Amanullah (comedian)

Amanullah Khan
Birth nameAmanullah Khan
Native nameامان اللہ خان
Born1950[1]
Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan[1]
Died (aged 70)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Medium
  • Actor
  • Comedian
NationalityPakistani
Years active1965-2020
EmployerGeo News (2010–2013)
Dunya News (2013–2017)
Neo News (2017– 2018)
AAP News (2018–2020)
Genres
Subject(s)
Children14[1]

Amanullah Khan (1950 – 6 March 2020), known professionally as Amanullah, was a Pakistani Punjabi theatre performer, comedian and TV artist regarded as one of the best comedians in the Indian subcontinent. He was cited as one of the world's best observational comedians as he learned through his surroundings and everyday happenings. He influenced many artists as well as people.

Amanullah began his professional career in 1977 with the play Sixer, and remained active till his death in 2020.[2][3]

In a career spanning some 50 years, he performed in over 2000 stage plays.[1]

He has a world record of 860-day night theatre plays.[4]

According to famous Pakistani comedian Sohail Ahmed, Amanullah Khan was regarded as one of the top comedians in Pakistan as well in the Indian subcontinent.[5] He also appeared in Khabarzar with Aftab Iqbal on Aap News.[6][4]

  1. ^ a b c d Gabol, Imran; Hussain, Javed (6 March 2020). "Veteran comedian Amanullah passes away at 70". Dawn News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ Ahmed, Shoaib (7 March 2020). "Amanullah – curtain falls on 'the king of comedy'". Dawn News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Pakistan's Comedy King Amanullah Khan dies at 70 in Lahore". India Today. 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DailyPakistan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Profile of Amanullah Khan Pakistan Times website. Retrieved 10 October 2021
  6. ^ "Khabarnak". Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2021.