The Week That Wasn't

The Week That Wasn't is an Indian satirical late night television programme hosted by Cyrus Broacha and shown on the CNN-IBN (now CNN News18) channel. Started in 2006, cast includes Kaneez Surka, Gopal Datt, Ambika Vas and Kunal Vijaykar besides Broacha.[1][2][3]

The Week That Wasn't
GenreSatirical late night television
StarringCyrus Broacha, Kunal Vijaykar, Gopal Datt
Country of originIndia
Original languageEnglish
Release
Original networkCNN-News18
Original release2006 (2006)

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]

See also

References

  1. "In Good humour". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  2. Aggarwal, Saaz (20 February 2010). "Cyrus unplugged…". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. Staff reporter (16 April 2013). "TN govt. files defamation case against Broacha". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 September 2015.


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