Anirban Dasgupta on taking a break from political comedy and what´s keeping him busy
(WorldNews Entertainment)

The man´s wit is as on point as his quips on politics. Headlining the recent Kolkata Comedy Festival, Anirban Dasgupta spoke to The Telegraph about the Calcutta scene, the power of stand-up comedy and what he has been up to all this while. Excerpts... You´ve perfomed in Calcutta, Mumbai and plenty of other cities in India. How is performing in Calcutta different? Not much of a difference because the kind of people who come to our shows are pretty much the same everywhere, either college students or young corporates. So that way it´s the same. However, the numbers are less here (Calcutta). Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore have a culture of people going out to watch stand-up comedy, which is still...