From PTV to Geo - Dr. Younus Butt on Family Front, Comedy, Satire and Pakistan - #TPE 256

Comedy Writer, Author, and the Man behind the PTV classic 'Family Front', and Geo's 'Hum Sab Umeed Se Hain', Dr. Younus Butt, joins us on a special episode of The Pakistan Experience where we discuss comedy, satire, the old school vs the new school, Pak Tea House, Juan Elia, Amanullah Sahab and comedy culture  Dr. Younus Butt is an author, humorist and screen writer known for shows like Hum Sab Umeed Se Hain and Family Front.  The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations.  Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience   And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience  The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.    Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89    Chapters:  0:00 Intro 01:20 Staying young and Younus Butt’s writing 09:25 Gatekeeping, Writing and Success 18:55 Career in Comedy, Creating Good Fresh Content and Understanding Audiences 31:30 Jaun Elia and resistance to change and Offence Culture 49:26 Anger, Healing and the role of Comedy  58:35 Comedy culture, clubs and context, avoiding low hanging fruit  1:05:32 Amanullah Sb, respect for comedians, and language 1:12:30 Audience Questions