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.

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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

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