Sitting in a crowded room with strangers all laughing about something said on stage?

Not likely at the moment, and after Covid-19 possibly not likely then either. For a bit.

So we asked Melbourne-based comedian Sami Shah how he sees stand-up comedy in the post pandemic world.

 

Links from the episode

Watch Sami on QI, talking about mangos

Sami Shah - Website

Sami on Medium

Sami on Instagram (with white hair)

Sami on Facebook

Laughing Dead podcast hosted by Sami

 

ABOUT SAMI (from his website)

Sami Shah is a multi-award winning writer and comedian. He’s been profiled in the New York Times, ABC’s The Australian Story, BBC Radio 4, NPR, and appeared on QI with Stephen Fry, and The Project.

Sami has been performing award-winning and highly acclaimed comedy for over a decade, and used his acerbic wit to address world affairs and social issues, in comedy clubs and even international platforms like TEDx. 

 

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Post Pandemic is hosted by Courtney Carthy

Production by Nearly Media

Cover artwork by Studio Baker

Theme music created by Alex Shulgin

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