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Comedian Praveen Kumar - Creator of India's First Tamil Standup Special - The Thing With This One Is - Episode 2 - The Thing About Writing Comedy Specials

Comedian Praveen Kumar - Creator of India's First Tamil Standup Special - The Thing With This One Is - Episode 2 - The Thing About Writing Comedy Specials

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 Comedian Praveen Kumar is now touring with his new special called "8". This is his eighth solo special since starting his comedy career over a decade ago.It is said that in India people become engineers and then decide what to do in life. Comedian Praveen Kumar epitomizes this aspect of India. An engineering + MBA life is the usual, but he chose the most unusual career and paved the way for many others. Before he started his trademark style of Tamil comedy, the standup scene in India was dominated by English language comedy. He is the creator of the first Indian standup comedy special in Tamil.Praveen idolizes Thalaivar Superstar Rajinikanth and is inspired by the song Ra Ra Ramaiya, from the iconic movie Basha, to construct this latest special, "8". It is a laugh riot that takes the listener on a journey of eight stages of Praveen's life so far. How did Praveen start doing comedy in Bengaluru? What was the early comedy scene like? How hard was his struggle for even 5 minutes of stage time? How did he take up this as a full-time profession? What prompted his decision to switch to Tamil language comedy? In this podcast, Praveen answers all these questions in an in-depth conversation with Ram Deshpande.The Thing With This One Is podcast is about details and nuances. Praveen describes the behind-the-scenes activity from writing a joke to writing a 60-minute special.Chapters:00:00 – Sneak Peek02:16 – Intro04:21 – The thing with life after engineering at BITS Pilani06:26 – Initial exposure to comedy09:21 – Winning open mic competition organised by Vir Das11:21 – Early standup comedy scene in Bengaluru and stage time in Mumbai15:49 – Standup comedy in Indian languages and how Zakir Khan’s viral video changed the landscape23:01 – The first ever Tamil language standup comedian28:00 – The Thing with taking up comedy as a full-time profession31:25 – The thing with Mime32:54 – The thing with writing a joke39:58 – The thing with writing a special42:02 – Different types of standup comedy45:01 – The thing with clean comedy48:48 – Young audience and the thing about keeping them in the dark51:41 – Influence of movies and Thalaivar Superstar Rajinikanth53:09 – The latest special: 854:44 – Upcoming shows in India and abroad56:26 – The thing with releasing content on YouTube1:00:33 – Mentoring young comedians1:03:42 – The thing with Praveen's X handle1:05:01 – Working with the great R Ashwin1:08:00 – How to connect with PraveenAbout Comedian Praveen KumarInstagram handle: @comedianpraveen (https://www.instagram.com/comedianpra...)X handle: @Comedy_Praveen (https://x.com/Comedy_Praveen )Website: https://comedianpraveen.com/ Youtube channel: / @comedianpraveenkumar Alumnus of BITS Pilani and Ohio Manipal Business SchoolAbout the podcast "The Thing With This One Is" is a podcast where specifics, details, and nuances are discussed. An accomplished individual can provide not just direction but can also explain in detail how they go about it. When they explain, they usually say... "The Thing With This One Is..." There is a lot to learn when the discussion is in depth. Ram Deshpande hosts this podcast and meets experts from various fields.Episode 2 credits Guest: Comedian Praveen KumarHost: Ram Deshpande Edited and Directed by: Kedar Gavane Title concept and music created by: Ram Deshpande#TheThingWithThisOneIs #ComedianPraveen #praveenkumar #Art #details #how #BITS #Pilani #BITSian #Bengaluru #Bangalore #Mumbai #career #secondcareer #passion #followyourpassion #comedy #standupcomedy #standup #standupcomedian #Tamil #TamilComedy #rajinikanth #rajinifans #ashwin #standupspecial #podcast#puladeshpande
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