as Kamal Agarwal in Star Plus TV show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki. He also appeared in SAB TV's show F.I.R. as Inspector Raj Aryan. He is commonly known for his role in Colors TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil as Dadi.
Shakeel Siddiqui is a Pakistani television stand-up comedian, stage and film actor, theatre director and playwright.
Abhishek Sharma, popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humorous work in comedy shows on Indian television such as Comedy Circus, Comedy Nights Bachao and The Kapil Sharma Show, The Great Indian Kapil Show.
Sudesh Lehri is an Indian stand-up comedian from Punjab, India, who often perform in humour related shows on Indian television and live stage shows.
Sugandha Santosh Mishra is an Indian actress, playback singer, television presenter, comedian and radio jockey in the Indian film and television industry. She is known for her character in The Kapil Sharma Show. She was also noticed for her appearance in the TV reality show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.
Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role – Male is an award given by Indiantelevision.com as part of its annual Indian Telly Awards for TV serials, to recognize a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role.
Comedy Classes is an Indian comedy show on channel Life OK. Produced by Optimystix Entertainment, its starting date was 7 October 2014. The show is set in the Ache Din Institute, an acting school run by Selfie Mausi and her brother Naseer.
Comedy Nights Bachao is an Indian Hindi-language comedy television series which premiered on 5 September 2015. The series used to air on Sunday nights on Colors TV. The series was a reality show with a format similar to Comedy Circus. It had many of the same production team members and was produced by Optimystix Entertainment. The presenters of this show were Krushna Abhishek, Sudesh Lehri, Bharti Singh Mubeen and Mona Singh.
Comedy Nights Live is an Indian Hindi-language stand-up comedy - humour television series, which premiered on 31 January 2016, and was broadcast on Colors TV. The series aired on Sunday nights. The series replaced Colors TV's show Comedy Nights with Kapil.
The Kapil Sharma Show, also known as TKSS, is an Indian Hindi language stand-up comedy and talk show broadcast by Sony Entertainment Television. Hosted by Kapil Sharma, the first season of the show premiered on 23 April 2016. The series revolved around Sharma and his neighbours in the Shantivan Non Co-operative Housing Society. The filming of the show took place at Film City situated in Goregaon East, Mumbai. The first season of the show was produced by Sharma's banner K9 Productions in association with Frames Productions while the second and third season were jointly produced by Salman Khan Television and Banijay Asia with K9 Productions and TEAM as the creative producers. The show's fifth season was launched in September 2022 in which Archana Puran Singh reprised her role as the guest judge. As per the reports, the team also saw some new actors joining the star cast.
Sanket Bhosale(born 9 May 1988) is an Indian comedian, actor, doctor and television presenter known for his work predominantly in Hindi television. He is known for mimicking voices of many bollywood and hollywood celebrities, notably Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt. Apart from his artistry, Bhosale is also a trained physician. He made his mimicry debut with the 2012 Laugh India Laugh, where he was among the top 10 finalists. He has worked at 92.7 Big FM in 2013.
12 'O' Clock is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starring Mithun Chakraborty, Flora Saini, Manav Kaul, Krishna Gautam and Makarand Deshpande. The film was first announced with the name Geher, but the following trailer revealed it had been renamed 12 'O' Clock on 3 July 2020. It was released in India on 8 January 2021.
Super Night with Tubelight was an Indian comedy television special developed by Sunil Grover and was broadcast on Sony TV. The special episode was hosted by Aparshakti Khurana. It was scheduled to release on 18 June 2017, but got aired a day before; due to the final match of 2017 ICC Champions Trophy between India and Pakistan on 18 June.
Nikul C. Desai is an Indian television director, known for directing shows such as Rising Star, Comedy Circus, Comedy Nights Bachao and Entertainment Ki Raat. He is also the creative producer and nonfiction content head at Optimystix Entertainment.
Case Toh Banta Hai is an Indian Hindi language family-friendly sketch comedy show based in a courtroom setting. The show revolves around the concept of charging a few selected big-time Bollywood celebrities, with funny and "Atrangi" allegations and summoning them to the comedy courtroom. Airing on Amazon miniTV, which is a free streaming platform - available on the Amazon Shopping App.
Preeti Simoes is an Indian television producer.
Laughter Chefs – Unlimited Entertainment is an Indian cooking-based television series produced by Optimystix Entertainment. It premiered on Colors TV on 1 June 2024 and is digitally available on JioCinema. The show is hosted by Bharti Singh and judged by Harpal Singh Sokhi.
