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Rammat-Gammat On Mubi Is A Sweet And Savoury Ode To The Upheavals of Childhood

  • Posted on March 21, 2021March 20, 2021
  • by Rahul Desai
This 18-minute Gujarati short directed by Ajitpal Singh explores the class gap between best friends
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Aravind Sa's New Amazon Prime Comedy Special Puts Style Over Substance

  • Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020
  • by Suchin Mehrotra
While Aravind Sa’s animated style and rhythmic delivery are enjoyable to watch, energy alone isn’t enough to sustain over 70 minutes of stand-up
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Kevin Hart's New Netflix Comedy Special Is Low On Laughs

  • Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020
  • by Suchin Mehrotra
Kevin Hart’s new Netflix special Zero F**ks Given feels like watching a comedian who misses his audience and has a lot he wants to get off his chest. As if this was more for him than for us.
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Vir Das Interview Inside Out Stand Up Comedy Special
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Vir Das On What It Takes To Shoot A Stand-Up Comedy Special On Zoom

  • Posted on August 24, 2020
  • by Suchin Mehrotra
The comedian on the overwhelming response to his new comedy special Inside Out, the challenges of performing live comedy on Zoom and why he said no to releasing the special on Netflix
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Vir Das Inside Out Stand Up Comedy Special Review
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Vir Das’ Inside Out Is Far Greater Than The Sum Of Its Laughs

  • Posted on August 22, 2020August 24, 2020
  • by Suchin Mehrotra
Vir Das’ Inside Out is a personal, perceptive piece of work that documents the journey of an artist trying to do what he loves at a time when it’s never been more difficult to do so. 
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The Top 4 Sets From Amazon Prime Video’s Prime Day Comedy Specials

  • Posted on August 8, 2020August 12, 2020
  • by Suchin Mehrotra
To celebrate it’s annual Prime Day event, Amazon Prime Video has released a special series of 10-minute comedy sets from 14 comics, all shot remotely. Here’s our list of the four strongest sets.
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kenny sebastian netflix special film companion review
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Kenny Sebastian’s Netflix Special Is Shockingly Low On Smarts

  • Posted on May 30, 2020
  • by Aniruddho Chakraborty
For a special that aims to be niche, incisive, and play to Kenny Sebastian’s strengths, the show is shockingly low on actual smarts, or even funny moments
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Comedians Recommend Their Favourite Stand Up Comedy Specials Netflix Amazon Prime Video
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We All Need A Laugh Right Now So We Asked Stand-Up Comedians To Recommend Their Favouri...

  • Posted on May 7, 2020September 16, 2020
  • by Team FC
From Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette to Jame Acastor’s Repertoire – at a time we could all use some laughs, we asked a bunch of stand-up comedians to recommend their favourite stand-up comedy specials of all time.
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yours sincerely kanan gill review
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Kanan Gill’s New Netflix Special ‘Yours Sincerely’ Achieves Balance

  • Posted on April 25, 2020May 19, 2020
  • by Aniruddho Chakraborty
Yours Sincerely, as the name suggests, is a sincere, profound and a genuinely funny effort from Kanan Gill, who seems to be at the peak of his craft
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Ashish Shakya’s Amazon Prime Special Asks Hard Questions But Is Muddled By The Mundane

  • Posted on February 8, 2020May 13, 2020
  • by Aniruddho Chakraborty
Life is Good’s third act is what makes the special worth your time, but it’s a tragedy that Shakya’s unable to deliver a hallelujah.
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Rohan Joshi amazon comedy Special
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Rohan Joshi’s Amazon Prime Special Wake N’ Bake Isn’t Exceptionally Smart, But Is...

  • Posted on January 11, 2020January 20, 2020
  • by Aniruddho Chakraborty
In his first comedy special, Rohan delivers a measured, practiced and hilarious one-hour set
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Sumukhi Suresh’s Comedy Special On Amazon Prime ‘Don’t Tell Amma’ I...

  • Posted on December 23, 2019May 15, 2020
  • by Aniruddho Chakraborty
Indian stand-up comedy specials deserve better; especially from a leading comedian like Sumukhi
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