Sakhawat Naz

Sakhawat Naz (Punjabi: ﺳﺨﺎﻭﺕ ﻧﺎﺯ) is a Pakistani stand-up comedian and actor from Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.^[1] He is best known for his work in Pakistan theatre. Naz's television work includes appearances in Khabarnaak and Mazaaq Raat. He is often considered one of the most popular comedians of Lahore Theater.^[2][3]

Sakhawat Naz
Born	Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations	Actor TV comedian
Relatives	Sajan Abbas (brother)
Comedy career
Medium	Stand-up, television, film
Genres	Improvisational comedy musical comedy physical comedy satire
Subject(s)	Everyday life Pakistani culture popular culture
Notable works and roles	Khabarnaak Mazaaq Raat

Early life

Sakhawat Naz was born in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.^[4]

Career

Theatre

He started his career from Faisalabad at age 12. He has had major roles in a dozen classic plays at Theatre of Pakistan also known locally as 'stage dramas'.^[2][5][3]

Television

In 2010, he joined Khabarnaak, a GEO TV comedy satire show. He appeared on the show as Jeda. In 2013, Naz left the show and started a similar program on Dunya News called Mazaaq Raat. He began playing Pappu All-rounder, an unemployed young man with multiple skills.^[3]

Film

In 2019, he played a supporting role in film Daal Chawal (2019).^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He is married and has two children. His brother is stage actor Sajan Abbas. His family business is selling home-paint.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Daal Chawal	Mirza Sahib

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Rahain
2008	Choki no. 420	jamil	Guest appearance
2010–13	Khabarnaak[3]	Jeda Driver[3]
2013–16 2023–present	Mazaaq Raat[3]	Himself / Pappu All-rounder
2019	Syasi Theater
2019	Har Lamha Purjosh	Jeda Driver
2020	Gair Siyasi Theater
2021	Zabardast	Various characters

Theatre

• Unknown year : Feeqa In America