Amit Tandon: Indian Standup Comedy, NRI Audiences & The Truth About Making It | Diaspora Dialogues™
Times Of India
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He followed the script: Engineering, MBA, a stable career. And then, slowly, Amit Tandon rewrote it with his clean Indian Stand-Up Comedy. Sujatha Padmanabhan speaks with Amit Tandon, one of India’s most widely watched stand-up comedians, about what it actually takes to build a career in comedy without rushing the process. From performing in small rooms to over 2,500 shows globally, Amit breaks down the discipline behind the laughs.
This is a conversation about patience, trial and error, and why the audience, and not the comedian, decides what works.
All of this, and more, on this episode of Diaspora Dialogues by TOI ™
00:00 - Opening
3:52 - Early Days
6:12 - Following Passion vs A Safe Career
9:50 - Amit’s Views on the Indian Stand-Up Comedy Scene
11:57 - Amit Tandon on ‘Clean Comedy’
14:30 - Finding Humour in the Indian Family Situation
16:12 - Pressures of Staying Relevant
18:43 - Amit Tandon on Writing Jokes on his Wife
19:53 - Family Support in the Early Years of Amit’s Career
25:08 - Indian Audience vs Diaspora Audience
28:37 - Feedback Mechanism for Jokes
29:50 - Is Social Change a Comedian’s Responsibility?
31:36 - Meeting Johnny Lever
32:47 - Amit Tandon’s Favourite Comedians
34:05 - Should Comedians be Mindful of What They Say?
36:29 - Amit Tandon on Finding his ‘Real Calling’
40:00 - Amit’s Kapil Sharma Story
41:08 - What’s Next for Amit Tandon
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BTW, diaspora life is so full of typical idiosyncrasies, the comedy almost writes itself. You can make a full 1.5hrs comedy show on weekend Costco trip, for example :-)
If Amit stays in USA for a month, with a family (not in a hotel), an observer like him will pick up so much material!
Amit Tandon: Indian Standup Comedy, NRI Audiences & The Truth About Making It | Diaspora Dialogues™
Times Of India
16,443 views
He followed the script: Engineering, MBA, a stable career. And then, slowly, Amit Tandon rewrote it with his clean Indian Stand-Up Comedy. Sujatha Padmanabhan speaks with Amit Tandon, one of India’s most widely watched stand-up comedians, about what it actually takes to build a career in comedy without rushing the process. From performing in small rooms to over 2,500 shows globally, Amit breaks down the discipline behind the laughs.
This is a conversation about patience, trial and error, and why the audience, and not the comedian, decides what works.
All of this, and more, on this episode of Diaspora Dialogues by TOI ™
00:00 - Opening
3:52 - Early Days
6:12 - Following Passion vs A Safe Career
9:50 - Amit’s Views on the Indian Stand-Up Comedy Scene
11:57 - Amit Tandon on ‘Clean Comedy’
14:30 - Finding Humour in the Indian Family Situation
16:12 - Pressures of Staying Relevant
18:43 - Amit Tandon on Writing Jokes on his Wife
19:53 - Family Support in the Early Years of Amit’s Career
25:08 - Indian Audience vs Diaspora Audience
28:37 - Feedback Mechanism for Jokes
29:50 - Is Social Change a Comedian’s Responsibility?
31:36 - Meeting Johnny Lever
32:47 - Amit Tandon’s Favourite Comedians
34:05 - Should Comedians be Mindful of What They Say?
36:29 - Amit Tandon on Finding his ‘Real Calling’
40:00 - Amit’s Kapil Sharma Story
41:08 - What’s Next for Amit Tandon
📸 Follow us on:
Instagram : Instagram:
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
🎧Listen to us on:
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/spotify-amittandon
Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/applepodcasts-ami...
Subscribe for more conversations with Indian-American artists, musicians, chefs, and achievers from all walks of life shaping the NRI experience.
Are you part of the Indian diaspora? Drop your story in the comments - we read every one.
Diaspora Dialogues by TOI ™ is sponsored by Laxmi Basmati, the most consistent Basmati https://tinyurl.com/LAXMIFOODSBRAND
and
Sistar Mortgage, offering tailored mortgage solutions. https://sistarmortgage.com/
#AmitTandon #IndianComedy #StandUpComedy #NRI #HindiComedy #IndianDiaspora #DiasporaDialogues by TOI ™
@TandonAmit
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