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Stand-up comedian Parag Kansara passes away

Days after Raju Srivastava’s demise, the comic world has lost yet another star.
Laughter Challenge season 1 participant Parag Kansara has died after suffering a heart attack. He breathed his last on Wednesday morning.

This news was shared by his fellow comic Sunil Pal on social media. In a video, Pal got emotional as he said, “Hello friends, another shocking and bad news has come out from the world of comedy… Parag Kansara ji, our Laughter Challenge co-contestant, the sixth companion, is no more in this world. Yes, Parag Kansara who used to do reverse-thinking comedy, used to think about everything in reverse, share with us and tickle our funny bones, he’s no more.” Talking about the recent deaths, Pal added, “What is this? Has the comic world caught the evil eye? I don’t know why the people who make everyone laugh and their families are going through this… One by one, the pillars of comedy are moving away from us (sic).” 

Even Ahsaan Qureshi got emotional about his demise and wrote on social media, “Om Shanti Another dear friend Comedian Parag Kansara of Vadodara Gujarat left this world. Last meeting was at Raju Bhai’s condolence meeting Parag was in top six of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge season-1. May the soul rest in peace and give strength to the family to bear the loss. The last rites will be performed today at 4 pm in his city, Vadodara (sic).

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