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.

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:17 Growing Up In Transkei, South Africa

5:06 Apartheid

10:34 Identity

18:01 Getting Into Comedy

21:50 Improv

24:25 Standup vs. Improv

31:29 Evolution of Kaneez’s Comedy

37:41 Comedy In India

43:02 Moving To New York

44:56 Improv In India

46:47 Lego Interpretation

50:49 Name, Place, Animal, Thing

58:25 Legacy & Meaning of Life

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