The Kingfisher Comedy Nights at The Park, Hyd

Acclaimed comedian Shazia Mirza enthralls Hyderabad at The Kingfisher Comedy Nights

Hyderabad, July 26, 2012: Hyderabad was treated to an evening packed with rib tickling humour and fun as world famous comedian Shazia Mirza tickled their funny bone at the Kingfisher Comedy Nights, held at the Park Hotel. Shazia who performed to a packed house was an infectious blend of enthusiasm & explosive energy and kept everyone rolling in laughter.

The opening act for this outrageously hilarious evening was Mumbai based stand-up comedian Varun Thakur, who is also an actor, writer and VJ. This multi talented personality had the audience in splits with his straight faced and slapstick humour.

The two talented comedians touched upon a wide range of topics starting from family relationships to marriages, divorce, sex and more.

Mr. Samar Singh Sheikhawat, Senior Vice President, Marketing, United Breweries Ltd. mentioned, “ Kingfisher Comedy Nights was conceptualized a couple of years ago to provide our consumers a unique, fun experience which allows them to unwind with a chilled Kingfisher at the end of the day. Over the years Kingfisher Comedy Nights has gained immense popularity and this edition too promises to take the brand’s promise of ‘good times’ to a completely new level. Through the association with an internationally acclaimed and talented entertainer such as Shazia Mirza, performing at the Kingfisher Comedy Nights we hope to continue the ‘good times’ and present many more such entertaining evenings.”

Shazia Mirza’s Pakistani parentage and Birmingham upbringing has resulted in a comedy rich in diversity with a general observational approach. Shazia has a huge international reach and has had a long running column in Guardian Weekend Magazine. In 2008 she also won the PPA Awards for Best Columnist for her New Statesman bi monthly.

About Kingfisher Premium: Kingfisher Premium is a flagship brand from The United Breweries Group. It is a lifestyle brand associated with fun, style, fashion and sports. The brand has won many international awards for its brew, packaging and advertising. Currently available in over 50 countries, Kingfisher owns the most glamorous property ‘Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar”. Introduced in 2003, the ‘Kingfisher Swimsuit Special’ became a pioneer of sorts in India and led the path for many such concepts to follow. In addition to this, Kingfisher has been associated with various Fashion festivals in India as the “Good Times Partner” to the FDCI sponsored Fashion Week in Delhi, India Couture Week, Men’s Fashion Week, Lakme Fashion Week and a host of many other City based fashion weeks.

Kingfisher is also associated with the prestigious Kingfisher Derby amongst a host of other properties like the Kingfisher East Bengal Football team, the official refresher of the Mumbai Marathon, Delhi Half Marathon and the Bangalore World 10K. In the past Kingfisher has, had brand ambassadors such as Andrew Flintoff, Michael Vaughan, Ajay Jadeja and Sourav Ganguly. Kingfisher Premium is partner to the Force India Formula 1 Team. Kingfisher Premium is also the Good Times Partner of 5 IPL Teams – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Deccan Chargers, Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Dare Devils.

In music, Kingfisher owns the coveted “The Great Indian October Fest” which is India’s biggest festival, attracting footfalls in excess of 65000 in 2010. Other popular initiatives include Kingfisher Voice of Goa Kingfisher Salsa Congress and Kingfisher Livewire.