Modified On May 7, 2007
Ruchika Talwar, writing in the Pune Newsletter, starts off his account of the third season of the Great Indian Laughter Challenge this way:
No, this is not just one more of those mindless stand-up comedy shows…
Even in India, the press can’t help themselves.
It’s June, so, to TV viewers in India and Pakistan, that means the Great Indian Laughter Challenge press conference is held and dutifully reported on by the IndiPak equivalent of Pat O’Brien.
Readers of this magazine may recall that Rauf Lala won season II of the Great Indian Laughter Challenge, making him the “Hasi Ka Shahenshah.” If you can’t recall, read this.