Standup comedy
Raju Srivastava: The man behind a million laughs
September 21, 2022
He started his career doing small roles in films such as Tezaab (1988), an action thriller, starring Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor, or playing the role of a truck cleaner in Salman Khan starrer Maine Pyar Kiya (1989) and a college student in Baazigar (1989). Though he got meatier...
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Female comedians in India battle the dark side of standup comedy
July 27, 2020
Even as more women get into stand up comedy in India, they face online abuses, sexual harassment and physical threats from social media trolls almost every day.
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New age stand-up comics of India
March 30, 2020
With smartphones becoming a way of life, social media has become a powerful tool to reach the audience. Venturing into this, many new age comics from India decided to share their bone-tickling content on YouTube, attracting a great response. Here are some of them. With a userbase...
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