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Two stand up comedians walk into a bar......and it becomes a depressive conversation about stand up comedy.

Akbar Chaudhry, a stand up comedian and the host of Chai, Toast aur Host on Dawn News, comes on The Pakistan Experience to have an academic discussion on stand up comedy dissecting the politics of joke and talking about his own journey.

Akbar talks about cancel culture, offensive comedy and the role of a stand up comedian in society on this episode of The Pakistan Experience.

The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation.


The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation. We do deep dive long form podcasts to show you the many shades that encapsulate The Pakistan Experience.


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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. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.




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Chapters:
0:00 Getting recognized from TV
6:00 School Stories, Bullying and Boys culture
14:30 Discussing Comedy Culture
30:00 How to be a Stand up comedian
45:00 Life of a Comedian
1:00:00 Stigma of being a comedian
1:16:00 Punching up/Causing offence
1:24:00 Cancel, woke culture and people getting offended
1:45:00 Social Media 
1:55:00 Problematic jokes
2:10:00 Reflections