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Early TV and films (2000–2012)

• Mitti (2001) and Darna Mana Hai (2003) were among his early films.
• Hatim (Star Plus, 2003–2004): played Hobo, the hero's comic companion.
• F.I.R. (SAB TV, 2006–2014): played Constable Mulayam Singh Gulgule for several years.
• Comic roles in Phir Hera Pheri (2006) as Kanji and Race (2008).

Comedy Nights with Kapil and Akbar Birbal (2013–2016)

• Comedy Nights with Kapil (Colors, 2013–2016): his character Palak became one of the show's best-known roles.
• Nach Baliye 6 (2013) with his wife Priyanka, and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 (2014).
• Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal (Big Magic, 2014–2016): played Emperor Akbar, winning an Indian Telly Award.
• Film: Happy New Year (2014).

The Kapil Sharma Show (2016–2023)

On Sony's The Kapil Sharma Show he played characters such as Bachcha Yadav and Gudiya, and won the ITA Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role in 2019. Films in this period include Jawaani Jaaneman (2020) and Thank God (2022).

Netflix and recent work (2024 – present)

• The Great Indian Kapil Show (Netflix, 2024 – present): won Best Supporting Actor in an OTT comedy series in 2025.
• Loveyapa (2025) as Anupam Mehra.
• Contestant on the reality show Rise and Fall (2025).
• Guest judge on India's Got Latent Season 2 (2026).
• Cast in the comedy films Welcome to the Jungle and Gajab Raat (2026).

2016 case over a mimicry act

In January 2016 Haryana Police arrested Kiku Sharda over a TV sketch in which he mimicked Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, after followers complained under IPC Section 295A. He had already apologised publicly on Twitter on the day the episode aired. A court in Kaithal granted him bail the same day; he was then held in a second complaint in Fatehabad and was released on 14 January 2016, ANI reported. Ram Rahim Singh said he accepted the apology.