Once the butt of others’ standup routines, comics from the lowest social strata are turning the tables, with humour as their weapon
On a wooden chair on a makeshift stage at Cat Café Studio, standup comedian Manaal Patil is holding forth to an appreciative Mumbai audience.
In his green striped T-shirt, he may not look like a pioneer, but Patil – who is getting laughs from poking fun at India’s caste system – belongs to the Dalit community, formerly known as “untouchables”. Continue reading...
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