‘Fighting up against colonialism is glorious!’ The unstoppable rise of Indian comedy in Britain
In the summer of 2010, Anuvab Pal wrote an article about the opening of the Comedy Store in Mumbai, impresario Don Ward’s attempt to introduce British-style stand-up to India. Pal, then working mainly as a screenwriter, went to interview Ward, whose legendary London venue was a cradle of alternative comedy in the 1980s. He told … Read more