Laughter Is the Best EnablerLaughing Like a Savarna The comic villains of Savarna humor were usually working-class Bahujans -- but why were Savarna audiences laughing? By Ravikant Kisana
Lie On a Couch ComedyThe Era of Vulnerability Comedy Is Here Vulnerability comedy doesn’t punch down. It doesn’t punch up either. It rejects punching – instead, it pulls back the curtains and heals. By Hetvi Kamdar
Go Yeezy On HimThe Buzz Cut: Visionary Multimillionaire Converts Poverty Into Business Opportunity This week in The Buzz Cut: a man confuses trash for cash, a comedian's kindness is fatal, and a woman is informed she isn't allowed to party. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Drop Your MicObjecting to the Misogyny, Prejudice of Indian Comics’ Offensive Jokes is Not Cancel Culture Humor an an artform can be emotional and informative — a knowledge that comic Samay Raina disregards with his joke on abortion. By Saumya Kalia
Puncher SucksRicky Gervais’ Special Shows How Edginess in Comedy Becomes a Front for Bigotry Transphobic jokes have emerged as a litmus test for what is acceptable comedy, dehumanizing a community in the process. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Ideological Sticks and StonesWhat Is Comedy’s Purpose in a Country Like India? Munawar Faruqui's persecution ushers in the era of "thoughtcrime," making it imperative to ask why comedy remains a platform for advancing social justice. By Saumya Kalia
Jest Not The BestThe Buzz Cut: Government Unwittingly Makes Privileged Comedian the Face of India’s Problems In The Buzz Cut, we bring you a round-up of news you wish wasn’t news. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Jokes ApartHow Making Fun of Cultural Stereotypes Keeps People From Bonding With Their Communities "To guard myself against personal attacks, I actively avoid speaking in my regional dialect." By Devrupa Rakshit
Warping The LawComedian Munawar Faruqui Didn’t Make Anti‑Hindu Statements, Say Police. So Why Was He Arrested in the First Place? Section 295-A was meant to prevent communal discord; now, it's being used to foment it. By Aditi Murti
Not Funny1 in 3 Female Comedians Were Sexually Harassed on Stage, Survey Finds More than half of the survey's respondents were introduced on stage with direct comments about their physical appearance. By Aditi Murti
Not All ComicsNew Voices in the Indian Comedy Scene Might Break Its Reliance on Stereotypes Stand-up comedians who aren't straight men gleefully smash bigoted stereotypes in their routines. By Aditi Murti
