Stand Up Comic

Kunal Kamra asks BookMyShow to share audience info after being delisted

BookMyShow, run by Bigtree Entertainment Private Limited, took down Kamra's content after a controversy over his parody song mocking Maharashtra Deputy CM and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde

Kunal Kamra faces more trouble as three cases filed against him in Mumbai

Kunal Kamra had approached the Madras High Court to seek transit anticipatory bail, claiming he has been receiving many threats following his recent satirical comments

'India's Got Latent' row: Samay Raina appears before Maharashtra Cyber Cell

The investigation centers around allegations of promoting obscenity and vulgar content through his show

Kunal Kamra row: As Habitat Studio shuts, a look at similar past attacks

Mumbai's Habitat Studio shut after vandalism by Shiv Sena workers allegedly over a joke on Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Here's a look at other past attacks involving art shows and exhibitions

Kunal Kamra vs Shiv Sena: Mumbai studio 'shuts down' after vandalism

The studio where Kunal Kamra performed expressed concern over the incident and said it would remain closed 'until we find a way to support free expression without risking our safety or property'

Cine workers' panel demands ban on comedy show amid Ranveer Allahbadia row

AICWA also added a list of demands, which included a complete ban on 'India's Got Latent,' strict legal action against Allahbadia and Samay Raina, FIRs against all responsible and better regulations

Vir Das to team up with streaming platform Netflix for fifth comedy special

Vir Das will also become the first Indian to host the International Emmy Awards scheduled to take place in New York City on November 25 this year

SC to take up contempt plea against comic artist Kunal Kamra after 4 weeks

The plea is seeking contempt against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui released from Indore central jail

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui walked out of Indore central jail late on Saturday night, a day after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a case for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Faruqui was released from the jail after the prison authorities received the order of the Supreme Court, an official of the jail said. Arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, Faruqui was in Indore jail since January 1. On Friday, the Supreme Court granted him interim bail after the Madhya Pradesh High Court had rejected his bail plea on January 28. The Apex court also stayed the production warrant issued against Faruqui by a court in Prayagraj in connection with an FIR lodged there. Eyewitnesses said that the comedian walked out of the jail silently and quietly possibly to avoid a backlash in the wake of accusations made against him. Mediapersons also flocked outside the jail after getting the news of his release. Sometime before his release, an official of the Indore central

SC to Friday hear comedian Faruqui's plea against HC order denying him bail

Faruqui is accused of hurting religious sentiments

Criticism of courts is growing, everyone at it: SC on comic's contempt case

SC gave three weeks to comic artist Rachita Taneja to file her reply on a plea seeking contempt action for her allegedly objectionable tweets against the judiciary

From Britannia, Taco Bell to Nykaa, brands jump on the comedy bandwagon

Comedy stars are harbingers of the age of influencers and a sign of the rising power of the digital medium