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Genre Sketch comedyChat show Written by Vankush AroraKamal Kumar shuklaAnukalp GoswamiRaffudin WarsiShahzad KhanRohan ShuklaCharu GuptaNaina JhanjeeAnushree PardesiAkshay JoshiSandeep PunjSwapndeep BoyatRishi and Raghav Directed by Bharat KukretiDharam Pal Thakur Cast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Kapil Sharma Show is an Indian Hindi stand-up comedy and talk television series which premiered on 23 April 2016 and is broadcast by sony channel. The series revolves around Kapil Sharma and his neighbors in the Shantivan Co-operative Housing Society. The series which was originally scheduled for 26 episodes, was later extended indefinitely.
Contents
- Format
- Main cast
- Former Cast
- Episode list
- Development and production
- Reception
- Viewer response
- International broadcast
- References
Development began in December 2015, when Sharma announced his plans to create a new show for a Hindi general-entertainment channel other than Colors TV. The series received mixed reviews; one critic said, "Kapil Sharma’s wit and funny one-liners bring a smile", but another called it "dull and disappointing". It has received positive feedback from audiences, gaining top TRP ratings in the non-fiction category.
The show is currently attracting huge attention of public after the show host Kapil Sharma physically and mentally assaulted his co-actor Sunil Grover in a flight recently. Following the incident, four of his co-actors have quit the show. SONY has decided to bring the old laughter challenge comedians as their temporary replacement. First episode of the show featuring his new team will be aired on 25 March. Sources reveal that Kapil managed to retain Sumona and Kiku in the show by offering them an increment in their salary.
Format
The series' format is largely identical to that of Comedy Nights with Kapil. The Kapil Sharma Show revolves around Sharma and his team of comedians, including Kiku Sharda, , who play residents of the Shantivan Non-cooperative Housing Society. Each episode features Bollywood celebrities, who usually promote their latest film, and joke with the cast. "Navjot Singh Sidhu" plays a permanent house guest who impresses the celebrities with his poetries.
Main cast
Former Cast
Episode list
Development and production
On 22 December 2015, The Times of India reported that Sharma had decided to end his Comedy Nights with Kapil series and might move it to Star Plus or Sony TV with a new title because of his unhappiness with Colors TV. He said, "Yes, it's true. We told them we would go off the air in December, but since they didn't have a replacement ready, they requested us to continue till January 17". On 4 February 2016, The Times of India reported that the new show would be called Comedy Style. On 2 March, the newspaper confirmed that the new show would air on Sony TV. At a press conference the day before, the show's title was announced as The Kapil Sharma Show. Asked the reason for the change from Comedy Style, Navjot Singh Sidhu said that the show's creative team was uncertain about the name and conducted market research. Sharma's fans wanted a title like Kapil Wala Show, and the team came up with The Kapil Sharma Show.
Sharma and his team promoted the future show with live performances in Delhi, Lucknow, Bhopal and Amritsar, and the first episode was shot before a live audience in Delhi. According to Sharma, "Our aim has always been to bring a smile to everyone and with The Kapil Sharma Show we wish to do just that". Sony TV head Danish Khan said, "We are delighted to have Kapil and his talented team of writers and artists to put up this show: The Kapil Sharma Show." The producers invested ₹50 lakh (US$74,000) in the show's first promotion, introduced by Sharma and his team on 1 March. Asked what had hurt him the most after the cancellation of Comedy Nights with Kapil by Colors TV, Sharma said: "I am only hurt by the fact that they (Colors TV) removed the show from YouTube. It had become a historical show. They shouldn’t have removed it."
On 1 March a contest, "Kapil Se Mil" ("Meet Kapil") was started by Sony TV to give viewers an opportunity to meet Sharma. The series premiered on 23 April 2016. Originally scheduled for 26 episodes, it was later extended indefinitely.
Reception
The Kapil Sharma Show received a mixed reception from critics and audiences. Namrata Thakker of Rediff.com 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 gave the series two stars out of five but said, "Kapil Sharma’s wit and funny one-liners bring a smile". Although she praised part of the show ("In fact, the 10 minutes or so where [Sharma] has 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 Mid Day 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 waste of the prime time slot."
Viewer response
According to the reports published by the Broadcast Audience Research Council, 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 Sairat team and airing on 12 June 2016, had good ratings and was the number-one show in the non-fiction category.
International broadcast
The Kapil Sharma Show aired in Pakistan by ARY Zindagi right after its official release, till October 2016.