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[Decade of Comedy] 21 Iconic Jokes From The Indian Standup Scene (So Far)

By DA Staff, 25 January 2021

Opinion

[Decade of Comedy] Remembering The Hive, Mumbai’s Comedy Incubator

By Agrima Joshua, 24 January 2021

Opinion

UK Comedians Band Together And Create Sitcom To Save North London Comedy Club

By Siddhant Sanghavi, 21 January 2021

News

FRESH.

News

Mumbai Comedians Crowd-Fund New YouTube Set ‘Make Comedy Great Again’

By Siddhant Sanghavi, 12 January 2021

News

Comedian Munawar Faruqui Assaulted In Indore, Booked by MP Police For Allegedly ‘Insulting Hindu Gods’

By DA Staff, 2 January 2021

News

Jerry Seinfeld Maps Out His Journey As a Comic In Memoir ‘Is This Anything?’, One Joke At A Time

By DA Staff, 14 December 2020

News

Eddie Izzard to Run 31 Marathons and Do 31 Gigs in 31 Days to ‘Make Humanity Great Again’

By DA Staff, 11 December 2020

News

Sumukhi Suresh and Debbie Rao Sign With William Morris Entertainment

By DA Staff, 2 December 2020

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Watch: Johnny Lever Ties Up With Learning Platform UnluClass To Teach Comedy

By DA Staff, 13 January 2021

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Watch: Vir Das Launches New YouTube Series ‘#TenOnTen’

By Bhanuj Kappal, 12 January 2021

Opinion

Laughin’ In The Dark Times: 13 Best Comedy Specials of 2020

By DA Staff, 26 December 2020

Watch

A Very Merry Christmas Playlist: 10 Songs To Lift Your Mood This Season

By Siddhant Sanghavi, 25 December 2020

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Watch: Tanmay Bhat, Rohan Joshi & Ashish Shakya Join Anurag Kashyap For Anil Kapoor Diss Track ‘AK Sirf Ek Hai’

By DA Staff, 22 December 2020

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Watch: Varun Thakur Opens Up About Life Under Lockdown and ‘Bhaag Beanie Bhaag’ on DA Chat Room

By DA Staff, 11 December 2020

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Seven (Mostly) Clean Comedy Specials For Family-Friendly Viewing this Diwali

By Maanya Sachdeva, 14 November 2020

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Comedians Who TEDTalk: 11 Ideas To Inspire a Life of Creative Fulfillment

By Maanya Sachdeva, 4 November 2020

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Watch: Comedy Watch Party For The US Elections, The Greatest Reality Show On Earth

By DA Staff, 3 November 2020

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Ha-lol-ween Watchlist: 7 International Comics Get Vulnerable About the Things That Scare Them

By DA Staff, 28 October 2020

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QUICKIE.

Around The World

Muslim Man in Canada Gears Up For His First Proper Christmas, Hilarious Observations Follow

By DA Staff, 20 December 2020

News

The GRAMMY Nominations for Best Comedy Album Are In… And They’re Not Garbage!

By DA Staff, 26 November 2020

Quickie

How Andrew Schulz Became One of the World’s Most-Watched Standup Comedians

By Maanya Sachdeva, 10 September 2020

Quickie

The DA Guide To Comedy Workshopping During COVID-19

By Maanya Sachdeva, 19 August 2020

News

‘Kuch Bhi Podcast’ is a Safe Space for Rahul Subramanian, Urooj Ashfaq & Rohan Desai’s Unpopular Opinions

By Maanya Sachdeva, 14 August 2020

Quickie

Quiz: How Well Do You Know ‘Struggling Actor Vicky Malhotra’?

By DA Staff, 11 August 2020

Opinion

It’s Elementary: A Comprehensive Guide to Avoid Being Roasted On a Zoom Comedy Show

By Maanya Sachdeva, 4 August 2020

News

Amazon To Release 14 New 10-Minute Sets As Part Of Day Long ‘Prime Day Special’

By DA Staff, 31 July 2020

News

‘Life is a Videogame’: 7 Lessons From Tanmay Bhat’s Episode on ‘Advertising is Dead’

By DA Staff, 23 July 2020

News

Varun Thakur and Dolly Singh Star Alongside Swara Bhaskar in Netflix Series ‘Bhaag Beanie Bhaag’

By DA Staff, 16 July 2020

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DEADANT TV

OPINION.

