Being a comedian in India
In this episode, we get to speak to Nasif Akhtar. Nasif Akhtar is from a small town “Malda” which is in West Bengal, India. In 2016, He started doing comedy in Kolkata and after 1 year he moved to Mumbai. He is an All India Winner in Standup Soapbox which is the biggest standup competition in India and has won a series of competitions afterwards. He has performed in 700+ shows at various venues across India including Canvas Laugh Club, The Habitat etc. with extremely relatable content which is his experiences during the journey from a small town to a Metro city.Here is an overview of what we discussed: [[06:18]] How Munawar Faruqui got famous as a comedian by getting arrested [[18:33]] Doing comedy in Bengali, Hindi and English [[32:23]] How Comedy clubs do not pay a dime [[35:02]] How to pay to get into a big comedy club [[45:31]] His maddest experience [[47:35]] Advice to give other comics If you would like to know more on Nasif Akhtar, you can reach him on Facebook at nasifakhtarbengali/, Linkedin at nasif-akhtar-0b94a4a6, Instagram at nasif-akhtar-0b94a4a6 and Youtube at NasifAkhtarBengali. If you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster.
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