The Awadh Punch (or Oudh Punch) was an Urdu satirical weekly published from Lucknow, India from 1877 to 1937,[1] It was launched on Jan 16, 1877 and was founded and edited by Munshi Sajjad Husain.

[2] It was modeled on Punch, a London-based weekly magazine from which it also derived its name.

[3] Some of its notable contributors were Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar, Syed Mohammad Azad, Tribhavan Nath Hijr, Machchu Baig Sitam Zareef, Javala Prashad Barq, Ahmed Ali Shauq Qidvai and Akbar Allahabadi.

[2] The paper was one of the first to publish political satire, especially protesting British rule, in India.

[2] The third and last attempt to revive it was published by Ahmad Jamal Pasha in 1959 and closed in 1962.