Stand-up Comedy

Vir Das becomes first Indian to host Int'l Emmy Awards, B'wood reacts

The 2024 International Emmys will be hosted by stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das. Vir posted a picture of himself alongside news on Instagram. He became the first Indian to host this esteemed event

Tanmay Bhat reacts to reports about his net worth being Rs 665 crore

Tanmay Bhat net worth: According to a report, the net worth of AIB co-founder is Rs 665 crore. However, the content creator rejected the claim and said that the number is "wildly off"

'Tried everything': Here's why Trevor Noah cancelled his Bangalore show

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

Who is Anubhav Singh Bassi, the stand-up comedian who made it to big screen

Anubhav Singh Bassi recently made his Bollywood debut in "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" along with Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. He was once a UPSC aspirant before being a stand-up comedian

Behind the laughter: Unmasking gender bias in the stand-up comedy circuit

Don't just humour us, say women comedians as they battle stereotypes, trolling and pay disparity

Popular comic-actor Raju Srivastava dies after 41 days in Delhi hospital

Celebrated comedian-actor Raju Srivastava died on Wednesday after over 40 days of hospitalisation here, said his brother Dipoo Srivastava. He was 58. Raju Srivastava suffered a heart attack on August 10 while working out at a hotel here. He was rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and underwent angioplasty. Since then, he was on the ventilator and never gained consciousness. "I got a call from the family about half-an-hour ago saying he is no more. It is really unfortunate news. He was fighting in the hospital for over 40 days," Dipoo Srivastava told PTI. Raju Srivastava was declared dead at 10.20 am, according to hospital sources. A familiar face in the entertainment industry since the 1980s, the comedian tasted unparalleled success after participating in the first season of the reality stand-up comedy show "The Great Indian Laughter Challenge" (2005). Raju Srivastava had also featured in Hindi films such as "Maine Pyar Kiya", "Baazigar", the remake of ..

Digvijaya Singh invites Kamra, Faruqui to hold comedy show in Bhopal

Singh on Monday invited stand-up comedians Kunal Kamra and Munawar Faruqui to hold a programme in Bhopal in the BJP-ruled MP after they were recently denied permission for shows in Bengaluru

Comedian Kunal Kamra says his Bengaluru shows cancelled after threats

Comedian Kunal Kamra on Wednesday said his upcoming stand-up shows, scheduled to be held in Bengaluru, have been cancelled after the organisers received threats

P Chidambaram slams 'Hindutva brigade' after cancellation of Faruqui's show

Senior Congress leader and former union minister P Chidambaram slammed the "Hindutva brigade" after the cancellation of stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's shows

SC grants interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui in case lodged in MP

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

Kunal Kamra defends his tweets in SC, says irreverence essential tool

The comedian said that he believes that there is growing culture in intolerance in this country, where taking offence is seen as a fundamental right

HC denies bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui, talks about fundamental duties

The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui who is accused of passing 'indecent' remarks about Hindu deities

Madhya Pradesh HC rejects stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's bail plea

Justice Rohit Arya of the Indore bench of the high court on Monday had reserved the order on their bail pleas

Of harmless humour & manufactured anger

The row over Tandav and the arrest of Munawar Faruqui are straight out of the political playbook successfully mastered by Muslim fundamentalists

Solution is to double down on comedy: Vir Das on trolling of comedians

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

A festival that wants to make us laugh in these easily outraged times

The fable serves to illustrate how the founding guru of the Sikh faith questioned unexamined rituals

Hannah Gadsby quits stand-up over 'abusive relationship' with comedy

Gadsby's tired of how queer people are supposed to behave a certain way

How funny business is drawing serious money in India

The art of selling humour has existed in India for decades, but stand-up comedy was once the sole preserve of the West