Claim: Kapil Sharma is a stand-up comedian in India.

Comedy Nights With Kapil was an Indian sketch comedy and celebrity talk show hosted by Kapil Sharma , that premiered on Colors TV on 22 June 2013 and ended on 24 January 2016 . Many of the episodes feature celebrity guests who usually appear to promote their latest films in a comedy-focused talk show format .   The show became India 's highest rated scripted TV show . At CNN-IBN Indian of the Year awards , Sharma was awarded the Entertainer of the Year award for 2013 .   On 25 September 2013 , a fire broke out on the sets of the show at Film City in Goregaon causing the entire set to collapse and an estimated loss of 20 Crores . Following the fire , two episodes were shot on sets of Bigg Boss in Lonavla .   The show is adapted in Kannada as Majaa Talkies and hosted by Srujan Lokesh . This show is aired on Colors Kannada , the Kannada Channel owned by Colors TV .   After a successful run of three years , Kapil Sharma decided to wind up the show after differences with the channel Colors . The last episode aired on 24 January 2016 .   In August 2016 , Colors started to re-telecast old episodes of the show in their Sunday afternoon time slots due to low Target rating points besides stiff competition with Kapil .