Stand-up comics in India are no longer people who serve as fillers between entertainment shows on television. Now, they make those top entertainment shows themselves.
With the rising popularity of stand-up in India, fuelled in large measure by the Internet and YouTube, every comic has his or her own space to deliver funny yet relatable punchlines that resonate with today's youth and older audiences.
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Here are some gems:
1. On standing united while drawing scenery
2. On 'breasts' vs 'tits'
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3. On predictive texts
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4. On moms and their OCD about cleaning
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5. On the horror of saying 'sanitary napkin' in public
6. On Uber driver fake-spotting you
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7. On kid's dilemma of calling you 'didi' or 'aunty'
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8. On dads being passive-aggressive
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9. On colouful cars in Delhi
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10. On Indians traveling to the U.S.
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11. On buying an iPhone for the first time
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12. On tight airport security
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13. On laziness
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14. On people's ignorance
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15. On bra shopping
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16. On thankless wi-fi "vultures"
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17. On deep and detailed talks with bae
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18. On moms preserving old papers in Godrej almirah
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19. On mom's golden rule
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20. On creepy men trying to hit on women
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21. On being an extrovert
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22. On Uber drivers being Uber drivers
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23. On ass-licking employees
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24. On applying 'fairness cream'
25. On weird soup fractions
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26. On pomegranates vs bananas
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27. On difficulties faced by female comedians
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28. On how to talk to women on the phone
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29. On why moms would make the perfect criminals
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30. On evergreen show that CID is
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31. On dads nagging for food
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32. On confident guy behind the counter at a pharmacy
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33. On expensive taboos
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34. On alarm clocks
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35. On how superheroes wouldn't be superheroes if their moms were alive
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36. On being an introvert
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37. On turbulent flights
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38. On clueless drivers
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39. On how easily you can disappoint your dad
40. On driver's disappointment after learning the monorail in Mumbai is only 5km long
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