Comedian Zakir Khan: People should support art form

Entertainment
Oct 07 2017 04:32 PM
Payal Dwivedi

Zakir Khan is emerging as the most popular comedian across the country he has already impressed the audience by his funny jokes and with his comedian assent. Zakir Khan who hails from Indore has shared something to the people. According to the comedian, "he thinks freedom of speech to a comedian should be equal to a politician. When it comes to clean and bad comedy, people don't understand this about humour that it's an emotion. If according to my life experience, I found something funny, it's my perspective," People can listen to it if they want to. Every art form is a reflection of the society. If any art form is crossing the line, one should check the society. If your comedy is not clean, understand that it's the society that is not clean. No art form continues without the society," he added.

Zakir Khan is the power pack of a musician, sitarist and a comedian he got famed by the winning Comedy Central's India's Best Stand Up Comedian competition (2012). He has also been a part of a news comedy show, On Air with AIB. Zakir is known for his punchline "Sakht launda" which means a guy with immense self-control. He has also co-hosted The 5th Annual Golden Kela Awards and has shared the stage with other famous comedians like Vir Das and Papa CJ. Currently, Zakir Khan is hosting the comedy show titled " The Great Indian Laughter Challenge" along with two more comedians and a big star Akshay Kumar.