The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience  Akbar Chaudry is a Stand-up Comedian and Content Creator.   Akbar comes back on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on Stand-up Comedy, our journey, the comedy community, hate comments and being jango.  Don't miss this masterclass on the stand up comedy process!  And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.   Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89  Chapters: 00:00 - starting out in comedy and understanding sensitivities  12:00 - hate comments 17:10 - becoming a standup comedian and “dirty” comedy 31:10 - a growing community, open mics and rising young comedians 1:00:27 - comedy with purpose, differing styles, and what is offensive 1:18:58 - depression in comedy, how to write and improve jokes  1:34:40 - crowd work and dealing with hecklers 1:48:20 - logistics of being a comedian 1:53:00 - Q & A