Global Comedian Podcast

Kunal Kamra has become one of the most well known comedians in India with his take on politics and government. Sanjay and Kunal discuss topics from weight loss to the weight of the world on India's shoulders.

Middle class family man Amit Tandon hit super stardom across Indians everywhere. His above 30 demographic loves his take on marriage, finances, families and other issues. Amit talks about his journey here.

Vipul Goyal and Sanjay started doing comedy together, and he has quickly found his voice amongst India's youth and older generation alike. His humor crosses boundaries whether you're 21 or 51 and it's easy to see why IIT makes some decent comedians.

3 time Conan alumni Dwayne Perkins gives some sage advice on stand up comedy and the art form. Super valuable in India and any other newer comedy market.

Dwayne continues to drop truth bombs on comedy, your voice, being unique and working at the craft.

Partially blind yet fully funny, Sundeep Rao proves that just because someone is "disabled" doesn't mean that they're going to be nice and how comedy and humor help him push through his own journey.

Sumukhi Suresh was cast in 2014 by Sanjay himself in the now legendary Anu Auntie music video. Since then she's become known as India's most lovable Maid character, Comicstaan, getting into stand up comedy and much more.

Dr. Shyam Bhat is one of India's most well known mental health professionals. Currently working with Mindfit, one of India's emerging wellness brands, he has a unique love of comedy and gives this struggling comedian some expert advice on love and life. Comedians need to dig deep into the ups and downs of heartbreak and Shyam gives some amazing insights that would later be valuable in any context, especially comedy!

30M views and counting on prank calls? Host of the cricket world cup for over a billion people? TV actor, film actor, what!?!? In an industry that wasn't even really known in India. Danish deep dives into his process and journey.

Azeem is one of those few Indian comics who recognize how lucky comics in India are to have audiences to perform to. He's constantly trying to challenge himself and keep him as the small fish in a big pond rather than the other way around.

Vir Das has had a stellar rise, but did you know Sanjay Manaktala, AIB, TVF, EIC, SNG and pretty much any other comedy collective you know owes a hat tip to Vir for breaking open Indian comedy? Given all that he's done, nobody deserves the latest success he's had. You probably heard of him yesterday but we've known his grind for close to 12 years now. Must listen (recorded on location in Los Angeles so field audio).

Nobody kills harder live than Jeeveshu Ahluwalia and step into his comedy show and you don't want to perform after him. Sanjay and Jeeveshu discuss stand up comedy, being overweight, and of course…have a real, honest dialogue on Indian mothers and how they can't let go of their sons.

Nishant Tanwar and Sanjay have performed all over the world, and they sit down at Canvas Laugh Club in Mumbai in the green room to discuss comedy and the struggle. He's now switched to mainly Hindi and his career is blossoming and in this podcast he talks about being true to yourself and finding your way in comedy.

Fahim Anwar. You may not know his name yet but he was just nominated for an Emmy for his work on GoatFace, a sketch comedy series in America. He's also one of the funniest comedians in the business. They're will be the first time you watch stand up comedy as an audience member, and then the first you watch stand up comedy as an aspiring stand up comedian. And for Sanjay Fahim was that person.

Comedians are some of the craziest people around, with constant comparisons, self doubt, social media addictions and much more. Dr. Shyam Bhat offers some expert advice yet again now how to balance the mind to make it laugh, and covers meditation before it was cool or a trending hashtag.

Founding member of one of India's first comedy collective's East India Comedy (EIC), Sahil Shah sits down with Sanjay in Bangalore to discuss stand up comedy, being Gujarati, comedians using snapchat and playing to various audience.

"You can learn how good a comedian is simply by the way they grab the mic." Rajiv Satyal drops some insane insight, including what it's like to have a video go viral with a billion people proud of your work. Rajiv's "I'm Indian" video was shared by Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, and about a million others.

Sorabh Pant and Sanjay go way back to the early days of stand up comedy and here he talks about taking shows when you're not ready, working hard in the craft, being a versatile comedian who can play multiple countries and so much more.

Papa CJ is the epitome of Global Comedian. An Indian who earned his chops in the UK under the mentorship of the famous Comedy Store, he then got a huge break as a finalist with Last Comic Standing on NBC in America. Post that he relocated back to India where he's made his mark defining the Indian comedy scene. No other man can kill harder with a crowd either. He talks about comedy's early days and gives tips on how to be a great comedian in India and beyond.

Atul Khatri started comedy at the age of 43 and has now become one of the top Indian comedians in the world. He talks about his journey from owning an IT company to then doing stand up comedy, having a family and trying to balance his time, and most importantly tells you young guys to stop making excuses and get to work. If he can become famous at 45 with two kids and a wife what's stopping the college kids who say they have no time?