Stand Up Special

With a fourth Netflix stand-up comedy special, how Vir Das turned the lockdown into a joke

Vir Das started 2020 as the only Indian comedian with three Netflix comedy specials to boot, and ended the year as the only Indian comedian who now has four Netflix comedy specials attached to his name.

Vir Das on his new lockdown special, Inside Out: 'I underestimated how vulnerable people were'

Vir Das reflects on how and why this new special came into being, his creative process during the lockdown and how much he misses performing live

Coronavirus outbreak: A guide to films, shows, podcasts to indulge in during this period of self-quarantine

In times of social distancing and isolation during the coronavirus outbreak, the best one could do to entertain oneself through various shows, films, and podcasts.

Why Sumukhi Suresh can't help but leave a bit (or a lot) of herself in her fiction show and stand-up special

Comic Sumukhi Suresh discusses presenting a rare female 'stalker' in her Amazon Prime Original Pushpavalli, and why she refrains from big-girl jokes now.

Rohan Joshi's Wake N' Bake paints the perfect picture of a thinking individual in trying political times

Comedian Rohan Joshi attempts to simplify the burden of being a responsible celebrity in his new stand-up special on Amazon Prime Video India, Wake N' Bake.

Dave Chappelle's Sticks & Stones review: Controversial, insightful stand-up special offends and questions ‘cancel culture’

David Chappelle's set raises the question of who sets the moral standards for comedy? Everyone will have their own personal line they would not want humour to cross.

With Netflix's Right Now, Aziz Ansari enjoys the get-out-of-jail free card he demands from society

Aziz Ansari's new special is not exactly hilarious but very relevant socially

Growing review: Amy Schumer’s new stand-up special on Netflix relies more on shock value than solid content

Comedienne and actress Amy Schumer’s new stand-up special, Growing, could have been a runaway hit, had it not been for one snag — while Schumer is funny enough in parts, and manages to address some important and relevant points about womanhood, she is astonishingly inconsistent in doing so.

Amy Schumer Growing: Trainwreck star's second Netflix stand-up comedy special to release on 19 March

Amy Schumer shared the news via an Instagram post announcing the special