Amit Tandon: Indian Standup Comedy, NRI Audiences & The Truth About Making It | Diaspora Dialogues™

He followed the script: Engineering, MBA, a stable career. And then, slowly, Amit Tandon rewrote it with his clean Indian Stand-Up Comedy. Sujatha Padmanabhan speaks with Amit Tandon, one of India’s most widely watched stand-up comedians, about what it actually takes to build a career in comedy without rushing the process. From performing in small rooms to over 2,500 shows globally, Amit breaks down the discipline behind the laughs. This is a conversation about patience, trial and error, and why the audience, and not the comedian, decides what works. All of this, and more, on this episode of Diaspora Dialogues by TOI ™ 00:00 - Opening 3:52 - Early Days 6:12 - Following Passion vs A Safe Career 9:50 - Amit’s Views on the Indian Stand-Up Comedy Scene 11:57 - Amit Tandon on ‘Clean Comedy’ 14:30 - Finding Humour in the Indian Family Situation 16:12 - Pressures of Staying Relevant 18:43 - Amit Tandon on Writing Jokes on his Wife 19:53 - Family Support in the Early Years of Amit’s Career 25:08 - Indian Audience vs Diaspora Audience 28:37 - Feedback Mechanism for Jokes 29:50 - Is Social Change a Comedian’s Responsibility? 31:36 - Meeting Johnny Lever 32:47 - Amit Tandon’s Favourite Comedians 34:05 - Should Comedians be Mindful of What They Say? 36:29 - Amit Tandon on Finding his ‘Real Calling’ 40:00 - Amit’s Kapil Sharma Story 41:08 - What’s Next for Amit Tandon 📸 Follow us on: Instagram : ⁠Instagram: ⁠ Facebook : ⁠https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... 🎧Listen to us on: Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/spotify-amittandon Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/applepodcasts-ami... Subscribe for more conversations with Indian-American artists, musicians, chefs, and achievers from all walks of life shaping the NRI experience. Are you part of the Indian diaspora? Drop your story in the comments - we read every one. Diaspora Dialogues by TOI ™ is sponsored by Laxmi Basmati, the most consistent Basmati ⁠https://tinyurl.com/LAXMIFOODSBRAND and Sistar Mortgage, offering tailored mortgage solutions. ⁠⁠https://sistarmortgage.com/ #AmitTandon #IndianComedy #StandUpComedy #NRI #HindiComedy #IndianDiaspora #DiasporaDialogues by TOI ™ ‪@TandonAmit‬ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Times Of India (TOI) Is The Largest Selling English Daily In The World. Times Of India Videos Bring You Global News, Views And Sharp Analysis. We Track India's Global Rise, Her Increasing Engagement With The World, The Changing Geopolitical Landscape Amid Conflicts And Wars And The Emerging World Order. INTERNATIONAL NEWS | GLOBAL CONFLICTS | MIDDLE EAST WAR | CHANGING WORLD ORDER #TOILive | #TOIVideos Subscribe to the Times Of India YT channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. Join Millions Reading TOI; Download Our App At http://toi.in/app-yt Visit our website https://www.timesofindia.com/ Follow us on X/ @timesofindia Facebook: Facebook: TimesofIndia Instagram: Instagram: timesofindia Follow the TOI WhatsApp channel: https://bit.ly/3RYl0J9 For daily news & updates and exclusive stories, follow the Times of India