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Nepal: Comedian arrested for posting satirical review of movie
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jun 13 (ANI): A stand-up comedian has been kept behind the bars for nearly a week in Nepal after he posted a satirical review of a film on a social media platform, raising questions over freedom of expression in the Himalayan nation.
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Stand-Up comedian Sammy Shore dies at 92
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 19 (ANI): Veteran stand-up comedian Sammy Shore died at the age of 92 on Sunday.
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Tanmay Bhat opens up on TLC's Midnight Misadventures
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 06 (NewsVoir): Famous stand-up comedian and founder of the popular comedy group AIB - Tanmay Bhat- opened up about how he became a comic sensation riding on his initial penchant to play jokes on his fat self to make people laugh. And people haven't stoppe
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British Pak comedian in soup for using 'Paki' word
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 13 (ANI): A British-Pakistani stand-up comedian was recently probed by the police after he used a derogatory term in his act 'Meet Abu Hamsta and Paki Bashir".
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Chris Hardwick returns to AMC after sexual assault investigation
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 26 (ANI): After an internal investigation into sexual assault claims, actor and stand-up comedian Chris Hardwick is all set to return back to his AMC shows, 'Talking Dead' and 'Talking With Chris Hardwick'.
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Gujarat College cancels Kunal Kamra's show for 'anti-national' content
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India] July 24(ANI): The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has cancelled a show by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra after a former student claimed his content is 'anti-national.'
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Chris Hardwick's talk show pulled off amid sexual assault allegation
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 17 (ANI): TV network AMC has announced that it will not air actor and stand-up comedian Chris Hardwick's show 'Talking With Chris Hardwick' amid his former girlfriend Chloe Dykstra's allegations of sexual assault and emotional abuse.
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Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski kicked out of Oscars Academy
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has expelled stand-up comedian and actor Bill Cosby and director Roman Polanski from its membership, following allegations of sexual harassment against both of them.
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Bill Cosby guilty of sexual assault
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Apr 27 (ANI): American stand-up comedian and actor Bill Cosby on Thursday (local time) has been found guilty by a Pennsylvania jury, in connection with aggravated indecent assault against a woman in 2004 in a high-stakes retrial.
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Richard Pryor, Marlon Brando's affair confirmed
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Feb. 08 (ANI): Richard Pryor's widow has revealed that the American stand-up comedian hooked up with Marlon Brando.
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Dane Cook dating 19-year-old singer Kelsi Taylor
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 27 (ANI): It seems like love has no age, as American stand-up comedian and film actor Dane Cook has revealed that he is quietly dating 19-year-old singer Kelsi Taylor.
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Seth Meyers may get into controversy at Globes: Bob Newhart
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], Jan 08 (ANI): Stand-up comedian Bob Newhart has expressed concern that Seth Meyers might get into controversy for taking up sexual harassment issue at the Golden Globes.
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