From Joke Singh to Rider OP - Nishant Tanwar on his Journey and the Indian Comedy Scene - #TPE 263

Nishant Tanwar,also known as 'Joke Singh' and 'Rider OP' is an Indian Stand up Comedian and actor. Nishant Tanwar comes on the podcast to discuss the Indian Stand-up Comedy Culture, Shahrukh Khan, Zakir Khan, Doing Stand-up in Hindi, Pakistani Cricketers on Youtube, Meeting Pakistanis, Indian Food, NDTV, Meme reacts and Tanmay Bhatt. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Indian Stand-up Comedy Culture 5:00 Celebrity Culture in India 11:00 Zakir Khan and Tahastu 13:30 Stages of Indian Stand-up Comedy 18:00 Switching to Hindi Stand-up Comedy 20:30 Making videos of performances 24:30 Money in Stand-up Comedy 27:15 Pakistani cricketers on Youtube 30:15 Meeting Pakistanis and Indians 34:20 Indian Food 39:50 Polarization and the Media 43:00 Working as a Producer at NDTV 48:00 Paparazzi in India and Shahid Afridi 55:20 Comparison of TV with Youtube and Corporate Shows 1:01:30 Working on Material and deciding what you want to say with your comedy 1:07:50 Audience Questions