The malignant ‘Monday Allergy’ is an epidemic. And this epidemic has caused many a brilliant straight-laced boardroom guys to foray into comedy. Jeeveshu Ahluwalia is one such stand-up comedian who followed the same path. He quit his corporate job of 16 years and took the stand-up stage by storm. “It was an experience to…
Have you ever laughed so hard that you peed a little in your pants? Don’t be embarrassed, that is the highest compliment you can pay a comedian! Sahil Shah is one such comedian, with the wits to make you laugh till you cry or pee in your pants. It’s a fact! A jovial, and upstanding…
Offstage Sneha might possess a shy disposition, but when she gets on, she is confidence and liveliness personified! Having appeared in a number of comedy videos with other popular comedians like Sanjay Manaktala and Sumukhi Suresh, apart from writing and performing her own sketches for the stage and her YouTube channel, Sneha is steadily making…
His parents hoped he would be a lawyer, and Maz Jobrani almost became one. However, the comedian in him was too strong to ignore and he chose to make audiences laugh instead. He is a familiar face beyond comedy as well, given his numerous roles in TV shows and movies, but comedy is his one…
No introductions needed. Ruling the comedy scene through stand-up and sketches on his YouTube channel, Sanjay Manaktala has gone from being the amusing NRI with the accent to a serious name in comedy. I was sitting in a hotel, bored after 8pm. I saw these pubs and clubs having comedy shows and thought that I…
Steve Hofstetter has made his mark in comedy in multiple roles: stand-up artist, radio and TV personality, producer, and writer. One can only dream of possessing such talent. Graduating as the dot com bubble burst made that (becoming a writer) difficult. I was looking for something to pass time, and I stumbled into stand-up comedy.”…
Jason Horton wears many hats in the comedy space – writer, producer, actor and performer. Bursting with the skill to make people laugh, repeatedly; he is a delight to watch. His YouTube channel ‘Jason Horton’ is immensely popular, with his videos reaching over 35 million views. Talking about his foray into video sketches, he says,…
What started out as a mere interest has turned into a serious passion. Zubair Sarookh famous for his short video sketches has steadily gained a huge following in a short time. That’s proof of just how good he is. His comedy sketches are particularly popular because of the relatable and simple scenarios depicted. Zubair got…
Early birds get the juiciest of worms. Well, the rib-tickling, laughter-inducing, breathlessly-joke-cracking comic Atul Khatri is one of such early birds on the stand-up comedy scene in India. In fact Atul considers himself ‘ancient’. His early start perhaps is what has him cracking the juiciest and absolutely bang-on jokes. Most know him from East India…
Early birds get the juiciest of worms. Well, the rib-tickling, laughter-inducing, breathlessly-joke-cracking comic Atul Khatri is one of such early birds on the stand-up comedy scene in India. In fact Atul considers himself ‘ancient’. His early start perhaps is what has him cracking the juiciest and absolutely bang-on jokes. Most know him from East India…
Taking it all in a stride, right to the next joke is Pooja Vijay. This original female comedian turned her struggles in a new city into tummy splitting laughs. Pooja just can’t stop her masala stories that she picks out from her daily life – from being a South Indian in Delhi to being a…