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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicComedy

Topic: comedy

Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette reclaims space for women in comedy

Hannah Gadsby suggests that if her routine sounds like a diatribe against cis white men, it is so.

Indian comedians need lessons from Michelle Wolf: They’ve forgotten how to punch up

Laughing at ourselves is an art Indians, across the political spectrum, have failed to master.

इन नाजुक भावनाओं, जो हर बात पर आहत हो जाती हैं, का क्या करें?

हम भावनाएं आहत होनेवाली ऐसी पीढ़ी के साथ जी रहे हैं जिनको सवाल पूछना नहीं सिखाया गया है. एचओएच यानी ह्युमन्स ऑफ हिंदुत्व उनका ताज़ातरीन शिकार है.

Even during Holocaust comedy had thrived. But today’s India could not handle Humans of Hindutva

We are witnessing a generation of offence-takers who have been taught not to question authority, to mindlessly conform. HoH is their latest victim.

On Camera

Your place or mine? This dating question comes with extreme risks, dirty pillows & toilets

Don’t call him to your place the first time. He could be a stalker who now has your address. Or worse. He overstays his welcome, clogs your toilet, picks his nails, and snores.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.