KATHMANDU: Himesh Panta has become Nepal’s first standup comedy ‘Comedy Champion’.

Panta clinched the coveted title surpassing two other contestants— Suman Koirala and Khadga Bahadur Pun—in the grand finale of the reality show held on Saturday.

Veteran artists Hari Bansha Acharya and Madan Krishna Shrestha were present at the Chief Judge of the finale.

Santosh Panta, Manoj Gajurel, Pradeep Bhattarai and Richa Sharma were the judges of the reality show.