How OTT Platforms are Changing the Face of Stand-up Comedy in India?
Stand-up comedy shows have always been a huge favourite of Indian audiences. The love for comedy shows date back to the time when there was a whole influx of comedy shows on Indian television like The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and Comedy Circus. Those were merrier times as those were the shows that united the entire nation on dinner table. Just when we thought stand-up comedy shows in India were dying, here came a fresh breeze with stand up comedy shows and web-only comedy shows. While there are a whole bunch of such amazing stand-up comedy shows on YouTube, comedy started taking off in India. Most of these comedy shows feature some of the best stand-up comedians from India, the subjects they joke about are mostly centered around the common man issues and everyday life struggles and observations. Then came the time of arrival of OTT platforms like Watcho, Prime Video, and Netflix that completely revolutionised the concept of sand-up comedy shows in India. From a mer