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Umer Sharif (born 19 April 1955 in the town of Liaquatabad in Karachi, Sindh) is a Pakistani stand-up comedian, stage, film and television actor, writer, director and producer. His original name is Mohammad Umer, however he changed that to Umer Zarif when he joined the theater and later changed that to Umer Sharif.
He rose to fame due to his work on stage and his stage shows are considered among the most popular in Pakistan. He started his showbiz career from Karachi as stage performer at the age of 14.
Born in Urdu speaking family, Sharif became one of the most well known stage performers in Pakistan after his extremely popular 1985 comedy stage plays Bakra Qistoon Pay and Buddha Ghar Pe Hai. In both of them he starred along with another comedy legend Moin Akhter. Much of the success comes from the fact that he started to record his stage shows and the videocassettes were rented out in a similar fashion to movies. Yes Sir Eid, No Sir Eid, followed by Bakra Qistoon Pay were the first stage shows to come out on video.
He is known in the Hindi,Urdu,Punjabi and other South Asian belt as the King of Comedy. He was rated as best comedian ever even by Indian audiences. Indian comedy kings Johnny Lever and Raju Srivastava have called him the God Of Asian Comedy on the Indian comedy show ' Comedy Circus'. In India his videos are released by Music Track and are sold at premium prices across all stores.
Bakra Qistoon Pay is considered to be the show that made stage plays what they are today in Pakistan. Before the advent of Bakra Qistoon Pay majority stage shows in Pakistan used to be classy with rather poetic dialogs. After Bakra Qistoon Pay (Goat on installments) stage shows became a vibrant, majorly comical (and often gritty) part of the Pakistani culture. It has also sparked many sequels. He has also produced films like Mr. 420, Mr. Charlie, Miss Fitna, etc. The popularity of Bakra Qistoon Pay also crossed the border into India as well and Umer Sharif became a famous name in India as well.
He also was a judge in the famous Indian comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge along with Siddu and Shekar Suman.
Umer Sharif does his own show, on Geo TV called, 'The Sharif Show,' where he interviews a variety of actors, actresses, entertainers of all kinds as well musicians. Also from time to time, Sharif is seen as Masters of Ceremonies for various important events.
Umer Sharif Comedy Circus




Shakeel Siddiqui
PseudonymTeeli , Comedy ka keel shakeel
Born26 May 1964 (age 56)
Karachi, West Pakistan, Pakistan
MediumTelevision
NationalityPakistani
GenresBlack comedy
Satire
Insult comedy
Notable works and rolesfor his tenure in Comedy Circus, Comedy Nights Bachao, Comedy Nights Live, Comedy Kings[1]

Shakeel Siddiqui (Urdu: شکیل صدیقی‎) is a Pakistani television stand-up comedian better known as 'Teeli' in Pakistan. He rose to prominence in Bollywood after appearing as a contestant in Comedy Circus.[2] Although he didn't win, he became so popular that he was hired as a co-host in the second season of the show. He was paired to actress Urvashi Dholakia in reality show, Ustaadon Ka Ustaad (2008).

Shakeel Siddiqui also appeared as a celebrity guest in Salman Khan's reality game show, Dus Ka Dum (2008)[3] and as a guest judge in Boogie Woogie dance competition. He was also a participant in the third season of Comedy Circus, dubbed Kaante Ki Takkar.

Today Shakeel appears on all major channels of Pakistan for his performances.

Earlier career[edit]

Shakeel in his earlier career quite did not click until he was found by Umar Shareef which eventually made him a big theater artist both worked in several Stage Dramas together such as Dulhan Main Lekar Jaonga. Shakeel's role in stage plays and films were quite popular, he worked with Indian comedians like Johnny Lever. Shakeel Siddiqui performance was notable in stage dramas Beauty Parlour, Budha Ghar pay hai, Chand baraye Farokht and Nayi Ami Puranay Abba. His situational jokes for Shruti Seth on the sets of Comedy Circus made the Indian audience absolute stunned and his presence of mind has led him to marvelous success in India.Shakeel Presently co-host a show with another stand up comedian Kashif Khan called Hazraaat on News Channel Abb takk

Before appearing on Comedy Circus, he had worked side by side with comedian Umer Sharif in Pakistani stage plays like 'Bakra Qistoon Pay' (Goat on installments), 'Yeh to Housefull Hogaya' (Full House), 'Nayee Ammi Purana Abba' (New Mother Old Father) and many more.

