Hosting TBH and the Media Industry in Pakistan - Tabish Hashmi - TPE #107

Tabish Hashmi, Stand-up Comedian and host of the hit show, To Be Honest, comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss his career, the show, and the industry.  On this deep dive podcast we discuss 'Problematic jokes', Political correctness, Marriage, Children, Activism, To Be Honest, The Media Industry, and Cleaning Bathrooms. Tabish also remembers his father and talks about his life growing up.   

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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Cleaning Bathrooms, Shovelling Snow and Cutting Grass 7:00 Raising children, discussing Marriage and divorces 16:45 Love Marriage and Arranged Marriages 22:00 Problematic Jokes and woke culture 32:00 Political Correctness and facing hate online 37:00 Age, maturity and babies  40:00 Activism, Awareness and Society 51:00 How are guests selected for TBH? 57:00 Politicians  1:00:30 Gifts and Social Media 1:04:00 Tabish remembers his father 1:16:00 Staying grounded 1:18:00 Media industry mai exemplary log nahee milay 1:24:00 Charity shows 1:28:00 Why is Indian stand up comedy industry doing better 

 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. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder.

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