Opinion

[Decade of Comedy] A Toast To Standup in India

By Rohan Joshi, 23 January 2021

Opinion

India is Becoming a Dangerous Place for Standup Comics

By Ravina Rawal, 18 January 2021

Opinion

The Twitter Games: 50 Tweets That Really Captured The 2020 Experience

By DA Staff, 31 December 2020

Opinion

2020: The Year In Memes

By Siddhant Sanghavi, 30 December 2020

Opinion

Pandemic Party: 2020 Was the Year of Comedy-Adjacent Content

By DA Staff, 29 December 2020

Opinion

10 Comedy Podcasts That Helped Us Get Through 2020

By Shantanu Sanzgiri, 27 December 2020

Opinion

Laughin’ In The Dark Times: 13 Best Comedy Specials of 2020

By DA Staff, 26 December 2020

Opinion

6 Ways Introverted Comedians Can Maximise Their Potential

By Kunal Rao, 27 November 2020

Opinion

7 Things Audiences Are Tired Of Hearing At Comedy Nights

By Kunal Rao, 20 November 2020

Opinion

7 Mistakes Comedians Make (Off Stage) When Starting Out

By Kunal Rao, 13 November 2020

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REVIEWS.

Review

Review: Netflix’s ‘History Of Swear Words’ is Expertly Balanced Between Comedy and Documentary

By Prathyush Parasuraman, 8 January 2021

Review

Review: Aravind SA Aims To Break Out Of The ‘Chennai Comic’ Box On ‘I Was Not Ready, Da’

By Prathyush Parasuraman, 28 November 2020

Review

Review: Kevin Hart Plays It Safe On ‘Zero F****s Given’

By Aditya Mani Jha, 20 November 2020

Review

Review: Saloni Gaur Makes Bumpy But Daring Transition To Streaming on ‘Uncommon Sense With Saloni’

By Prathyush Parasuraman, 18 November 2020

Review

Review: On ‘Everything’s Fine’, Sarah Cooper Captures the Manic Absurdity of 2020

By Aditya Mani Jha, 6 November 2020

Review

Review: ‘Borat Subsequent MovieFilm’ Has Plenty Of Hilarious Gags, But Lacks The Hefty Punches of the Original

By Bhanuj Kappal, 30 October 2020

Review

Review: ‘My Next Guest’ Is A Sincere, Saccharine Dessert from the Iron(y) Chef

By Aditya Mani Jha, 29 October 2020

Review

Review: ‘Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa’ Both Entertains and Educates Its Audience

By Janardhanan Raghavan, 27 October 2020

Review

Review: ‘Comedy Couple’ Sacrifices Its Punchlines in Pursuit of Truth

By Rahul Desai, 22 October 2020

Review

Review: ‘The Discreet Charm Of The Savarnas’ is a Stinging Satirical Take On Dalit Representation

By Prathyush Parasuraman, 20 October 2020

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INTERVIEWS.

Interview

Samay Raina, the Standup Comic Who Became the Face of Chess Streaming in India

By Shantanu Sanzgiri, 30 November 2020

Interview

Comedian Ambika Vas on Cross-Border Comedy, Political Satire & the Universal Appeal of Trump Jokes

By Maanya Sachdeva, 9 September 2020

Interview

‘The Stakes For a Kashmiri Performing a Political Joke Are Much Higher’: In Conversation With Kashmir’s First Comedy Collective

By Bhanuj Kappal, 6 August 2020

Interview

Next Big Thing: Swati Sachdeva on Dark Humour, Zoom Shows & Making The Oldies Laugh

By Maanya Sachdeva, 3 July 2020

Interview

Temperature Checks, Face Shields & Seating Plans: Abhishek Upmanyu Announces Live Shows Starting July

By Maanya Sachdeva, 26 June 2020

Interview

TikTok vs YouTube War: Why Kunal Kamra & Kusha Kapila Got Involved

By DA Staff, 1 June 2020

Interview

‘Shazia’s Dottuh’: Meet Swinery, the Instagram Account That’s Become A Subcontinental Sensation

By Bhanuj Kappal, 11 May 2020

Interview

Apps, Insta Live Sessions & Custom Routines: Here’s How Comedians Are Staying Fit While Social Distancing

By Maanya Sachdeva, 3 April 2020

Interview

Meet LolBagh, the Youth Collective That’s Bringing Kannada Comedy to India’s Notice

By Mihika Jindal, 16 March 2020

Interview

Next Big Thing: Chirag Panjwani on Performing at Chai Tapris & Being Part of the 'Scene' in Five Cities

By Jaanvi Advani, 11 March 2020

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