If you’re familiar with Kaneez’s acts, you’ll know that the improv artist often uses humour to drive change and discuss feminism and female sexuality—hardly an easy feat in a male-dominated industry (and audience!). And so, I’ve been looking forward to my interaction with India’s ‘Queen of Improv’ and one of the four female stars of Netflix’s new stand-up comedy series, Ladies Up. Kaneez, it turns out, is as warm in person (in video) as she is on stage, with an earnestness—and charming vulnerability—that makes her instantly likable. Here are the excerpts from the interview, as we discuss confidence, the one thing Kaneez hates more than maggots falling from her ceiling, and how a female comic took the microphone—and the Indian comedy scene—one LOL at a time...
Nandini Bhalla: Kaneez, how did comedy happen for you?
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