The only other Indian talent in the same league is the Emmy award-winning Vir Das, who has performed at every major venue ...

Comedy and tragedy are intrinsically tied together: Comedy disarms tragedy and tragedy informs comedy, something that has been thoroughly documented by leading comedic scholars. The comedy scene in ...

Netflix has been producing and distributing original stand-up specials for well over a decade, with no indication that they are slowing down. In 2024 alone, the streaming service released more than 40 ...

For decades, Telugu audiences have consumed comedy as a familiar add-on — woven into films, packaged as slapstick, or reduced ...

Kunal Kamra quits stand-up amid legal woes & threats after viral special. Reflects India's comedy crackdown. Will he return?

MUMBAI, March 26 (Reuters) - Indian stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra faces police scrutiny for a performance seen to have criticised a key politician and ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fanning ...

With Zarna Garg's comedy career taking off like a minivan peeling out of the carpool line, the joke is on anyone who doubted that a Indian immigrant mom of 3 could pivot in her 40s from being a ...

Every day, India throws up headlines that boggle the imagination and tickle the funny bone. Here's The Telegraph Online's ...

There’s a quote that is often used to describe comedy: “We must laugh to keep us from crying.” Napoleon Bonaparte first said it, but over time, the words evolved, but the meaning remained the same: ...