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By Shantanu Sanzgiri , 19 August 2026

The BroCode Big Line Up: 50 Comedians, Eight Hours of Comedy And A Crowd That Still Wanted More

By Shantanu Sanzgiri , 17 August 2026

FRESH.

Hindutva Group Seeks Cancellation of Kunal Kamra’s Bengaluru Shows

By DA Staff 3 August 2026

Munawar Faruqui And Aaditya Kulshreshth Join ‘The Traitors’ Season 2

By DA Staff 31 July 2026

Comedian Raunaq Rajani Alleges Policeman Fractured Wife’s Rib During NEET Protest Detention

By DA Staff 27 July 2026

Kunal Kamra Sent Legal Notice Over ‘Sita Ke Pati, Nita Ke Pati’ Remark At Jantar Mantar Protest

By DA Staff 18 July 2026

‘I Will Never Be On Latent’: Kusha Kapila Shuts Down Samay Raina Reconciliation Rumours

By DA Staff 13 July 2026

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WATCH.

9 Stand-Up Specials That Quietly Dropped (and Are Well Worth Your Time)

By DA Staff 24 April 2026

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Countdowns Are Loud, Comedy Is Better: What to Watch This New Year’s Eve

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Stop Pretending To Work, Your Festive Season Comedy Watchlist Is Here (You’re Welcome)

By DA Staff 29 December 2025

‘Mera Kuch Kehna Nahi Hai, Bhai’: Kunal Kamra Reacts To Balraj Ghai & Samay Raina Hanging Out With Shiv Sena’s Rahool Kanal

By DA Staff 10 September 2025

Comedy That Fits the Mood: An Emotional Survival Guide To Daniel Sloss’ Specials

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 5 September 2025

In The Spotlight: 8 Comedians Whose Sets We Loved On ‘Madhur Model’

By DA Staff 29 August 2025

Kunal Kamra Reacts To The News Of The Week On New YouTube Series ‘Khabar-E-Azam’

By DA Staff 24 July 2025

Fool’s Gold: 5 Things We Loved About Vir Das’ Latest Special ‘Fool Volume’

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 18 July 2025

Beat The Monday Blues With These (Relatively) New Standup Specials

By DA Staff 14 July 2025

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QUICKIE.

Kaneez Surka’s Father Takes The Comedy Stage At 75, The Comedy Genes Check Out

By DA Staff 22 June 2026

Papers, Please: 18 Indian Comedians Touring the World This Summer (And Where To Catch Them)

By DA Staff 28 May 2026

Movie Marketing 101: How Vir Das Nailed The Promotion Of ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’

By DA Staff 15 January 2026

Laughing All the Way: Christmas Gifts For Comedy Paglus

By DA Staff 22 December 2025

Blast From The Past: Tanmay Bhat and Rohan Joshi Drop A New ‘Honest’ Video Before GTA VI

By DA Staff 13 October 2025

A Field Guide to the Wild, Weird, and Occasionally Wonderful Indian Open-Mic

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Throwback Thursday: A Quick Look At The DeadAnt Loop With Zarna Garg

By DA Staff 4 September 2025

Stood Out In A Crowd: 10 Comedians Who Launched Their Careers At The Edinburgh Fringe Festival

By DA Staff 14 August 2025

Every Brutal, Brilliant & Occasionally Trash Book Anthony Jeselnik Has Crowned in 2025 (So Far)

By DA Staff 9 July 2025

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OPINION.

Masti Nahin Rukni Chahiye: How India’s Student Protest Turned Memes Into A Political Tool

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 24 July 2026

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By Shantanu Sanzgiri 14 July 2026

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Farewell ‘Hacks’, The Only Show That Understood the Part Of Stand-Up Comedy Nobody Talks About

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‘The Nation Wants To Guess’ Is Building an Indian Panel Show Language of Its Own

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 26 May 2026

Zach Galifianakis Wants Comedians To Ask Uncomfortable Questions, But What Happens When Power Stops Laughing?

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 21 May 2026

Who’s Really Running the Show? Inside India’s Comic–Manager Power Game

By Navin Noronha 23 March 2026

2025 Rewind: The Funniest Films Of The Year (Ranked)

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Eenth Ka Jawab, Indie Se! The Indie Comedies That Punk’d Bollywood Before Anyone Else Tried

By Aseem Chandavar 11 December 2025

‘Why You Fokat Ka Stressing?’: Going Global For Indian Comedy Now Means Going Local

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REVIEWS.

In Aaditya Kulshreshth’s ‘Fresher’s Party’, The Funniest Thing About Being Young Is Looking Back

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 18 June 2026

Review: In ‘Dr. Panjwani’, Chirag Panjwani Finds The Funny Side Of Grief Without Looking Away

By Akhil Sood 9 June 2026

Review: ‘Shekhar Tonite’ Feels Like a Show From a Different India

By Aditya Mani Jha 26 May 2026

No Forced Punchlines: The Quiet Control Of Shamik Chakrabarti’s ‘Despite Appearances’

By Akhil Sood 25 March 2026

On ‘None Too Pleased’, Mark Normand Splits Time Between Stereotypes and Smart Social Comedy

By Aditya Mani Jha 24 March 2026

Jeeya Sethi Mines Rishtas & Red Flags in ‘Will You Marry Me?’

By DA Staff 21 March 2026

Review: In ‘What Is This?’, Kanan Gill Has Bad News About Your Life

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 24 February 2026

Faith, Marriage, Power: Nothing Remains Sacred in Masoom Rajwani’s ‘Taboo Talk’

By Akhil Sood 12 September 2025

Kaneez Surka’s ‘I Found My People’ is a Breezy, Sharp-Eyed Take on Belonging in a Fractured World

By Aditya Mani Jha 12 August 2025

Punit Pania’s ‘Notes From The Bunker’ Is A Razor-Sharp Portrait Of The WhatsApp-Warped Indian Mind

By Aditya Mani Jha 24 July 2025

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INTERVIEWS.

‘It Felt Like I Was Working For Instagram’: Manjeet Sarkar On Meanwhile And Finding His Way Back To Standup

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 30 July 2026

‘Build Your Own Damn Table’: Daniel Fernandes Announces Workshop For Comedians To Survive The Business Of Standup

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 1 July 2026

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By DA Staff 22 June 2026

‘You Cannot Match 50 Years of Johny Lever’: Jamie Lever on Stand-Up and Legacy

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 13 May 2026

‘It’s Dalit Comics Doing Jokes’: Inside Blue Material’s First Recording Show—And Why It Matters

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 30 April 2026

‘Trash Talk Is Our Only Skill Set’: Pavitra Shetty On What To Expect At The Upcoming Comedians Badminton League

By Shantanu Sanzgiri 31 March 2026

‘Standup Is the Lens Through Which I Process the World’: Aakash Mehta on Returning to the Stage After a Year Away

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‘I’m Freaking Out’: Kaneez Surka On Returning To India, Finding Her Own Voice & Reviving The OG Format Show

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