Comedian Agrima Joshua apologises for joke about Shivaji statue after row erupts

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has instructed the police to take legal action against her for the remarks made at a show over a year ago.

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· Jul 12, 2020 · 08:05 am

Ashish Shakya on stand-up comedy: ‘You need to have passion and the ability to keep it alive’

Ashish Shakya is one of the five mentors who will coach celebrities to perform in the Amazon Prime series ‘One Mic Stand’.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Nov 09, 2019 · 08:00 am

‘Comicstaan 2’ finalists Aakash Gupta and Samay Raina recall their experiences on the show

The finale of the Amazon Prime Video series is out on August 16.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Aug 16, 2019 · 11:00 am

‘Comicstaan’ winner Nishant Suri: ‘You work better when you are on stage as you are in real life’

Nishant Suri was recently declared the winner of the first season of Amazon Prime’s comedy reality series.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Aug 22, 2018 · 08:15 am

Amazon Prime’s ‘Comicstaan’ is breaking records, but is it doing justice to Indian stand-up comedy?

The reality TV show provides a glimpse into India’s growing open mic culture, but is trapped by a poor format fit.

Sushmita Sundaram

· Aug 08, 2018 · 11:30 am

‘Nanette’ doesn’t just upend comedy, it is a piercing commentary on power and shame

At its heart, Hannah Gadsby’s ‘anti-comedy’ show on Netflix speaks about the heavy toll of living life as an outlier.

Harsimran Gill

· Jul 11, 2018 · 07:30 pm

From Netaji to Kolkata’s favourite cusswords, nothing is off the table for this stand-up comic

Anirban Dasgupta uses his hometown, Kolkata, as fodder in his new stand-up special on Amazon Prime Video.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jun 29, 2018 · 03:30 pm

‘The fact that a stand-up act has no message becomes funny’: Rahul Subramanian on his Amazon special

His apolitical humour is built around the perspective of a middle-class urban man in his thirties.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Mar 29, 2018 · 11:30 am

The rise, fall and rise of Kapil Sharma: For now, the comedian has the last laugh

After a public spat with a co-star and a dip in his show’s ratings, the funny man from Amritsar is poised to make a strong comeback.

Soumya Rao

· Nov 01, 2017 · 09:15 am

Watch: Which camp do you belong to, Ilaiyaraaja or AR Rahman?

Stand-up comedian Jagan Krishnan has some answers for both sets of followers.

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· Oct 30, 2017 · 07:15 am

Watch: Some of the biggest comedians crash Netflix’s most iconic shows

There were some unlikely characters on ‘House of Cards’, ‘Stranger Things’, ‘The Crown’ and ‘Orange is the New Black.’

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· Sep 22, 2017 · 12:24 pm

Stand-up comic Bharti Singh: ‘Comedy Dangal is one level up in my career’

Bharti Singh and Anu Malik judge the show, which pits stand-up comics against actors.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Aug 26, 2017 · 08:15 am