Sakhawat Naz ( pa, ) is a Pakistani stand-up comedian and actor from

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (; , ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest province by population. It shares land borders with the ...

. He is best known for his work in Pakistan theatre. Naz's television work includes appearances in ''

Khabarnaak ''Khabarnaak'' (Urdu/ Punjabi :خبرناک) 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. Concept The news series, which is sty ...

'' and ''

Mazaaq Raat Mazaaq Raat (Urdu/ Punjabi : ) is a Pakistani television stand-up comedy and talk show hosted by Vasay Chaudhry on Dunya TV. Vasay Chaudhry hosts the show, with the ''Mazaaq Raati'' team consisting of Qaiser Pia, Akram Udaas, Iftikhar Thakur, R ...

''. He is often considered one of the most popular comedians of Lahore Theater.

Early life

Sakhawat Naz was born in

Career

Theatre

He started his career from

at age 12. He has had major roles in a dozen classic plays at

Theatre of Pakistan Theatre in Pakistan has been developed and influenced by the traditional and ritual Persian theatre as well as the classical Indian dance practices of the Mughal Empire. As an Islamic state, the production of plays and theatrical performances in ...

also known locally as 'stage dramas'.

Television

In 2010, He joined ''Khabarnaak'', a

GEO TV Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October 2 ...

comedy satire show. He appeared on the show as Jeda. In 2013, Naz left the show and started a similar program on

Dunya News Dunya News is a 24 hours Urdu language news and current affairs television channel from Pakistan. It is governed and operated by the National Communication Services (NCS) Pvt. Ltd. Its head office is situated at Lahore. Dunya News was founded an ...

called ''Mazaaq Raat''. He began playing Pappu All-rounder, an unemployed young man with multiple skills.

Film

In 2019, he played a supporting role in film ''

Daal Chawal ''Daal Chawal'' is a 2019 Pakistani romantic drama film, directed and produced by Awais Khalid and written by Akbar Nasir Khan. It has Momina Iqbal, Ahmed Sufiyan, Salman Shahid, Shafqat Cheema, Sakhawat Naz and Babar Khan in pivot roles. It re ...

'' (2019).

Personal life

He is married and has two children. His brother is stage actor Sajan Abbas. His family business is selling home-paint.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

* Unknown year : ''Feeqa In America''

References

External links

* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors Pakistani stand-up comedians People from Faisalabad Punjabi people {{Pakistan-actor-stub