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"Comedy is easy, that's why it's so tough—own the stage, own the laugh!" |
1. Comedy is such a unique art form. What inspired you to pursue stand-up, and do you remember the moment you realized you wanted to make people laugh for a living?
So, I love the sound of laughter. It is AR Rehman’s music for me, I relax when someone laughs for me, at me, and by me. But this sound only soothes me when I’m the reason behind it. Otherwise, it becomes Dhinchak Pooja’s music irritating and wants to stop. I started my journey On 1st January 2023. I performed at Akshara Theatre and it was an auditorium where I became a composer of laugh and applause. That was the day I decided that I wouldn’t allow people to stay away from my talent.
2. Your style of humor is distinct. How would you describe it to someone who’s never seen your set before, and what influences shaped your comedic voice?
I don’t have any type. I’m a kid with a sketch pen and a drawing book I can do whatever I feel like doing. I do vulgar jokes, I do relationship jokes, I do crowd work and, all these may or may not be comfortable but funny for sure. My comedic verse is “not in a safe zone”. Like I want to make people laugh without being targeted as a clean comic.
3. Comedy often stems from personal experiences. How do you decide which parts of your life to share on stage, and is there ever a line you won’t cross?
I personally do observational jokes which doesn’t involve my life. So I joke about whatever is happening in the society and for the society.
4. Stand-up comedy requires a strong connection with the audience. How do you read the room, and how do you handle moments when a joke doesn’t land as expected?
The most common difference between a high-energy room and a low-energy room is hooting when the host calls a comic and the audience does “wohoooo” They are ready for some fun however if they are only clapping then the audience is bored and doing their duty only. For low energy first tip is Do Not begin with your scripted jokes. Start with interaction, address them talk to them, befriend them, and boom now you are buddies and buddy can do whatever joke he wants that’s how I make the room comfortable for me.
5. Many comedians use humor to tackle serious or sensitive topics. What’s your approach to balancing comedy with deeper social commentary?
There are other art forms for showing people how miserable our society and their lives are. I’m here to keep them away from this worry, so, I try to make all my sets that are funny and entertaining and make people realize people how beautiful their life is. However little bit of sarcastic jokes on society is doable.
6. The comedy scene can be competitive and tough. What has been the biggest challenge in your journey so far, and how did you overcome it?
My biggest challenge is to accept that, I can be better than what I’m doing right now. Competition is there and your competition is your own past joke. You have to, have to be a better writer and performer from your last joke or set. So to overcome this challenge I have to keep on updating myself with different areas of knowledge. So basically sense of humor works as a filter you put knowledge in it and make a joke of it. It is that easy. Have to just be knowledgeable and keep your humour alive.
7. With stand-up increasingly going digital, how has the internet or social media changed the way you engage with your audience or share your material?
It helped me a lot. I have started putting some of my jokes on Instagram and within 3 months I have gained 40K followers. Fans are demanding my YouTube video which will be out soon so yes I can’t think of my journey without these digital platforms.
8. What advice would you give to aspiring comedians who are just starting to perform at open mics or trying to build their confidence on stage?
First of all, comedy is such an easy job that's why it is so much difficult. Do not show your desperation to get a laugh on stage. Cause crowd will sense this and won’t give you your drug. But if you are OK with zero laugh and confident in your art you will surely get that sound of HAHAHA and applause. Second and most importantly people don’t laugh at jokes they laugh because of your confidence, your delivery and, your personality. So build one. And last keep trying to do a stage till the date when you become the same person as you are without a stage.
9. Are there any dream venues, cities, or even audiences you’d love to perform for in the future?
Dreams change from time to time. Right now my dream is to perform at LAUGH STORE with my sold-out audience. I want a logo outside the LAUGH STORE stating VISHAL JADON SOLD OUT. Then my dream is Talkatora stadium and then the Opera House, a world tour is also on the list. It will become reality not now but yes anytime soon.
10 .For a fun twist, what’s the worst joke you’ve ever told on stage, and how did the audience react? Also, if you had to pick one comedian (past or present) to roast you, who would it be and why?
My worst joke is the dark joke I’ve written. I was performing in Noida and there was a family audience and I don’t know how I decided to pull one dark joke between them it was “My girlfriend is so FLAT ki uski har baat pointless rehti hai” Room got dead every one was staring at me as I'm a criminal but I didn’t stop at this I went on saying “She is so much FLAT ki wo baniyaan jaisi hai ulti seedhi pta hi nahi chalta”. It was embarrassing and I decided not to make such jokes in a family audience. For roasting me I would pick JIMMY CAR out of India and from India SHREEJA CHATURVEDI would be nice.
Bio:
I started my stand-up comedy journey two years ago, and guess what? People laughed enough for me to keep going! Now, I’m performing solo shows because apparently, I’m funny enough to hold the stage all by myself.
Interviewed by : Shivam Sharma
Edited by : Shivam Sharma
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