Humor and Laughter are important aspects that remove the dullness and monotony to energize us psychologically and emotionally. Comedy shows-Live or Recorded are very popular and appealing now-a-days. The Kapil Sharma Show run by comedian, actor, celebrity Kapil Sharma is undoubtedly the most popular of them all. Started in April 2016 and running till date albeit with a new name, is famous for its witty, dramatic and funny acts staged by actors, on the sets. Aired on Sony Liv channel first, it basically has guests invites for minute interviews alongside jugular acts from actors mimicking superstars, actors, directors and many others. Using a commonplace Hindi, in total the program provides celebrity interview mixed with artists impersonating other characters.
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The show is a reality laughter-show where, celebrity guests are interviewed in front a small audience as well as broadcast on the Sony Liv channel. Apart from Kapil Sharma the host, the cast includes Krushna Abhishek acting as Dharmendra, SRK, Sapna etc. Kiku Sharda mimicking as Bumper, Sunny Deol, Nurse etc., Sunil Grover acting as the famous Dr. Masoor Gulati of 50-50 Hospital, Rinku Devi, Mithun Chakraborty etc., Chandan Prabhakar acting as Chandu Tea Seller, Sumona Chakraborty acting Bhoori etc., Bharti Singh mimicking as Madhuri Dixit, Simran, Titli etc., Sidharth Sagar as Music Teacher, Naseeruddin Shah, Ranveer Singh etc., veteran actress Upasana Singh as Kapil aka Kappu's Bua among others. The celebrity guests that came to the show included Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra,
Akshay Kumar, Irfan Khan, Monoj Bajpayee, Aishwariya Rai, Tripti Dimri, John Abraham and many others both on promotions of their upcoming films or directional ventures as also as Kapil Sharma's guests. The TRP of the show is highest among all genres of programs shown on TV. The IMDb ratings of the show are at 7.3/10. The popularity of the show is so much that it found mention in the speeches in elections of 2014, prominent public, social functions etc.
Kapil Sharma first won the Great Indian Laughter Challenge trophy in 2007 and since then has scaled almost all ladders of success. He is now one of the most wealthy and popular of comedians and screen celebrities of showbiz. Judged by veteran actress Archana Puran Singh and then by famous cricketer turned commentator and politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, the show with 471 episodes has its own fan following and avid viewership. Now, showing with a different name since 2024, as the Great Indian Kapil Show, the comedy-show has filled the Indian drawing rooms with bouts of laughter, smile and fun through the years.