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 ...

Indian stand-up fans as Russell Peters brings his Relax World Tour back to the country. Spanning seven cities in one month, ...

Stand-up comedian Pranit More may not have lifted the trophy, but emerging as the second runner-up for ‘Big Bos 19’ has earned him a loyal fanbase. The Salman Khan hosted show saw Gaurav Khanna take ...

Zakir Khan is the guest at Express Adda in Mumbai today. He is in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The ...

In the UK, new schemes to support mental health are introducing to people an unexpected skill: stand-up comedy.

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?

At a time when even a mildly worded tweet can spark outrage, a parallel universe exists inside comedy clubs: one where people ...

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 ...

Watching comedy grow in Bengaluru was like seeing a forest become a city, state some of the pioneers in the city's comic ...