An old performance of Moin Akhtar is making rounds on social media

The clip is from a show hosted by Zia Mohyeddin in which the late comedian appears to be in his teens

An old video of a young Moin Akhtar performing his comedy routine resurfaced on social media. The clip appears to be from a variety show held in honor of defense day hosted by the legendary Zia Mohyeddin.

It is also considered Akhtar's debut on television with him being in his teens when the video aired. In the clip Akhtar, after a thorough introduction by Mohyeddin, goes on to perform a standup routine which he starts off by doing an impression of women fixing their hair.

Watch video here:

Very young Moeen Akhtar performing on stage & sweating. His Initial days on the stage. @PTVNewsOfficial @furqantsiddiqui @AliZafarsays pic.twitter.com/8sZnn9qJWV

— Cultural Maverick (@CulturalMaverik) May 12, 2020

Fans of the late comedian were delighted to catch a glimpse of his early days.

https://twitter.com/ErumButt9/status/1260137202983546881

Wow! Made my day 🤩

— Ramisha Ali (@ramishaali_) May 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/rassmallai/status/1260333178927136769

Pioneer. One of the best comedians, and I don't just mean in PK.

— Fezaan Haroon (@FezaanH) May 12, 2020

Great personality, great artist , humble person, genuine talent !

— ambreen rauf (@ambreen34) May 12, 2020

"What a marvelous piece of art you shared," one user wrote. "Absolute genius the likes of whom are unrivalled," another wrote.

There were those that were happy to see a young Mohyeddin.

https://twitter.com/laprincessakhan/status/1260150262175539200

https://twitter.com/iMamoonRasheed/status/1260199495104593922

Looks like host was Zia Mohiuddin if I am not mistaken.

— Waqar (@mwaqarh) May 12, 2020

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