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A new crop of women comedians is breaking into the Indian stand-up circuit with edgy content and smart acts

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Laughing is fun, more so when it is forbidden. Welcome to the world of inappropriate gigglers.

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For some of us who cannot laugh at Indian TV humour, there is good news. Stand-up comics are coming

The Sound of Laughter

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New research traces how laughter would have first sounded among primates

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laughter

The Republic of Rage

Laugh Out Loud

Laughter and Lament

She, She: Ha, Ha

Kunal Kamra, Comedian

Aziz Ansari: ‘I want to take roles away from White actors’

May the Joke Always Be on Us

The Giggler on the Roof

Real Comedy Is Coming

The Sound of Laughter

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