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‘It’s great to oppose colonialism!’ The unstoppable rise of Indian comedy in the UK

In the summer of 2010, Anuvab Pal was writing an article about the opening of the Comedy Store in Mumbai, impresario Don Ward’s attempt to introduce British-style stand-up to India. Pal, who was working mainly as a screenwriter at the time, went to interview Ward, the famous London venue that was the cradle of alternative… Read More »