NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma, who has become a sensation with his weekly 'Comedy Nights', is now to appear on radio in 'Paisa Vasool Entertainment with Kapil Sharma and RJ Raunac'on Red FM in the capital.

The event featuring, Kapil Sharma, who was ranked 96 in the top 100 celebrities of 2013 by Forbes India magazine, is to be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on 5 July and is expecting thousands of enthusiastic fans.

The most sought-after artiste is all set to entertain guests with his impeccable sense of humour and liveliness along with other supporting artistes.

The channel is also planning a big surprise in store for the fans. RED FM's own RJ Raunac, well known for playing pranks with the listeners, will join Kapil for some fun and also give an open challenge to fans, details of which will be announced in the coming week.

On the very first Red Live comedy gig by Kapil, Red FM COO Nisha Narayanan said, "RED LiVE" has been a phenomenal success and has received fabulous response from the people across metros and Tier-2 and 3 cities. The vertical has seen the biggest and the most popular artists performing LiVE for our listeners. The two successful seasons of RED LiVE saw concerts in markets like Delhi, Kolkata, Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Nashik, Kanpur, Bhopal etc. and the overwhelming response we received, has strengthened our confidence in the vertical.

We decided to rope in Kapil Sharma because he is the biggest comedian in the country and being a Punjabi himself gives him an instant connect with the audiences in Delhi and North. We are very excited about expanding the scope of RED LIVE from just Music to Comedy as well. With the strong IP that brand RED has built, and with the kind of response we have been receiving to our events, we are now all set for the biggest RED LIVE gig so far. It is very encouraging to see our confidence in RED LiVE getting reflected amongst our listeners, advertisers and partners as well."