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Vir Das will also become the first Indian to host the International Emmy Awards scheduled to take place in New York City on November 25 this year
The Great Indian Kapil Show is ready for another season on OTT giant Netflix. The OTT platform shared a teaser on Wednesday featuring cast of the show
Kartik Aaryan confirms that he is set to make a return to the comedy genre; the actor has signed up for the sequel of Pati Patni Aur Woh. The shooting will soon go on floors
Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart's publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. Newhart, best remembered now as the star of two hit television shows of the 1970s and 1980s that bore his name, launched his career as a standup comic in the late 1950s. He gained nationwide fame when his routine was captured on vinyl in 1960 as "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart," which went on to win a Grammy Award as album of the year. While other comedians of the time, including Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, Alan King, and Mike Nichols and Elaine May, frequently got laughs with their aggressive attacks on modern mores, Newhart was an anomaly. His outlook was modern, but he rarely raised his voice above a hesitant, almost stammering delivery. His only prop was a telephone, used to pretend to hold a ...
Comedian Aashish Solanki has taken down a roast video on YouTube after Ashneer Grover allegedly forced him to do so. Here's what happened
The title of Kapil Sharma's new show has been revealed. Kapil Sharma is set to make his OTT debut on Netflix with 'The Great Indian Kapil Show'
Veteran actor Junior Mehmood, known for his roles in films like 'Kati Patang' and 'Aan Milo Sajna' among others, is currently battling with stage four cancer
The 51st International Emmy Awards 2023 was held on November 20, 2023. Vir Das won his first Emmy Award for comedy, while Ekta Kapoor received the prestigious International Directorate Award
Kapil Shama is all set to make his comeback on OTT platform Netflix after a few months break. The comedy TV show is about to start again soon
The third instalment of the Hindi comedy movie Fukrey is released today. Where all Fukreys could be seen making the audience laugh with their witty dialogue
In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Trevor Noah said that the team tried everything but he ultimately could not perform due to sound issues
The Indian comedy galactic cluster lost its brightest star in the form of Raju Shrivastav, who passed away around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at AIIMS, New Delhi.
Jean Smart took home the Emmy for best actress in a comedy series for her performance in 'Hacks' at the 74th annual Television Academy Awards
Star comedian Raju Srivastava's condition is serious and his brain has also stopped functioning, says fellow comedian Sunil Pal
Srivastava was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here after he suffered a heart attack on August 10. The 58-year-old stand-up comic underwent an angioplasty the same day
Comedy-drama TV series Ted Lasso will return with its third season very soon on Apple TV
Faruqui and four others were arrested on January 1 following a complaint by a BJP MLA's son that alleged objectionable remarks about Hindu deities and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were passed by him
Actor-comedian Vir Das says it's not always easy to create comedy when people are quick to take offence but the only answer to online trolling is to double down on humour
The internet is now a cultural hotspot as Indian artists sing, dance and act online for the homebound. Amrita Singh logs in