Once the butt of others' standup routines, comics from the lowest social strata are turning the tables, with humour as their weapon On a wooden chair on a makeshift stage at Cat CafĂ© Studio, standup comedian Manaal Patil is holding forth to an appreciative Mumbai audience. In his green striped T-shirt, he may not look like a pioneer, but Patil " who is getting laughs from poking fun at India's caste system " belongs…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM on February 22, 2023