''The Kapil Sharma Show'', also known as TKSS, is an

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-language

stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...

and talk show broadcast by

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. Hosted by

Kapil Sharma Kapil Sharma (born Kapil Punj; 2 April 1981) is an Indian Stand up comedian, stand-up comedian, television host from Punjab, India, Punjab, India, Primarily known for hosting ''The Kapil Sharma Show''. He won the stand-up comedy reality show, ...

, the first season of the show had its premiere 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

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situated in

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East,

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. The first season of the show was produced by Sharma's banner K9 Productions in association with

Frames Production ''Frames Production'' is an Indian multifaceted production company which produces Indian soap operas, entertainment, reality shows Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situa ...

s while the second and third season is being jointly produced by Salman Khan Television and Banijay Asia with K9 Productions and TEAM (Triyambh Entertainment and Media) as the creative producers. The show's fourth season is all set to be launched in September 2022 in which

Archana Puran Singh Archana Puran Singh (born 26 September 1962) is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for her comedy roles in several Bollywood movies and as a judge in the comedy shows ''The Kapil Sharma Show'' and ''Comedy Circus''. She ...

will reprise her role as the guest judge. As per the reports, the team will also see some new actors who will join the star cast.

Premise

The series format is largely identical to that of Sharma's former show '' Comedy Nights with Kapil''. ''The Kapil Sharma Show'' revolves around Kapil Sharma and his team of comedians, including

Sumona Chakravarti Sumona Chakravarti (born 24 June 1988) is an Indian film and television actress. She is well known for her roles in ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'', ''Comedy Nights with Kapil, Comedy Nights With Kapil'' and ''The Kapil Sharma Show''. Career She b ...

Kiku Sharda Kiku Sharda (born Raghavendra Sharda; 14 February 1976) is an Indian comedian as well as film and television actor. He was born on 14 February 1976 in Jodhpur district, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Kiku completed his schooling in Mumbai where he also co ...

Chandan Prabhakar Chandan Prabhakar (born 29 September 1981), often informally referred to as Chandu, is an Indian comedian and actor. Life and career Chandan completed his graduation in mechanical engineering from Hindu College in Amritsar. He has been married ...

, Krushna Abhishek,

Bharti Singh Bharti Singh (born 3 July 1984) is an Indian comedian and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy shows as well as hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5'' (2012), '' Nach Baliy ...

and

Rochelle Rao Rochelle Rao (born 25 November 1988) is an Indian model and actress. She was crowned Miss India International in 2012. She was a contestant on the reality shows '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6'', '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5'', '' Bigg Boss 9' ...

, who play residents of the Shantivan Non-cooperative Housing Society. Normally every episode unfolds in two parts with the first part being a comic skit enacted by the actors of the show and the second part being the celebrity interview where popular personalities from various fields indulge in a light-hearted interaction with Kapil Sharma.

Navjot Singh Sidhu Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian National Congress politician, television personality and retired international cricketer. He is the former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Formerly, he was the Minister of To ...

was the permanent guest of the show but was replaced by

after 16 February 2019.

Cast

Season 1

Main

as Himself (Host) / Kappu Sharma / Inspector Shamsher Singh / Chappu / Rajesh Arora / Gapu / Tapu /Khatrughan Sinha (

Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 9 December 1945) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol (Lok Sabha constituency), Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he ...

's mimic)/ Navjot Sidhu's mimic *

Sunil Grover Sunil Grover (born 3 August 1977) is an Indian actor and comedian from Mumbai. He came into limelight for his portrayal as Gutthi on television show '' Comedy Nights with Kapil'' but gained popularity for playing the role of Dr Mashoor Gulati ...

as Dr. Mashoor Gulati / Rinku Devi /

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

's mimic / Dharmendra Singh's mimic/ Navjot Sidhu's mimic * Ali Asgar as Nani / Begum Luchi /

's mimic / Mr. Gulati (Mashoor's father) John, JacquelineThe-Kapil-Sharma-Show

Karan Johar snapped on sets of The Kapil Sharma Show

as Bumper Lottery (Nurse in 50-50 Hospital) / Santosh (Rinku's sister-in-law) / Inspector Damodar Ishwarlal Gaitonde / Bachcha Yadhav (Milkman) / Achcha Yadhav (Bachcha's twin brother) /

Sunny Deol Ajay Singh Deol (born 19 October 1956), better known by his stage name Sunny Deol, is an Indian actor, film director, producer, politician and current Member of Parliament from Gurdaspur (Lok Sabha constituency) of Punjab, India. As an actor, ...

