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Comicstaan season 2 review: Amazon Prime show promotes safe jokes and insipid deliveries
Shreyapaul • 6 years agoWhile Comicstaan's first season was thought-provoking and new, the second instalment seems lacklustre at best
Comicstaan season 2 trailer: Abish Mathew, Urooj Ashfaq host upcoming instalment of stand-up comedy contest series
Fp Staff • 6 years agoComicstaan season 2 will premiere on Amazon Prime on 12 July.
#MeToo in India: Aditi Mittal issues apology after Kaneez Surka levels harassment allegation on Twitter
Fp Staff • 6 years agoComic-host Kaneez Surka accused comedienne Aditi Mittal of sexually harassing her in 2016 at an event, in her own MeToo account shared on 10 October.
Nishant Suri declared winner of Amazon Prime Video's Comicstaan; Rahul Dua is runner-up
Fp Staff • 7 years agoComicstaan was hosted by Abhish Mathew and Sumukhi Suresh and judged by Biswa Kalyan Rath, Kanan Gill, Tanmay Bhat, Kenny Sebastian, Sapan Verma, Naveen Richard and Kaneez Surka
Comicstaan: From politicians to godmen, privilege is the punchline in Amazon's new reality show
Shreyapaul • 7 years agoPunching up to privilege, Comicstaan spares no one. Politicians, godmen and even the dead face the acidic humour that most contestants have to offer.
Comicstaan: Tanmay Bhat, Kanan Gill, Kaneez Surka on Amazon's upcoming show and all things comedy
Devanshsharma • 7 years agoTen comedians who will be seen mentoring upcoming comics on the talent hunt show reveal their breakthrough moments years ago, in the absence of a Comicstaan
Stand-up for feminism: Indian women comics are making patriarchy the punch-line in their acts
Priya Alika Elias • 7 years agoWomen comics in India excel at couching trenchant social commentary in seemingly ordinary jokes | #FirstCulture
AIB addresses sexism in their sketches, says 'will work harder to create content that's inclusive'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoIndia's leading comedy group, All India Bakchod (AIB) was recently called out online for the sexism in their videos, which is often overlooked.
TLC's first Indian Queen of Comedy Niveditha Prakasam on having the last laugh, future plans
Anvishamanral • 7 years agoFirstpost caught up with Niveditha Prakasam, fresh off her victory in TLC's Queens of Comedy. Here are a few excerpts from our conversation.
Watch: Mallika Dua, Kaneez Surka reprise roles in AIB's If Apps Were People 2
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAll India Bakchod is back with the second installment of its hit series If Apps Were People. The video stars Mallika Dua and Kaneez Surka among others.