‘The Kapil Sharma Show’: How much does the host earn from comedy series

Mumbai: `The Kapil Sharma Show’ is arguably the best comedy series in India. First aired in 2016, the comedy chat show had become an integral part of every average Indian’s weekend. In the 6 years of the show, Kapil donned many hats as a comedian, host, and interviewer

Kapil Sharma started as a contestant in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. His career took a flight for good with Comedy Nights With Kapil which began in 2013. He is one of the highest-paid comedians and hosts in India.

Kapil Sharma’s fee per episode

Kapil was reportedly charging Rs 30 lakh per episode till its 2nd season. When the 3rd season kickstarted, he hiked his to Rs 50 lakhs.

Kapil Sharma’s total earnings

Season 3 of ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ had a total of 80 episodes and if we roughly calculate, Kapil took home a whopping Rs. 40 crore from the show.

Kapil along with his team including Chanda Prabhakar, Krushna Abhishek, Kiki Sharda, and Sumona Chakravarti will be touring in US and Canada for the next few months. Furthermore, according to a report in Bollywood Life, he will apparently return to an OTT platform with his show.