1. How did you develop interest in stand-up comedy? What was your first stage experience like?

When I was 20 years old, I started watching Stand-up Comedy, so much that I wasn’t watching anything else at one point. I looked up Indian stand-up comics and that’s how it all started. My first time was addictive. Before I went to the venue, I told my colleagues the jokes I was going to perform and no one laughed. Then I went to the venue, puked in the restroom just before going up on stage and it didn’t go as bad. I had people laughing at one point. I kept returning to the stage.

2. How has the journey been so far? Were there any challenges that you had to face?

It’s been good. There have been ups and downs. There’s so much more to achieve and a lot of do that it feels like we’ve just started, and by we I mean, me and my comedic genius. There have been challenges, in mostly understanding what’s funny. That’s such a huge challenge! It’s paramount.

3. What was the reaction of your family when they got to know about your encounter with stand-up comedy?

I didn’t tell them that I was serious about it until I finished 2 years. Initially the conversations involved it being a hobby. But over time they gave up.

4. Any take on regional comedy?

It’s incredible to perform in a regional language and it’s only going to get bigger.

5. Any experience with annoying audience member?

Too many to pen down. But I’ve mostly the memory of either making them laugh eventually or shutting them up if they said something or yelled at the top of my voice at them in a restroom in my mind.

6. Any bombing moment you’d like to share?

Again, so many. My first time performing outdoors where no one was paying attention. The wind blew and the back drop fell on stage almost crushing me and I had everyone’s attention for 3 seconds and then they went back to ignoring me. Oh! Such memories are precious.

7. Who is your favourite comic?

There are many. George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Patrice O Neal, Bill Burr.

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Cricket, Football & Bollywood Lines

He talks about how he likes some sports more than others and how he likes football more than other sports, because it’s interesting. So much that commentators need not say anything except players’ names. He also mentions why he doesn’t like cricket. Shankar adds, how fielders in the game of cricket are lonely even though they are a part of the team, especially the guy standing at the boundary. He reminds us of those Rs. 15 crazy balls that made us crazy in our childhood. You blink, you miss – that was how cool that ball was.

Shankar Chugani in this video also talks about his career as a copywriter, wherein he wrote for a restaurant that uses cheesy Bollywood lines. And trust us, we are floored by his copywriting skills

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Engineering, Big Brother & Chocolates

In this video, Shankar talks about his family, his friends and how he stopped eating chocolates.

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