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, ...
The Print on MSN

Stand-up comics versus Bollywood. What a post-mortem looked like

Bollywood Post-Mortem at Delhi’s Bipin Chandra Pal Auditorium on 13 June was a satirical critique of the Indian film industry ...
The New York Times

Comics Performing in Hindi Are Selling Out Shows Across the U.S.

America is becoming a second home for Hindi comedy. By Saurabh Datar This article is also a weekly newsletter. Sign up for Race/Related here. Many people celebrate their birthday with a few friends ...
India West

Zakir Khan To Be First Hindi Comic To Headline Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK, NY — Indian stand-up comedian Zakir Khan will headline Madison Square Garden on August 17, marking the first time a Hindi-language performer leads a show at the iconic New York venue. The ...

Stand-up comedy show controversy: MBBS student sent on forced leave

KEM’s decision follows its preliminary inquiry, which found Pawar’s comments to be “objectionable and insensitive” and falling short of the standards of dignity, empathy and professional ...

Comedy is more challenging in age of memes and reels, feels Akshay Kumar, praises stand-up comics

Akshay Kumar has opened up about how doing comedy is getting tougher in an age where audiences do not only look at films for ...

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

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 ...