Shakeel Siddiqui in India[edit]

Shakeel was best known for his time in India for the show Comedy Circus where he was critically acclaimed as a king of stage comedy, he later stepped out of the competition by himself and participated separately on fan's choice alongside Urvashi Dholakia initially and, Shruti Seth and Mona Singh at the final season of his appearance. Among the other participants he became role model and participants like Swapnil often referred him as the best stand up of the show. Satish Shah and Archana praised Shakeel for his tremendous performances and cracking furious jokes on Shruti Seth. He appeared in Game Show Dus ka Dum on Sony Television. Many comedians often mimic Shakeel in the remembrance after he was forcefully departed from India due to the political pressure by extremists.[4][5]

Departure from Indian television[edit]

After the 2008 Mumbai Attacks some news channels and blogs reported that Shakeel was beaten and forced to leave India by locals due to 26/11 Mumbai attacks.[6][7][8] However, he later denied being beaten or abused and claimed that the producers of Sony were threatened by the members of MNS of 'dire consequences' if they continue to allow Pakistanis to perform on their shows. As a safety precaution, the producers and the artist agreed to have him leave the country. This claim coincides with later reports.[9][10][11][12][13] He has made several appearances on Indian TV shows since then.

Return to Indian television[edit]

In early 2014 Shakeel made a comeback to Indian screen with Comedy Classes on Life Ok.[14]

Umer Sharif Comedy Circus

Filmography[edit]

Umer Sharif Drama

YearTitleRoleLanguageCast
1996BaazigarWestern PunjabiArbaaz Khan, Babar Ali, Meera, Saima, Javed Shaikh, Ismail Tara, Shakeel Siddiqui
1998Kabhi Haan Kabhi NaaHero BhaiUrduArbaaz Khan, Shaan Shahid, Saud, Meera, Ismail Tara, Sahiba, Shakeel Siddiqui

Television[edit]

  • 2008–09 Ustaadon Ka Ustaad

Abrahim Shah Shab:Kaante Ki Takkar as Celebrity Contestant with Urvashi Dholakia on Sony Entertainment Television (India)..

  • 2008–09 Comedy Circus :Kaante Ki Takkar as Celebrity Contestant with Urvashi Dholakia on SAB TV..
  • 2010–11 Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars as Celebrity Contestant with Urvashi Dholakia on SAB TV..
  • 2013–14 Comedy Club as Celebrity Contestant with Sucheta Khanna on SAB TV.
  • 2014–15 Comedy Classes from first season to third season as Urdu teacher on Life OK.
  • 2015-2016 Comedy Nights Bachao season 1 on Colors TV as himself and Various Characters
  • 2016 Comedy Nights Live on Colors TV as various characters

References[edit]

  1. ^'Pakistan is rich in comedians, India in actors: Md Shakil Ansari'. Saudi Gazette. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  2. ^Comedian Shakil vows to return to Bollywood. 'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2009-11-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^'Salman Khan's adieu to 10 Ka Dum'. Screen. Sep 12, 2008.
  4. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^MNS packs off Pak comedian Shakeel | Mumbai News - Times of India
  6. ^'Famous comedian Shakeel Siddiqui beaten up in India'. GEO.tv. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  7. ^'Shakeel Siddiqui of Comedy Circus Beaten in Mumbai | The Pakistani Spectator'. Pakspectator.com. 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  8. ^'Pakistani Comedian Shakil Siddiqi Beaten By Shiv Sena'. Vidpk.com. 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  9. ^'MNS stops Pak comedian from shooting'. The Times Of India. 2010-06-19.
  10. ^'Threat For Pak Comedian To Perform In India'. Allvoices.com. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  11. ^Dubey, Bharati (2008-12-03). 'Mumbai'. The Times Of India.
  12. ^[1]Archived September 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^'Good Morning Pakistan', ARY Digital, Good Morning Pakistan (in Urdu), December 2008, retrieved 2011-05-19
  14. ^Krushna Abhishek, Bharti Singh, Shakeel Siddiqui and Sudesh Lehri Team Up for Ache Din Institute. NDTV. Indo-Asian news service. October 1, 2014.

External links[edit]

  • Shakeel Siddiqui on IMDb

Umar Shareef Comedy

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