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'So Sorry about Little India' - A Review & An Interview with 'Evam Karthik'!

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“Being an Indian is a pain… Being a South Indian is a bigger pain!!” … Four glib-tongued, smooth-talking performers, a little less than 1.5 hours, an audience that willingly lapped up all the one-liners, remarks, and well-meaning insults with nothing but laughter… This was “So Sorry about Little India!!” … Evam’s standup-comedy act … When Divya offered me a pass to the show, I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I have to be honest here. I have only watched standup comedy on YouTube before this and that was Russell Peters and Vir Das. I will admit that I was a little nervous and so took a seat right at the back, poised with a pen and notebook, ready to jot down points for I was to do a review of the show. You see that first point up there about being Indian... Well, that’s the only one I noted down! I didn’t have time to note down the rest of it for I was clutching my sides, laughing out loud, something that ...