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Gaurav Gupta talks first special Market Down Hai, writing process, and the ease of drawing humour from personal life
Shreemayee Das • 4 years agoGaurav 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
Pooja Bhula • 5 years agoOn 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
Shreyapaul • 7 years agoAnirban 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
Ians • 7 years agoComedian-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'
Abhinav Jai Singh • 7 years ago"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
Fp Staff • 8 years agoThe news of Aditi Mittal's show comes two weeks after she criticised Amazon Prime for hiring zero female comedians for a comedy segment.