's mimic *

as Babli Mausi / Lalli *

as Chandu (CEO of Dubai tea stall) /

Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...

's mimic *

as Sarla Gulati (Mashoor's daughter; Kappu's childhood friend and Chandu's love interest) *

as Guest

Recurring

Naseem Vicky Naseem Vicky (born 18 July 1967) is a television and film actor and also a stand-up comedian, born in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. In 2000, he migrated to Lahore because of his career. He was in '' Family Front'' (1997), a Pakistan Television Co ...

as Chiku (Twinkle's husband and Film Producer) *

Paresh Ganatra Paresh Ganatra (born 19 February 1965) is an Indian television, stage and film actor. He is known for his role as Praveen Thakkar in the Star Plus comedy series ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' (2005–2010), SAB TV's sitcom Chidiya Ghar and films like ' ...

as an auto driver and various characters *

Rajiv Thakur ''The Comedy Circus Show '' is an Indian comedy show that aired on Sony Entertainment Television. Overview Comedy Circus 1: Hindi TV Show where daily soap stars perform stand-up comedy. Paired with the "finest" stand up talent from India and ...

as a policeman and various characters *

Upasana Singh Upasana Singh (born 29 June 1975) is an Indian actress and stand-up comedian. Singh is known for her role as a deaf-mute in the 1997 film ''Judaai (1997 film), Judaai''. Later on, she got famous for her negative portrayal in ''Son Pari'' as C ...

as Twinkle (Kappu's neighbour and old friend of Dr. Mashoor Gulati) *

Sanket Bhosale 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 a ...

as Baba (

Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 100 films, ranging from romance to comedy genres, though u ...

's mimic) *

Siddharth Sagar Siddharth Sagar (born 15 June 1993) is an Indian stand-up comedian and television actor. He is the winner of Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe teamed with Krishna Abhishek and Sudesh Lehri. He has played the lead role in horror comedy show Pritam Pyare A ...

as Omerian Khurana (Khajoor's School Principal) *Hussain Dehgamwala as Chunnu Tripathi and various characters *Naveen Bawa as various characters *

Vikalp Mehta Vikalp Mehta is an Indian mimicry artist and performer. He is mainly known for being an impersonator of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and doing his impressions on various television comedy shows like ''India's Got Talent'', ''Comedy Nights with ...

in a Guest Role *

as Lottery, a nurse in 50-50 hospital, Kappu's love interest *

Atul Parchure Atul Parchure is an Indian actor who performs in films and television serials. Atul Parchure is an Indian movie, television, and theater actor. He is mainly known for his comedic roles in Marathi and Bollywood film industry. Although he is main ...

as a bodyguard and various characters *

Debina Bonnerjee Debina Bonnerjee (born 18 April 1983) was an Indian actress who played Sita in the 2008 television soap opera '' Ramayan''. Her first television role was in the Tamil TV serial ''Mayavi'' (2005). She also appeared as Mayuri in ''Chidiya Ghar' ...

in a Guest role *

Sargun Mehta Sargun Mehta Dubey (; born 6 September 1988) is an Indian actress, model and television host. She has received three PTC Punjabi Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards Punjabi for her work in Punjabi Cinema. Mehta began acting in theatre product ...

as Sangeeta / Dr. Sudha (Guest role) and various characters *

Pooja Gor Pooja Gor (born 1 June 1991) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role of Pratigya in ''Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya''. In 2014, she participated in the reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5''. Early life Pooja Gor ...

in a Guest Role *

Roshni Chopra Roshni Chopra is an Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, ''Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl''. She is also known for playing the role of Pia one of the three female leads in the Zee TV series Kasamh Se. Car ...

in a Guest role *Manju Sharma as Thandai Devi (Chandu's wife and Khajoor's mother) *

Monica Castelino Monica Castelino is an Indian actress, who has primarily appeared in the Hindi film industry. After portraying the lead role in the Tamil film ''Minsara Kanna'' (1999), Monica appeared in glamorous roles in Hindi films throughout the 2000s. In ...

