Comedian Kapil Sharma, who has been away from the spotlight for some months following allegations of unprofessional behaviour, on Saturday confirmed that he is returning to television with "The Kapil Sharma Show".

On Saturday Kapil shared the news on social media and wrote, "Jalad wapas aa raha hoon 'The Kapil Sharma Show' lekar aap ke liye sirf @SonyTV par. @TataSky subscribers Sony TV ka mazza without any additional cost lijiye, Abhi call kariye 18002086633 or email contact@tatasky.com."

Jalad wapas aa raha hoon 'The Kapil Sharma Show' lekar aap ke liye sirf @SonyTV par. @TataSky subscribers Sony TV ka mazza without any additional cost lijiye, Abhi call kariye 18002086633 or email contact@tatasky.com

— KAPIL (@KapilSharmaK9) October 6, 2018

Sony TV's official spokesperson said in a statement: "Kapil Sharma is coming home to Sony Entertainment Television with his highly successful weekend comedy show. We are delighted and looking forward to again collaborate with Kapil and his absolutely talented creative team and actors."

The comedian was surrounded by controversies around his temperament and love life, when he vanished from the small screen abruptly.

Kapil had then made headlines, drawing bad press when an audio call in which he was heard hurling abuses at a journalist, was made public.

Last year, Kapil had a mid-air fight with his colleague, comedian Sunil Grover. The fight led to a widely talked about controversy, after which they parted ways professionally from "Comedy Nights With Kapil" which had brought both of them unprecedented fame.

Last month, he was reportedly in an ashram in Bengaluru for a detox programme.