What are you waiting for? Get set to lighten up your mood and grin widely.

Amazon Funnies (Amazon Prime Video)

What better than having 14 stand-up comics working together to entertain you and spread some laughter? Amazon added a cherry on top of the cake of festivities with Amazon Funnies – Prime Day Special.  It featured a stellar line-up of 14 comedians – Sumit Sourav, Karthik Kumar, Aishwarya Mohanraj, Shreeja Chaturvedi, Nishant Tanwar, Neeti Palta, Sapan Verma, Sumukhi Suresh, Gaurav Kapoor, Urooj Ashfaq, Rahul Subramanian, Nishant Suri, Rahul Dua, and Anubhav Singh Bassi – who performed a 10-minute set every hour. They covered everything from movies to breakups, to gymming and wedding. If you haven’t watched it yet, you are missing the miniature doses of happiness.

Vir Das for India (Netflix)

After the release of two comedy specials on Netflix – Losing It and Abroad Understanding, Vir Das came up with another special ‘Vir Das for India’ early this year. The special talks about his life spent growing up in India, mentioning India’s favourite Parle G, Old Monk and chyawanprash. What’s amazing about this man is, he finds the funny side about everyday things that make us truly Indian. This special is truly special. Why? Because it is filled with some hearty laughs and nostalgia.

Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gill (Netflix)

This show is all about Kanan Gill revisiting his 15-year-old self by the means of a letter that he wrote to himself – the older-Kanan, when he was 15. He goes through the letter which included a list of goals; he evaluates his achievement count and how far he has come in life. The tone Kanan maintains throughout is certainly a poignant one, but his subtle and witty comments rolled into one leaves everyone rolling with laughter.

Comicstaan (Amazon Prime Video)

Comicstaan, both Season 1 and 2 are the reality shows that feature aspiring comics – most of them are widely recognised now. So, Comicstaan showcases the talent of budding comedians who are groomed under the guidance of Kaneez Surka, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Kanan Gill, Kenny Sebastian, Abish Mathew, Sumukhi Suresh, Zakir Khan, Neeti Patla and Urooj Ashfaq. Their comic timing and extra-ordinary sets will leave you splits. What’s more? You also get to these contestants rehearse for their shows, yes, the behind the scenes part, and how they structure a perfect laughter-inducing set.

Pushpavalli (Amazon Prime Video)

Are you looking for a comedy show and not really a stand-up special? Then Pushpavalli, both Season 1 and 2 are your go-to options. Starring Sumukhi Suresh, Pushapavalli is the story of a girl who is obsessed with a boy she has never dated. The show is laced with witty one-liners and relatable situations which will plaster a smile on your face. Sumukhi’s impeccable comic timing steals the show and she delivers a performance to remember. If you haven’t watched it yet, this show could offer you some light-hearted laughter.

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Femapalooza: the brainchild of Jeeya Sethi

Femapalooza is the brainchild of Jeeya Sethi, who has donned many hats: actor, stand-up comedian, improviser and producer. For her, humour just for women is a way to make progress in a deeply patriarchal Indian society. A society where rape and gender bias are hot-button issues and women are widely expected to adhere to conservative stereotypes. It basically works on the principle that you are a woman and so is your entire audience, so you can shed all your inhibitions and talk on any topic that you like. The best part? They would totally empathize with you.

35 shows and counting

There have been other acclaimed women-only shows such as “Leddis Night” by online magazine Ladies Finger and “Disgust Me” by stand-up comedian Sumukhi Suresh. Femapalooza too, has organised more than 35 shows in different cities over the past three years. It offers “a safe and friendly environment for women comics” as Jeeya puts it.

At the show held in New Delhi, 13 comedians, aged between 17 and 37, tried out their jokes on an audience of around 30 women. Setup was an intimate, dimly lit room. Some of them were apprehensive about the response from the crowd, but the women in the audience laughed on every punchline. That was indeed a relief for the performers. Punchlines like “Women don’t enjoy wearing thongs… I am pretty sure a man invented them,” got roaring laughter from the crowd.

Many of the performers, especially first-timers feel that they are more comfortable sharing their jokes with a women-only crowd. Why? Because there’s no pressure to please men. It was not only the first-timers or the amateurs though, the New Delhi show, also had a surprise act lined up – Aditi Mittal. She is the one of the very few female stand-up comedians who has been able to prove that women can be funny too and they are!

Male comics & comics

After the male comics ‘complained’ about the women-only events, Jeeya went ahead and organised one where both men and women performed. That was not without a twist though; the show introduced men as male comics on stage and women simply as comics, Sethi said, to show “how weird it sounds”.

Platforms such as Femapalooza have helped bring more women onto the comedy circuit. Its audience has grown as word has spread, and rightly so. After all, why should boys have all the fun!

UPCOMING SHOW

Fortunately, the next FemaPalooza event is happening soon!

Date & Time: 14 Oct, 5:30 PM & 7:30 PM
Venue: Dance Theatre Godrej: NCPA, Mumbai
Tix: ₹708 Onwards

Cast: Jeeya Sethi, Sonali Thakker, Aishwarya Mohanraj, Niveditha Prakasam, Pavitra Shetty & Aditi Mittal

The 4th time at NCPA FemaPalooza is back with a finest line-up that will certainly leave you rolling on the floor laughing. Take your mothers, sisters, MILs, daughters, granddaughters, and BFFs to this unique show, a ladies night out should be like this!

Book Here: https://in.bookmyshow.com/mumbai/plays/femapalooza-a-unique-show-for-women-by-women/ET00083419

ALSO READ: 5 FUNNIEST COMEDIENNES IN INDIA

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