Instant Laughs

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. We speak to Bangladesh comedian and comedy club owner, Naveed Mahbub. He was awarded Best Male Comedian in the 2007 Las Vegas Comedy Festival. In 2016, Mahbub was featured in US-based comedy television channel Comedy Central. He hosts a morning radio show, Good Morning Bangladesh, on ABC Radio. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[07:02]] How I got started in comedy and my experience of the Bangladesh comedy scene [[10:35]]

[[11:40]] What is standup about, how’s it different and how its the same across the globe [[14:14]]

[[14:15]] What I have learnt playing in 30 countries [[15:05]]

[[19:24]] The struggle of getting acts in small scenes compared with the UK [[19:42]]

[[21:40]] How travelling to different comedy scenes across the globe stopped me from being complacent [[23:52]]

[[24:05]] The unique challenges of doing comedy in Bangladesh [[27:30]]

[[30:58]] Bangladesh has way more trauma than the UK [[33:07]]

[[38:14]] Why you need to be aware of the culture you are performing in [[40:12]]

[[43:39]] Sandy shore comedy advice [[44:51]]

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