Summary
The Week That Wasn't was an Indian satirical late night television programme hosted by Cyrus Broacha and shown on the CNN-IBN (now CNN News18) channel. Started in 2006, the cast included Kaneez Surka, Gopal Datt, Mohit Mahale, and Kunal Vijaykar with occasional appearances by Punit Pania and Ambika Vas.[1][2][3]
| The Week That Wasn't | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Satirical late night television |
| Starring | Cyrus Broacha, Kunal Vijaykar, Gopal Datt, Mohit Mahale |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | CNN-News18 |
| Release | 2006 – 20 May 2023 |
In 2013, a defamation case was filed against Broacha and the team by the Tamil Nadu government over his comments during the show regarding Jayalalithaa's letter to the Prime Minister asking Sri Lankan players not to be allowed in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[4]
On the 30 May 2023, Cyrus Broacha announced on his podcast that the show had been canceled by the management at CNN News18. Cyrus further announced there would not be any more shows.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "In Good humour". 5 December 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Aggarwal, Saaz (20 February 2010). "Cyrus unplugged…". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Baym, Geoffrey; Jones, Jeffrey P. (13 September 2013). News Parody and Political Satire Across the Globe. Routledge. ISBN 9781135751647. Retrieved 14 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Staff reporter (16 April 2013). "TN govt. files defamation case against Broacha". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Episode 1163 of the Cyrus Says Podcast". Youtube. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links edit
- The Week That Wasn't on CNN-News18