Amid broken economy and broken dreams, comedy came to our rescue. There were moments in this year when our favourite comics said words of wisdom and brought respite from failing at adulting. But here are the chosen ones.
Here are the 10 times when stand-up comics made 2019 bearable.
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Surviving at Parle-G, Genius!
Abijit Ganguly on throws some light on millennial couples who sure are living their life in style, but miserably failing at basic things, like cooking.
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Dog parents are the cutest
Well, not! Aakash Gupta talks about how parents still tend to accept the fault of their kids, Dog Parents never. It is never their doggo at fault, but you.
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On over-confident Indian bachelors
Nishant Suri knows the exact reason why Indian bachelors are different than bachelors of other countries. It’s their over-confidence that makes them distinct.
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A woman buying condoms. Wait, what?
Neeti Palta talks about a country that cannot say the word condom, and the way people react to this unusual sight of women buying condoms in India.
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True happiness lies in small-small things
Rahul Dua tells how we uselessly spend our life looking for sources of happiness, while true happiness lies in the little things.
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Men and consent rarely go together
Sanjay Rajoura talks in his usual sarcastic tone about Indian men’s lack of understanding regarding the concept of consent.
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On Information that makes no difference to our lives
Abhishek Upmanyu talks about the two types of information, one that impacts our life, another that is purely ‘gyaan’ and we can live without it.
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Unique talent of Mallu uncles unveiled
Kenny Sebastian on ‘Everything Mallu’ tells us something unique about Mallu uncles, which we feel fits aptly for almost all uncles.
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The spells that mums cast
Biswa Kalyan Rath in his stand-up special ‘Sushi’ talks about superpowers that Indian moms have such as finding hidden items or the items that hid themselves so that you cannot find them.
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The forever overflowing fridges of Indians
Azeem Banattawala shares how refrigerator of an Indian household has everything under the sun, including the tissue papers from Dominos. However, after a week of sincerity, the rules about where to keep what are somewhat relaxed.