Comedy fans will be happy to know that Zakir Khan, a popular stand-up comedian, will be taking over the TV slot left open after The Kapil Sharma Show ended last year. Kapil Sharma moved to a streaming platform with The Great Indian Kapil Show in 2024, creating a gap in TV comedy. To fill this gap temporarily, the show Madness Machayenge- India Ko Hassayenge, with actor Huma Qureshi as a regular guest, was aired. According to the Hindustan Times, Zakir Khan’s new show will blend poetry and comedy, a style that he’s known for and has a lot of fans. Zakir wants to reach more people with this TV show, which is set to start airing in August. The show will also have Bollywood guests, similar to what made Kapil Sharma’s show so popular.
A source close to the development told HT, “Zakir’s show will have a mix of shayari and comedy, which is typical Zakir style. The comedian has built his own audience that connects with his shayarana side and with this show, he aims to reach a wider audience. Currently, Madness Machayenge is running on air and is soom expected to wrap up. Zakir’s show is expected to air from August on TV. Along with Zakir’s shayari and comedy, the show will also have Bollywood guests as it used to happen on Kapil’s show too.” This is Zakir Khan’s second time on TV, following his role as a mentor on the fifth season of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2017. He also hosted a comedy show on OTT called Farzi Mushaira, where he combined his shayari and comedy talents with famous guests.
Kapil’s OTT show recently finished filming amid rumours of low ratings. However, the team denied this and announced upcoming guests, including the cast of Heeramandi, Ed Sheeran, Rajkummar Rao, and Janhvi Kapoor. Meanwhile, Madness Machayenge, the TV replacement for Kapil’s show, faced criticism from Karan Johar for its mimicry. The guest lineup for Zakir’s show is still being decided.
Recently, Archana Puran Singh poked fun at those reports by sharing a video on Instagram. The video is a compilation of all the moments actors had on the show this season on the OTT platform. She captioned it, “Yeh laughter kabhi nahi hoga kam, kyunki there are more episodes to come.”
After a long fight of six years, Kapil Sharma and Sunil Grover reunited for Netflix’s The Great Indian Kapil Show. Their friendship delighted viewers in the latest episode, which also featured Aamir Khan.
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