mumbai comedy
Cheer Till You Guffaw
Brace yourselves for a comic extravaganza at the fifth edition of Cheer!, by the National Centre for Performing Arts. It is the country’s only comedy festival, premiering plays, unique acts and live podcasts by seasoned comics. A three-day event, it will open with Karthik Kumar’s 2nd Decoction, a 90-minute set celebrating a middle-class upbringing and all things considered to be second best. Bandra’s Timepass Talkies will take you to south Mumbai and present a first-of-a-kind live show that lampoons Bollywood film goof-ups. The second day has a live podcast by comedian Anubhav Pal and Bollywood actor Kunaal Roy Kapur, and an interactive impromptu set, ICM Popcorn by Improv Comedy, Mumbai. The cast will act out a full-length comedy created live through suggestions from the audience. Day two also has stand-up Sorabh Pant talking about the wonderful insanity of becoming a father in a new show, My Baby Thinks I’m Funny. The final day will feature a play, A Shot in the Dark. It is the tale of the calamities that befall a newly appointed assistant commissioner of police investigating a murder. Finally, there is stand-up comedian Papa CJ in a multi-genre, one-man theatrical production, A Comedian’s Tale, to end this humour bonanza. Jun 3-5, NCPA