in a Guest Role * Raju Shrivastav as Bumper's Chachaji and various characters * Kartikey Raj as Khajur / Kapil Sharma Junior (Chandu's son)

Season 2

Main

as Himself (Host) / Kappu Sharma (Owner of Sharma Bandhu Salah-Center) / Rajesh Arora /

's mimic / Chappu Sharma / Inspector Shamsher Singh /

's mimic *

as Bachcha Yadhav (Milkman; father of 11 children) / Achcha Yadhav (Bachcha's twin brother) /

's mimic (Funny Deol) / Dhaniram *

as Bhoori (Titli's sister; Chandu's love interest) Sumona Chakravarti graces Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath’s wedding reception (17)

as Chandu (Advisor at Sharma's Salah Center) / Keerthi Laal / Bimla Devi / Shakal / Chandni (Chandu's mother) * Krushna Abhishek as Himself / Sapna Laal Sharma (Owner of Sapna Beauty Parlor; Kapil's sister) /

Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian Quote: "(Former prime minister Stephen) Harper campaigned in 2011 alongside one of Modi's biggest celebrity backer ...

's,

Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...

's,

Jeetendra Ravi Kapoor ( ; born 7 April 1942), known mononymously by his screen name Jeetendra, is an Indian actor who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. He also serves as the chairman of the Balaji Telefilms and Balaji Motion Pictures. Early life ...

's,

Dharmendra Dharam Singh Deol (born 8 December 1935), also known mononymously as Dharmendra, is an Indian actor, producer and politician who is known for his work in Hindi films. Known as the first " He-Man" of Bollywood, Dharmendra has worked in over 301 ...

's mimic (Dharam Singh Nakli) / Ramlal / Mitti Mouse (a spoof of

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

) *

as Titli Yadav (Bachcha's wife; mother of 11 children) / Guddu (Bachcha and Titli's eldest son) / Kammo Bhua (Kappu's aunt) /

's mimic *

as Chingaari (Robert's sister) * Edward Sonnenblick as Robert Paswan (Chingaari's brother) *

as Previous Permanent Guest *

as Permanent Guest (current) *

Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh (born 3 July 1980) is a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha and an Indian retired cricketer and cricket commentator, who played for the Indian national cricket team from 1998 - 2016. Singh was a right-arm spin bowler. In India ...

in a guest appearance for two episodes *

as Thakur and various characters *

Karishma Sharma Karishma Lala Sharma (born 22 December 1993) is an Indian actress and model known for portraying Ragini in '' Ragini MMS: Returns'', Aaina in '' Ujda Chaman'', Tina in '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'' and Isha in '' Hum - I'm Because of Us''. Early ...

as various characters *

Falaq Naaz Falaq Naaz is an Indian television actress. The younger sister of Shafaq Naaz; she is best known for her roles in TV shows telecasted on Colors TV channel, most notably the long running soap opera ''Sasural Simar Ka'' in which she played the cha ...

as Gorgeous Girl *Parvati Sehgal as various characters *

Puja Banerjee Puja Banerjee (born 6 February 1987), sometimes credited as Pooja Bose, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Bengali films and Hindi television. She is well known for playing Vrinda in the show '' Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna'', whi ...

as Gorgeous Customer *Surabhi Mehra and Samriddhi Mehra as Chinki and Minki (twin sisters) *Divyansh Dwivedi as Kachcha Yadhav (Bachcha and Titli's son)

Season 3

Main

as Himself (Host) / Kappu Sharma / Rajesh Arora /

's mimic / Chappu Sharma / Inspector Shamsher Singh /

's mimic /

Daler Mehndi Daler Singh (born 18 August 1967), better known as Daler Mehndi, is an Indian singer, songwriter, author, and record producer. He has helped to make Bhangra popular worldwide, as well as Indian pop music independent of Bollywood music. He is be ...

's mimic (Aareh Mehandi) / Chedulal Ji *

's mimic (Funny Deol) / Dhaniram / Annu Kapoor's mimic (Manu Kapoor) / Advocate Mr. Damodar / Achcha Yadhav *

Sudesh Lehri 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. He participated in the 2007 comedy show '' The Great Indian Laughter Ch ...

as Chacha (Kappu's uncle) /

Mika Singh Mika Singh (born 10 June 1977) is an Indian singer. His songs include "Bas Ek King" ('' Singh Is Kinng''), "Mauja Hi Mauja" (''Jab We Met''), "Ibn-e-Batuta" (''Ishqiya''), and "Dhanno" ('' Housefull''). He has released several solo albums and a ...

