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Boring old Monday needs a large dose of something special to turn that frown upside down and we were given just the right prescription—a few comedians, peppered with some liberal jokes.
‘Monday Night Raw’, an open mic night organised by Oxford Bookstore, saw some of the best in stand-up comedy, and some novices trying their hand at it. It hosted performances by Sanjay Manaktala, regular comedy performer Sundeep Rao who has performed over 150 shows across the country along with Praveen Kumar, one of the top ten Stand-up Comedians in India. A rather dubious audience wondering why they were stopped mid-muffin, soon turned their chairs to face Sundeep holding a mic that refused to work, and found themselves rollicking with laughter minutes later.
Quite a few young comics tried their hand at it, although sharing a stage with some of the best stand-up comedians in India is no mean joke, the audience was kind and received quite a few laughs themselves.
Praveen Kumar was a riot however and from his Rajnikant jokes, to the barely censored Shakila, his jokes hit all the right notes. He had some sound advice for those who did not know Shakila, Go to Google Images and type Shakila, she’s the one who doesn’t fit the screen!”
The initial inhibited chuckles and grimace soon turned to shrieks of laughter as the audience warmed up to the comics, and the only grumble you could hear after the show was that from having an aching jaw.
From the Madrasi with sambar running in his veins, to the stingy Marwari, and the IT obsessed Bangalore, nothing and no one was spared from the quick witted stand-up comics.
The night was just the right antidote for the busy Bangalorean’s Monday blues.
— Shruti Menon
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