Stand Up Comic
Vir Das to team up with streaming platform Netflix for fifth comedy special
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
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SC to take up contempt plea against comic artist Kunal Kamra after 4 weeks
The plea is seeking contempt against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary
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Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui released from Indore central jail
Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui walked out of Indore central jail late on Saturday night, a day after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a case for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Faruqui was released from the jail after the prison authorities received the order of the Supreme Court, an official of the jail said. Arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, Faruqui was in Indore jail since January 1. On Friday, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail after the Madhya Pradesh High Court had rejected his bail plea on January 28. The Apex court also stayed the production warrant issued against Faruqui by a court in Prayagraj in connection with an FIR lodged there. Eyewitnesses said that the comedian walked out of the jail silently and quietly possibly to avoid a backlash in the wake of accusations made against him. Mediapersons also flocked outside the jail after getting the news of his release. Sometime before his release, an official of the Indore central
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SC to Friday hear comedian Faruqui's plea against HC order denying him bail
Faruqui is accused of hurting religious sentiments
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Criticism of courts is growing, everyone at it: SC on comic's contempt case
SC gave three weeks to comic artist Rachita Taneja to file her reply on a plea seeking contempt action for her allegedly objectionable tweets against the judiciary
From Britannia, Taco Bell to Nykaa, brands jump on the comedy bandwagon
Comedy stars are harbingers of the age of influencers and a sign of the rising power of the digital medium
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