These Indian Stand-Up Comics Are Absolutely The Best. Here's Proof.

Be warned – your sides may ache.
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KENNY SEBASTIAN / ADITI MITTAL / ZAKIR KHAN

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.

Here are some gems:

1. On standing united while drawing scenery

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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube

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BISWA KALYAN RATH / YOUTUBE

2. On 'breasts' vs 'tits'

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Aditi Mittal / YouTube
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Aditi Mittal / YouTube
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Aditi Mittal / YouTube
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Aditi Mittal / YouTube

3. On predictive texts

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Them Boxer Shorts / YouTube
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Them Boxer Shorts / YouTube

4. On moms and their OCD about cleaning

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Kenny Sebastian / YouTube
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Kenny Sebastian / YouTube
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Kenny Sebastian / YouTube

5. On the horror of saying 'sanitary napkin' in public

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Aditi Mittal / YouTube

6. On Uber driver fake-spotting you

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Kunal Kamra / YouTube
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Kunal Kamra / YouTube

7. On kid's dilemma of calling you 'didi' or 'aunty'

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Vasu Primlani / YouTube
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Vasu Primlani / YouTube
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Vasu Primlani / YouTube

8. On dads being passive-aggressive

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Karunesh Talwar / YouTube
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Karunesh Talwar / YouTube
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Karunesh Talwar / YouTube

9. On colouful cars in Delhi

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Amit Tandon / YouTube
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Amit Tandon / YouTube
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Amit Tandon / YouTube
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Amit Tandon / YouTube

10. On Indians traveling to the U.S.

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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube

11. On buying an iPhone for the first time

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Zakir Khan / YouTube
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Zakir Khan / YouTube

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Zakir Khan / YouTube

12. On tight airport security

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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube

13. On laziness

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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube
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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube

14. On people's ignorance

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Abhishek Upmanyu / YouTube
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Abhishek Upmanyu / YouTube

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Abhishek Upmanyu / YouTube
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Abhishek Upmanyu / YouTube
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Abhishek Upmanyu / YouTube

15. On bra shopping

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Aditi Mittal / YouTube
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Aditi Mittal / YouTube

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Aditi Mittal / YouTube
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Aditi Mittal / YouTube
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Aditi Mittal / YouTube
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Aditi Mittal / YouTube

16. On thankless wi-fi "vultures"

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Them Boxer Shorts / YouTube
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17. On deep and detailed talks with bae

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Zakir Khan / YouTube
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Zakir Khan / YouTube

18. On moms preserving old papers in Godrej almirah

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Amit Tandon / YouTube
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Amit Tandon / YouTube

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Amit Tandon / YouTube
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Amit Tandon / YouTube
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Amit Tandon / YouTube

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Amit Tandon / YouTube

19. On mom's golden rule

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Kenny Sebastian / YouTube
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Kenny Sebastian / YouTube
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Kenny Sebastian / YouTube

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Kenny Sebastian / YouTube

20. On creepy men trying to hit on women

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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube

21. On being an extrovert

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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube
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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube
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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube

22. On Uber drivers being Uber drivers

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Kunal Kamra / YouTube
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Kunal Kamra / YouTube
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Kunal Kamra / YouTube
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Kunal Kamra / YouTube

23. On ass-licking employees

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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube

24. On applying 'fairness cream'

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Karunesh Talwar / YouTube

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Karunesh Talwar / YouTube

25. On weird soup fractions

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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube

26. On pomegranates vs bananas

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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube
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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube

27. On difficulties faced by female comedians

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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube

28. On how to talk to women on the phone

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Zakir Khan
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Zakir Khan / YouTube
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Zakir Khan / YouTube
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Zakir Khan / YouTube

29. On why moms would make the perfect criminals

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Kenny Sebastian / YouTube
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Kenny Sebastian / YouTube

30. On evergreen show that CID is

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All India Bakchod / YouTube
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All India Bakchod / YouTube
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All India Bakchod / YouTube

31. On dads nagging for food

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Karunesh Talwar / YouTube
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Karunesh Talwar / YouTube
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Karunesh Talwar / YouTube

32. On confident guy behind the counter at a pharmacy

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Varun Thakur
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Varun Thakur
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Varun Thakur

33. On expensive taboos

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Buttercups Intimates / YouTube
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Buttercups Intimates / YouTube
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Buttercups Intimates / YouTube
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Buttercups Intimates / YouTube

34. On alarm clocks

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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube
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Being Indian / YouTube

35. On how superheroes wouldn't be superheroes if their moms were alive

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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube
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EIC / YouTube

36. On being an introvert

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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube
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Biswa Kalyan Rath / YouTube

37. On turbulent flights

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Zakir Khan / YouTube
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Zakir Khan / YouTube
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Zakir Khan / YouTube

38. On clueless drivers

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Karunesh Talwar
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Karunesh Talwar

39. On how easily you can disappoint your dad

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Kenny Sebastian
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Kenny Sebastian

40. On driver's disappointment after learning the monorail in Mumbai is only 5km long

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Random Chikibum / YouTube
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Random Chikibum / YouTube
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Random Chikibum / YouTube
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Random Chikibum / YouTube
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Random Chikibum / YouTube

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