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8 rising comedians to watch out for!

Humour Sapiens — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:12:27 +0000

Since AIB’s fallout, India’s comedy scene is seeing many new names taking over the limelight and emerging as promising artists. Most are recognized from the comedy show ‘Comicstaan’ that gets aired on Amazon Prime Video. Now, with the major player taking a fall, the stage is set for the players who are competing to establish their primacy in the world of stand-up comedy.

And these players are sure a delight to watch! Here’s a roundup of 8 rising comedians to watch out for!

1. Prashasti Singh: From being a 10^th boards topper in Amethi, pursuing engineering, then MBA, and having a successful corporate run, to becoming a comedian is absolutely an unconventional way to fame. She starred in the first season of Comicstaan.

2. Kumar Varun: Married and has an MBA – that’s the information you will gather from his Youtube videos. His first ever stand-up video got 2.6 million views in mere three months. If you have been a fan of AIB’s Honest Engineering Campus Placements videos, you would probably recognize him as Failure. However, in real life, this engineer scored 9.06 CGPA, passed the CAT with a 99.3 percentile and completed his MBA from Faculty of Management Studies in Delhi. He came across his partner in Random Chikibum – Rahul Subramanian during his corporate stint at Mahindra. Together, they went on to win the Comedy Hunt organised by OML in 2015. Kumar Varun has starred in Amazon Prime’s Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare and appeared in TLC’s Queens vs Kings.

3. Aakash Gupta: As an active performer of the theatre club of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Aakash Gupta honed his stage skills, and as per him improv comedy liberated him as a performer after which he decided to sign up for different kinds of comedy opportunities. After performing at open mic gigs for 2 years, he felt confident enough to upload two videos on YouTube in 2017, which are nothing less than a hilarious ride. Gupta is currently writing a solo one-hour show and planning to go for a multi-city tour in August.

4. Supriya Joshi: Most of us know her as Supaar Woman on social media. She was very recently seen on Comicstaan’s second season. Insider described her as, “caped crusader battling the pointlessness of life, one meme at a time.” She even made it to the Verve magazine’s (Em)Power List for getting back at fat-shaming trolls, gracefully.

5. Rahul Dua: Attaining the second spot in Comicstaan 1, Rahul Dua is beginning to get into the genre of political satire. He believes we are way behind in terms of stand-up comedy in comparison to international standards and wants to hone his skills before diversifying.

6. Nishant Suri: He describes himself as an ‘introvert comic’ and this introverted funny man won Comicstaan 1. Being an engineer turned investment banker turned wedding photographer, he decided to explore yet another field of comedy. He is loved for much relatable, self-depreciating humour. Suri along with Rahul Dua do live shows together and plans to go on tour in November this year.

7. Raunaq Rajani: His comic sense developed as a shield to cover his low self-esteem, or so he says. He had dreams of becoming a real estate agent, but eventually, comedy turned out to be a viable option for him. He came to light as a Comicstaan contestant. Rajani wants to create his one-hour show to tour across the country.

8. Anubhav Singh Bassi: Former Supreme Court lawyer is a hilarious storyteller. His video Cheating was no less than a fun masterpiece. His ‘Bas Kar Bassi’ is a 50-minute show on his lifestyle choices and career, that he performs in multiple cities, including Bhopal, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Gurugram, Surat, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Kolkata and Mumbai.

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Rahul Dua: This Stand-up Comic is Relatable AF

Humour Sapiens — Wed, 15 May 2019 04:38:26 +0000

Our everyday lives make for fun telltales, and comedian Rahul Dua is someone who is capable of turning these funny situations into hilarious acts. He was a participant on Amazon Prime’s Comicstaan and his acts are relatable AF.

He believes that stand-up comedy is a lot like entrepreneurship as it requires creating new material for a show which is pretty much similar to starting a new venture and caters to a particular type of audience.

We bet you didn’t know that Dua is an electronic and communication engineer from Thapar University and went on to pursue an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi.

Fancy, isn’t it?

However, this school and college topper wasn’t always into comedy. Being a humour sapien is what just happened to him.

His inclination towards comedy began by making fun of his job during the break time. We have no doubts that Rahul Dua would leave everyone cracking with laughter. This was the trigger and Rahul started unwinding at open mics during his weekends, and fortunately for us, he eventually decided to try it out for himself.

Here we share two of his videos:

Rahul talks about little little happiness he relishes, and him being pseudo-rich.

Want to know how Trump is an expert in building walls around the world.

From the Comicstaan, his bit with Prashasti Singh is over favourite. Check out Episode 6 of Season 1.

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Review: Gaurav Kapoor’s Hahakaar

Humour Sapiens — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:42:10 +0000

Comedians narrating their sets in languages other than English have grown vastly, especially the ones from North India. In spite of being a sub-genre, audience can still be seen enthusiastically huddling for the shows. Hindi speaking comics do pose a challenge in presenting a distinctive voice, but it is comedians like Gaurav Kapoor who make their shows an enjoyable ride! Gaurav Kapoor’s Hahakaar is a story about a middle class North Indian man’s way of dealing with ordeals.

HahaKaar has Gaurav’s personal narratives woven finely in the threads of relatability. This keen observation and delivery left us cracking.

Here are the bits that we enjoyed:

To start off, Gaurav talks about the venue, the full house, admiring himself. Stating that a small setting allows him to write ‘Sold Out’ anytime on Facebook.

He smoothly moves on to a bit about housing in Mumbai, mentioning about the two misused words in English Language – ‘Just’ & ‘Only’.

He further went on to educate us on the correct usage of the word ‘ONLY’.

Transitioning to office setups, he raises a valid point that ‘HRs are obsessed with Fridays, aka, Fun Fridays’.

What we loved was his bit about his job at a call center. Packed with jokes about his conversation with a caller in English, and how he explained him the concept of spending and over-spending with a special mention of bedsheets. Also, he told us that language barriers can be ended with wee bit altercations with managers.

Talking about travelling, it’s impossible not to mention Goa. He describes the wannabe tourists of Goa very well.

The way he decided to payback whatever his family did for him, by feeding Crocin to his father and getting cataract surgery done for his mother, both were uncalled for.

To sum up, a comparatively shorter run-time of the show loaded with some funny anecdotes and jokes made it an interesting watch. The high density of punchlines, and the impeccable delivery did delight the audience.

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