Comedy Routines
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2020 yearender: New comics rolled out the best funnies
Among the veterans who released superb specials were Kenny Sebastian and Kanan Gill.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Hannah Gadsby’s new show is a deft comedy about women – and autism
‘Douglas’ is not earth-shattering the way ‘Nanette’ was, but then nothing could be.
Jana Perkovic, The Conversation
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Did Michelle Wolf cross the thin line of comedy at the White House Correspondents’ dinner?
The comedian hired to do the ‘roast’ at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been criticised for going too far. Here’s why she didn’t.
Will Kaufman, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Watch what happens when digital assistants Siri, Alexa, Cortana try stand-up comedy
‘None of them should ever be actual stand-up comedians.’
Scroll Staff
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Watch: This comedy routine shows why freedom of expression is no laughing matter
"Let's shout with each other about the same thing."
Scroll Staff
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'I just said to myself, eyebrow out': Watch Alec Baldwin on playing Donald Trump
The market for playing Donald Trump on TV is highly competitive, it appears.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: This comedian's memories of what went wrong in school will resonate with (almost) everyone
The perils of Hindi: 'Daśamalava sounds like a rejected character from Ramayan.'
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Stand up comic Alexander Babu on 'Tambram uncles', minority appeasement, and Carnatic music
“Alex you are a Christian, but you are a yoga teacher, that’s amazing man.”
Scroll Staff
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Watch: A comic artist is blown away by his Uber driver (but does he betray a class bias?)
Sapan Verma was impressed by his swag.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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This hilarious video lists all the reasons 2017 will be great again (and it packs a message too)
It's a less-than-subtle ad, but it's a true commentary on the year gone by.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Comic Eddie Izzard offers an unreliable explanation of the origin of the Heimlich manoeuvre
Henry Heimlich, who is widely credited with inventing the life-saving technique, died on Saturday.
Scroll Staff
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Video: Sawan Dutta pokes fun at Bengalis again, this time in Amsterdam (but how long can she go on?)
"I love the hotels, but I don't like the cooking...so I add mustard oil, when no one is looking."
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I