Re: 4 Man Show Matku
don’t think they did a full blown parody of Badami. but they might have made fun of him. they make fun of everyone. but sometimes they’re so subtle that you can’t always figure out who they’re targeting.
for example, people don’t realize that the Khalid Butt who does the interview at the end of the show is a parody of Talat Hussain. watch closely. the guy copies Talat’s style of putting his arm on the table, the way he holds the pen, his ticks, etc.
I’m always surprised at how few Pakistanis know about these brilliant, talented comedians especially when you consider how bad Pak comedy excluding them is nowadays. 4 Man Show might not be as consistent as Fifty Fifty, Studio Dhai but at its best, it rises to the level of these classic comedies imo.
some of their best interviews with Javed Miandad, Imran Khan, etc are on youtube too. hilarious stuff. they’re young guys but some of the references they make are well beyond their years. also good to see that they have local influences like Anwar Maqsood, Shoaib Mansoor, etc but they are also inspired by Jon Stewart, Letterman, Colbert, etc. they watch their stuff closely too. anyone who watches Stewart or Colbert can easily pick that up. so, their style is a very cool hybrid of east and west which is why it is so fresh.