“Stand Up Comedy is one of the most traditional and oldest comedy genres – Karthik Kumar
Karthik Kumar is one of the most naturally gifted standup comedian artistes that we have in our country at the moment and he has done some really credible work in the past in movies like Sathiya, Yuva, Kanda Naal Mudhal, Poi Solla Porom and many more. We all have earlier seen the success of Amazon Prime’s famous comedy series ‘Comicstaan’ and now the same series is all set to hit the Tamil regional market with Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa with Karthik as one of the main judges and mentors. Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa, the Tamil version of Amazon’s original product, Comicstaan, has been released on September 11th. The show has seemed a bit unfocused in recent episodes, however; One of the judges Karthik Kumar, on the occasion, spoke about the importance of the show and its relevance.
Comedy is something that is very subjective in nature and what might be funny to someone might not be funny to the other person. When Karthik was asked about this as to how people should react if they don’t like a certain type of comedy, he said and we quote,“Well, in our country there’s freedom of speech and different artistes will want to perform different kinds of acts. All I have to say is if you like it, continue enjoying it whereas if someone doesn’t like a particular type of comedy, he or she should simply avoid watching it. At the end of the day, insult comedy or slapstick comedy is also a type of comedy and naturally as people grow and mature with performances, they realize where to draw the line. As far as mentoring talent is concerned, I want to groom and mentor new talent to the best of my abilities in this show.”
“Very few people know that stand-up comedy is one of the most traditional, old-fashioned comedy styles. As you can see, drama is still practiced and enjoyed by many today. It is a traditional art form. The equivalent modern form is stand-up comedy. Not everyone knows this.As comedians we take great pride in doing this type of entertainment in today’s era. I hope our show will help those who love comedy to know more about this style and appreciate the talent, ”added Karthik Kumar.
Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa is expected to bring the unique nuances of Tamil culture overnight and bring out the local flavour. Each contestant will make a joke in a style unique to him. The trailer shows the competition for the title of the 6 best comedians of Tamil Comics to win the title.
