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Kunal Kamra defends his tweets in SC, says irreverence essential tool

The comedian said that he believes that there is growing culture in intolerance in this country, where taking offence is seen as a fundamental right

HC denies bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui, talks about fundamental duties

The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui who is accused of passing 'indecent' remarks about Hindu deities

Madhya Pradesh HC rejects stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui's bail plea

Justice Rohit Arya of the Indore bench of the high court on Monday had reserved the order on their bail pleas

Of harmless humour & manufactured anger

The row over Tandav and the arrest of Munawar Faruqui are straight out of the political playbook successfully mastered by Muslim fundamentalists

Solution is to double down on comedy: Vir Das on trolling of comedians

Actor-comedian Vir Das says it's not always easy to create comedy when people are quick to take offence but the only answer to online trolling is to double down on humour

A festival that wants to make us laugh in these easily outraged times

The fable serves to illustrate how the founding guru of the Sikh faith questioned unexamined rituals

Hannah Gadsby quits stand-up over 'abusive relationship' with comedy

Gadsby's tired of how queer people are supposed to behave a certain way

How funny business is drawing serious money in India

The art of selling humour has existed in India for decades, but stand-up comedy was once the sole preserve of the West