After comedian Madhur Virli’s resurfaced rape joke triggered outrage online, fresh questions are being raised about the state ...

When it comes to stand-up comedy, there are a lot of barriers to be broken for women, says Singaporean comedian Sharul Channa ...

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Comedian Pranit More is facing severe backlash for his recent crowd-work video. Amidst the row, here’s a look back at 5 comedians who courted controversy ...

KEM’s decision follows its preliminary inquiry, which found Pawar’s comments to be “objectionable and insensitive” and falling short of the standards of dignity, empathy and professional ...

The issues those of consent, normalising rape culture and trivialising sexual assault and murder. Videos from the two per ...

Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde has called for a ban on stand-up comedy shows following a controversy involving comedian Pranit More. This comes after an FIR was registered for allegedly obscene content from ...

When Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde declared that stand-up comedy was against Indian culture and ought to be banned in the city, and that she would write to the chief minister to make it happen, the city met ...

Before audiences knew him as Standup Sabari, Sabareesh Narayanan spent his days working in marketing. He started performing back in 2017, when Malayalam stand-u ...

The controversy around comedian Pranit More's viral crowd-work clip should spark a larger debate about the state of stand-up comedy. As misogyny, profanity and shock value increasingly drive ...

Stand-up comedy is meant to provoke, challenge and make people laugh. But two recent controversies have raised uncomfortable questions about where humour ends and harm begins.