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7 Indian stand-up comedians made into headlines for controversies: Pranit More's 'Peak Gurgaon content' to Samay Raina's 'India's got latent'

India, June 8 -- The Indian stand-up comedy scene has seen significant changes over the last decade or so. From an underground phenomenon, stand-up comedy in India has blossomed into a mainstream ...

Comedian Anand Rathnam on his debut special and decade-long stand-up career

Join comedian Anand Rathnam as he shares insights from his debut special, "Bollywood is Racist," exploring comedy, culture, ...
Deccan Herald

When laughter sells: How podcast and stand-up's are becoming Bollywood's new promotional stages

Bollywood stars are turning to podcasts, YouTube shows and stand-up comedy to promote films. Viral clips, candid chats and influencer-led content are reshaping movie marketing, audience engagement and ...
The New Indian Express

Consent, crowd ratification and crassness: stand-up comedy under scanner again

NEW DELHI: One comedy show where an audience member says Rs 370 spent on biryani entitles him to sexual intimacy and describes in graphic detail his advances on an unwilling woman. Another where a ...

‘Good comedy doesn’t come at the cost of the oppressed,’ says Standup Sabari

Before audiences knew him as Standup Sabari, Sabareesh Narayanan spent his days working in marketing. He started performing back in 2017, when Malayalam stand-u ...