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Stand up comedy

  • A Pakistani comedian on Munawar Faruqui: ‘At some point, your art is simply not worth your life’

    A Pakistani comedian on Munawar Faruqui: ‘At some point, your art is simply not worth your life’

    Shehzad Ghias Shaikh
    · Dec 01, 2021 · 09:00 am
  • We won’t allow comedian Munawar Faruqui’s shows in Gujarat, says Bajrang Dal, threatens organisers

    We won’t allow comedian Munawar Faruqui’s shows in Gujarat, says Bajrang Dal, threatens organisers

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 27, 2021 · 09:06 am
  • 2017: The year India’s stand-up comics took a stroll even as they had a chance to run wild

    2017: The year India’s stand-up comics took a stroll even as they had a chance to run wild

    Devarsi Ghosh
    · Dec 30, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • Watch: Stand up comic Alexander Babu on 'Tambram uncles', minority appeasement, and Carnatic music

    Watch: Stand up comic Alexander Babu on 'Tambram uncles', minority appeasement, and Carnatic music

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 31, 2016 · 01:00 pm
  • Why is it taking so much time? The universe is expanding: Biswa Kalyan Rath on time-travelling taxis

    Why is it taking so much time? The universe is expanding: Biswa Kalyan Rath on time-travelling taxis

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 18, 2016 · 01:00 pm
  • Watch: This nervous stand-up comic plays at being awkward, Indian style

    Watch: This nervous stand-up comic plays at being awkward, Indian style

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 06, 2016 · 06:00 pm
  • 'Don't worry gold man of Pimpri, I got your back.' Comedian Hari Kondabolu explains Indianness

    'Don't worry gold man of Pimpri, I got your back.' Comedian Hari Kondabolu explains Indianness

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 18, 2016 · 05:00 pm