Indian Stand Up Comedy

Gaurav Gupta talks first special Market Down Hai, writing process, and the ease of drawing humour from personal life

Gaurav Gupta, whose first special Market Down Hai releases on Amazon Prime Video, opens up on his transition from dentistry to stand-up comedy and discovering his own comedic style.

As coronavirus lockdown hits India's comedy scene, many faced with financial crunch, uncertain future

On social media, comedians are finding ways to make followers laugh during the lockdown, but for them it’s no laughing time.

Anirban Dasgupta on his love-hate relationship with hometown Kolkata and Amazon special Take It Easy

Anirban Dasgupta's Take It Easy is much more than Kolkata bashing. He talks about his experiences in the city and crack jokes on them.

Indian content should have advance-apologies from artistes, says comedian Vir Das

Comedian-actor Vir Das believes that Indian film or TV content should have an advance apology from artistes before showing the footage or scenes.

Rahul Subramanian on the Indian stand-up comedy scene: 'I want comics to be able to say anything'

"I tell jokes about whatever I think is funny. For me, it's a natural process. Whatever makes me giggle becomes a joke. My humour is very random. I'm too lazy to create a process," says Rahul Subramanian in an interview to Firstpost.

Stand-up comedian Aditi Mittal to have own Netflix show Things They Wouldn't Let Me Say

The news of Aditi Mittal's show comes two weeks after she criticised Amazon Prime for hiring zero female comedians for a comedy segment.