's mimic (Chicken Tikka Singh) *

as Herself / Chachi (Chacha's wife) *

as Bhoori (Owner of Hotel Chill Palace) *

as Chandu (Owner of 10 Star General Store) / Keerthi Laal / Bimla Devi / Shakal / Chandni (Chandu's mother) * Krushna Abhishek as Himself / Sapna Laal Sharma (Owner of Sapna Beauty Parlor; Kappu's sister) /

's,

's (Dharam Singh Nakli) /

's,

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

's mimic (Jhappi Lahiri) / Lalit, Mitti Mouse (a spoof of

) / Ramlal *

as Permanent Guest *

as Thakur and various characters *

as Mr. Damodar's assistant *

Jamie Lever Jamie Lever is an Indian actress and comedian who works in Hindi films and television. She is the daughter of comedian Johnny Lever. Early life and education Lever is the daughter of the comedian Johnny Lever (John Prakash Rao Janumala) and Su ...

as Various characters

Season 4

Main

as Kappu Sharma / Himself (Host) *

as Gudiya Laundrywali / Badshah Akbar *

as Permanent Guest *

as Bindu *

as Ustaad Gharchordas / Funveer Singh (

Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards, he is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in '' Forbes India''s ...

's mimic) / Sagar Pagletu * Srishty Rode as Ghazal * Gaurav Dubey as various characters *

as Rakshay Kumar (Akshay Kumar's mimic) * Rajeev Thakur as Raju * Rehman Khan as Salim * Ishtiyak Khan as Kapil’s Father in law

Series overview

Season 1 (2016-2017)

Season 2 (2018-2021)

Season 3 (2021-2022)

Season 4 (2022)

Controversy

On 31 August 2017, the spokesperson of

announced that

and the channel have mutually agreed to give the show a short break as the shooting of several episodes had to be cancelled in the past few days due to Sharma's poor health. The show started losing TRP post Sharma's mid-air altercation with co-star

. After that, his health started deteriorating which made him skip the show for a couple of episodes. After the controversy, Grover left the show along with

, Ali Asgar and some other cast members. Prabhakar returned to the show along with

appearing in recurring episodes. The show went off air in 2017. The second season took to the telecast in December 2018. Singh and Krushna Abhishek joined the show as new cast.

Reception

''The Kapil Sharma Shows first season received a mixed reception from critics and audiences. Namrata Thakker of

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gave it 2.5 stars out of 5 stars, liking the characters of Sunil Grover and Ali Asgar but saying that "the series has big shoes to fill considering how successful their earlier show ''Comedy Nights With Kapil'' was." Chaya Unnikrishnan of ''

Daily News and Analysis Publications established in 2005 Newspapers published in Mumbai English-language newspapers published in India Daily newspapers published in India Essel Group 2005 establishments in Maharashtra ...

'' gave the series two stars out of five but said, "Kapil Sharma's wit and funny one-liners bring a laugh". Although she praised part of the show ("In fact, the 10 minutes or so where harmahas a monologue is the best part of the show"), Unnikrishnan called it "dull and disappointing". In her 1.5-star review, Letty Mariam Abraham of ''

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'' said: "The whole look and feel of the new set is interesting, even if the jokes are old". However, "Kapil brings nothing new to the plate and it seems like a waste of the prime time slot." The season 2 of the show got a favourable opening according

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ratings, with 8.1 million impressions.

Viewer response

According to the reports published by the

, the show's first episode of the show generated 8,943 responses. Although some viewers were happy to see the same contestants back after watching ''Comedy Nights with Kapil'', others were disappointed with the show's repetitive humour and chaos. The series' 16th episode, featuring the ''

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'' team and airing on 12 June 2016, had good ratings show in the non-fiction category.

Awards

Notes

References

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Premise

Cast

Season 1

Main

Recurring

Season 2

Main

Season 3

Main

Season 4

Main

Series overview

Season 1 (2016-2017)

Season 2 (2018-2021)

Season 3 (2021-2022)

Season 4 (2022)

Controversy

Reception

Viewer response

Awards

See also

Notes

References