Journey Of A Joke ft. Munawar Faruqui

In this episode of Journey of A Joke with Munawar Faruqui, we break down his viral bit, "Politics In India" and how he started stand-up comedy. Politics in India, Instagram & Sign boards - https://youtu.be/jZwEeHERYhc Timecodes: 0:00-Intro 0:35- How Munawar got into stand-up and 4:35- First live open mic experience 5:33- First time on stage 8:00- First ever joke and figuring the scene 13:55- Working out bits in the lockdown/Converting friends into open mic 19:10- Politics in India by Munawar Faruqui 31:21- breaking down the bit 32:50- Finding an end for a joke 37:30- How a premise evolves 40:45- Fight to find spots 43:00- Value of a good joke 46:00- Editing and rewriting your bits 48:00- Abish breaks down the second half of the bit 49:00- Logic in comedy and making a joke acceptable 50:45- How Munawar got his first recording 56:18- Would Munawar change anything about the bit? 59:12- Comedians emotional connection to their bit 1:00:34- Establishing your personality in the bit 1:02:00- How JOJ helped Munawar in comedy writing 1:06:50- Importance of stage time 1:07:24 Writing a callback and other writing techniques 1:13:40- Pressure of recording 1:18:38- Stumbling upon a punchline 1:22:33- Munawar’s advice for Abish 1:26:34- End Previous Seasons: Season 1 - http://y2u.be/MYk9EZb7CKE Season 2 - http://y2u.be/i-dRytrcbg4 Season 3 - http://y2u.be/wmNZMPYOeBQ Season 4 - http://y2u.be/OpyMuRccSm4 🏨: The Habitat - Comedy and Music Cafe, Khar Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/indiehabitat www.indiehabitat.in My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/abishmathew/ Check out my streaming channel here - https://www.youtube.com/abish Produced by: Absurdist Studios - https://www.instagram.com/absurdiststudios #AbishMathew #JourneyOfAJoke #MunawarFaruqui