To take down priests, rulers or rich merchants using the sharpest words and imagery is as Indian and as ancient as daal-bhaat — the stand-up genre has simply come and joined this as a tributary ...

In the 1990s and early 2000s, Indian comedy was a gentler, more inclusive affair. It used to be more nuanced and safer.

By Dilip Bobb Bulldozer justice has become a thorn in the side of justice, particularly in the BJP-ruled states of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, with the authorities carrying out demolitions of ...

Comedian Kunal Kamra's joke on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde during a stand-up act triggered a political slugfest, making political and national headlines. Many ...