my friend papa cj he said that i was good so i thought why not try it we organize openmic nights to encourage more people to become comedians says the 23yearold raghav who is also a professional bartenderthe comedy scene is a fledgling one and so it does have its shortcomings while a british or an american comedian would use the shockvalue of offensive and politicallyincorrect jokes to crack his audience up the indian standup comic is still somewhat bound by the conventions of clean humour sexual jokes are becoming acceptable now but we still steer clear of racist or overlypolitical jokes says raghav though i think the younger generation is more tolerant and is able to take a jokethese comedians are all aiming to find a unique voice a synthesis of indian thought and english language to bring some laughter to the people enjoying a drink or two in a pub as the comedy scene in the city grows slowly one thing remains beyond doubt the demand for comedy will not go down as the comedian probably trippy asks who doesnt like a laugh