''The Week That Wasn't'' is an Indian
satirical
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming o ...
late night television
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programme hosted by
Cyrus Broacha and shown on the ''CNN-IBN'' (now
CNN News18) channel. Started in 2006, cast includes
Kaneez Surka,
Gopal Datt
''Gopal Datt'' is an Indian actor and writer. Gopal Datt started as theater artist in 1999 until he got first starring role in Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai. He also went on to star in the blockbuster Tere Naam, Samrat & Co. and the National Award-w ...
, Ambika Vas and
Kunal Vijaykar
Kunal Vijaykar (born 19 May 1964) is a broadcaster, food writer, author, actor and television personality.
A whole generation have watched him eat his way into the hearts of hundreds and thousands of Indians. He is India’s most recognisable fo ...
besides Broacha.
In 2013, a defamation case was filed against Broacha and the team by the
Tamil Nadu
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government over his comments during the show regarding
Jayalalithaa
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's letter to the Prime Minister asking
Sri Lanka
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n players not to be allowed in the
Indian Premier League
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(IPL).
See also
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On Air With AIB
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Fake or Not
''Fake or Not?'' is a 2020 Indian web show currently hosted by stand-up comedian and Youtuber Inder Sahani. The show is a Flipkart Video original and was launched on Flipkart App on 6th July 2020. Fake or Not is inspired by the United Nations 'S ...
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References
External links
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CNN-News18
CNN-News18 (originally CNN-IBN) is an Indian English-language news television channel founded by Raghav Bahl based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is currently co-owned by Network18 Group and Warner Bros. Discovery. CNN provides internatio ...
Indian comedy television series
Political satirical television series
2010s television news shows
2020s television news shows
News parodies
Current affairs shows
Television news in India
Entertainment news shows
Indian political television series
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