Kunal Kamra
There is a political stir after the show by standup comedian Kunal Kamra. Kunal Kamra recently sang a controversial parody in his show on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. After which the ruckus arose and the Khar police also sent a notice of summons to him. Standup comedy has become the center of political stir in the last few years. Raina, another standup comedian time before Kunal Kamra, was also in controversy. In the last 10 years, standup comedians have had to go from Kutai to jail in the show. Today we try to know in the news how in the last 10 years the standup comedy has become the cause of political movement in India.
Standup comedy in the last 10 years
In the last 15 years in India, comedy has made a place in the minds of common people and the last 10 years have been quite spectacular for the art of standup comedy. Culture of standup comedy in India began with TV and in the 2000s many Laughter Show artists put them in front of the audience. In 2009, a place named ‘The Comedy Store’ was started in Mumbai. In the 2010s, standup comedians such as Veer Das and Canie Sabestian in India earned more than India. However, before this, Raju used to do many black standup comedy including Srivastava. After 2010, in the standup comedy, all the new artists, including Zakir Khan, also started making headlines. From 2015, the culture of standup comedy in India started becoming popular.
Show in walking and time spent in jail
In 2012, Tanmay Bhatt and some of his colleagues started a platform called AIB. In 2015, an AIB performed a roasting standup comedy show in which almost all Bollywood celebrities attended. The show was also in a lot of controversies as it used vulgar comedy and abuses from indiscriminately. From here, the standup in India was surrounded by comedy controversies. After this, the standup comedy gained popularity and many newly fledged artists were seen. Munawar Farooqui was once coded by some people on the show in Indore. Not only this, Munnavar also had to go to jail to hurt religious sentiments with his jokes.
Standup comedy became the center of political movement
Let us know that in the last 10 years, the standup comedy has become a major cause of political movement. In the past, the OTT show ‘India Got Latant’, built on standup comedy, was also in controversy. Standup comedian time Raina’s show was abuses and adult themes were blown up. The show also gained a lot of popularity and was also in controversies. Ranveer Alahabadia, who reached the same show, also asked controversial questions from the contestant of the show. After which the video went viral, there was a political stir. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Assam had demanded action against the show.
Kunal Kamra has an old relationship with controversies
Let us know that the standup comedian Kunal Kamra has an old relationship with controversies. Even before this, Kunal has suffered backless several times. Recently, Kunal Kamra has said a controversial talk about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during her standup show. After which the political movement has started. Khar police is also taking action on this matter and has also sent notice to Kunal Kamra for summons.
What is the history of standup comedy?
The country of standup comedy is America. Standup comedy culture started here in the 19th century. After World War-2, there was a culture of standup comedy in the US city of Los Angeles and New York’s clubs. The trend was started by standup comedians like Milton Barle, Sid Caesar and Jackie Messen in the US in 1940. After this, from 50 to 70s, this standup continued in comedy clubs and pubs and then after TV it made it to the screen. After the 21st century i.e. 2000, this culture started spreading all over the world and it also made its place in India. Today, standup comedy has become a major means of entertainment in India too.