Listen "#95: Comedy, Improv & South Africa ft. Kaneez Surka"
Episode Synopsis
Kaneez Surka, comedian, actor and producer, talks about her childhood in Transkei, South Africa, the apartheid, finding her voice in India, the links between stand-up, sketch and improv comedy and the evolution of comedy in India.Kaneez: https://www.instagram.com/kaneezsurka/?hl=enSUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:17 Growing Up In Transkei, South Africa5:06 Apartheid10:34 Identity18:01 Getting Into Comedy21:50 Improv24:25 Standup vs. Improv31:29 Evolution of Kaneez’s Comedy37:41 Comedy In India43:02 Moving To New York44:56 Improv In India46:47 Lego Interpretation50:49 Name, Place, Animal, Thing58:25 Legacy & Meaning of Life#indiancomedy
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