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Rohan Joshi: Not each of your jokes, will work
Updated On: 31 January, 2021 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
While all of his jokes struck a chord, Rohan Joshi, creator of Wake N Bake -- among the nominees in the Best Non-Fiction category at the mid-day and Radio City Hitlist OTT Awards -- on creating a refined version of the comic special over seven months and several test gigs
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Rohan Joshi is privileged. It`s a fact that he abundantly reiterated in his 2020 Amazon Prime Video special, Wake N Bake, and does so once too often, during this conversation. But attributing his success to his favored social standing could be a lazy assumption. His comic skills apart, he makes evident that he is worthy of attention for more reasons than one. The journalism student`s published editorial pieces make for reads that are as engaging as his comic sketches ("Writing is the most crucial skill for a comedian," he says), and his sharp business acumen shines through when he gets candid about failing as an opening stand-up comedian for a Vir Das concert, or the lessons learnt from writing comic scripts for clients.
Rather unfiltered when analyzing the world, Joshi says it was his desire to earnestly reflect his own life that formed the crux of Wake N Bake, among the nominees in the Best Non-Fiction category at the mid-day and Radio City Hitlist OTT Awards. "Regardless of when I looked back at the show, I wanted it to be an accurate reflection of what I had gone through at the time. I started my career in comedy my late-20s, and am in my late 30s, now. So, I wanted the show to reflect my change in perspective. I strayed from political references because I didn`t want anyone to look at it 10 years later and wonder what was being referred to," Joshi tells mid-day.
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