Author Archives: Aditya Mani Jha

Review: Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’ Is A Cinematic And Inspired Special About Life Mid-Pandemic

By Aditya Mani Jha, 2 June 2021

A Brief History of Indian Standup: The Roast, Rapid Expansion, and the Culture Wars

By Aditya Mani Jha, 25 May 2021

A Brief History of Indian Standup: The Early Years Supercut

By Aditya Mani Jha, 25 May 2021

Review: Jaaved Jaaferi Returns To ‘Takeshi’s Castle’ Form In New Series ‘Lava Ka Dhaava’

By Aditya Mani Jha, 14 May 2021

Review: Jamie Foxx’s Acting Chops Can’t Save ‘Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!’

By Aditya Mani Jha, 6 May 2021

Review: ‘LOL: Hasse Toh Phasse’ Offers Much To Cringe At, But Few Laughs

By Aditya Mani Jha, 5 May 2021

Review: Nate Bargatze Is Casually Brilliant In ‘The Greatest Average American’

By Aditya Mani Jha, 13 April 2021

Review: ‘Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare’ Makes Big Strides In S2 But Still Falls Short

By Aditya Mani Jha, 1 April 2021

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

By Aditya Mani Jha, 20 November 2020

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

By Aditya Mani Jha, 6 November 2020

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

By Aditya Mani Jha, 29 October 2020

Emmys Clean Sweep by ‘Schitt’s Creek’ A Fitting Goodbye To A Much Loved Show

By Aditya Mani Jha, 21 September 2020

‘Movers And Shakers’ Represented the Best & the Worst of Late 90s Indian TV

By Aditya Mani Jha, 31 August 2020

Review: On ‘Inside Out’, Vir Das Puts His Audience Front and Centre

By Aditya Mani Jha, 24 August 2020

We Still Have (Some) Freedom of Speech. What Are We Doing With It?

By Aditya Mani Jha, 13 August 2020

31 Years On, Jaspal Bhatti’s ‘Flop Show’ Remains One Of India’s Best Comedy Shows Ever

By Aditya Mani Jha, 5 August 2020

Review: Gina Brillon Explores Identity Conflicts in ‘The Floor Is Lava’

By Aditya Mani Jha, 28 July 2020

In Varun Grover’s ‘Karejwa’, a Young Boy Searches for a Deep Fried Wonderland at the End of the World

By Aditya Mani Jha, 20 July 2020

Review: Jim Jefferies Flogs A Dead Horse On ‘Intolerant’

By Aditya Mani Jha, 13 July 2020

Comedy’s Blackface Purge Was Long Overdue

By Aditya Mani Jha, 22 June 2020