Comedy Shows - Most Loved Comic Characters Ever on Indian Television

Though there have been a whole horde of comedy shows (and still do) on Indian television with each having its own format, characters, and the level of jokes and punches. Each comedy shows or comedy web series gathers its own niche audience and impresses them.

However, there are only a few comedy shows that has such iconic comic characters that stay in your memory with their exceptional performance, comic timings, and their ability to move someone to tears laughing watching their gig.

Here are some of the most iconic comedy shows’ comic characters ever on Indian television that have managed to tickle our funny bones and almost made us die laughing:

Musaddi Lal Tripathi (Office Office)

Playing the character of a quintessential common man in 90’s hit comedy show ‘Office Office’, who has to grease the palm of Government officials to move his file forward, Pankaj Kapoor as Musaddi Lal totally nailed the portrayal. 

Not just the entire nation empathised with his gig but also the show was more than relatable in many ways. His acting skills and witty dialogues were unmatched and his representation of a middle-class man won him many awards and much love. This comedy show still is etched in our hearts and memories fondly.

Rosech Sarabhai (Sarabhai vs Sarabhai)

One of the most unique comic characters on Indian television comedy shows ever, Rosech Sarabhai was a mamma’s boy who used to love writing and reciting poetry that no one wanted to listen. Rajesh Kumar, aka Rosech Sarabhai, had this unique childish and duck-ish way of saying things that ultimately went to becoming one of the USPs of the show. His oddly hilarious character made him audience’s favourite comedy show character ever.

Daya Ben (Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah)

Disha Vakani went on to becoming a popular household name after his portrayal of Daya Ben, a loud Gujarati housewife of Jetha Lal. The style with which she danced to garba, her unique and hilarious way of addressing her husband as ‘Tappu ke Papa’ and her favourite dialogue ‘Hey maa, mataji’ made her a popular name in the realm of comedy show best characters.

Chandramukhi Chautala (F.I.R.)

This mouthful of fire Haryanvi cop’s portrayal as Chandramukhi Chautala played by Kavita Kaushik was downright hilarious and rib-tickling. Her show FIR is one of the longest running comedy shows on Indian television and revolved around trying to solve cases that were bizarre and funny. She, together with her sub-inspectors, made sure that her badass character and that typical Haryanvi accent was loved by everyone.