How Mumbai standup comic Siddhartha Shetty celebrates middle-class Mumbaikars

Updated On: 14 May, 2024 04:52 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto

Celebrating Mumbai and its middle class, Mumbai comic Siddhartha Shetty dives into various subjects across the city that are neither limited by geography nor by jokes as he dons different personas, accent and mannerisms to tickle your funny bone

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Mumbai’s vastness is what makes it unique because every neighbourhood is a world in itself, often becoming the subject of films and even sketches by Mumbai’s comics over the years. As much as they share their take on what makes them different, they also take the opportunity to dive into the communities and culture in various parts including South Mumbai, Bandra, Andheri, Borivali and Malad. However, there are not many who go beyond and that is where Mumbai comic Siddhartha Shetty’s sketches are refreshing as it brings in the unique flavour. He boasts about Thane and its newly opened Central Park and more recently even the real estate in Mira Road and or the dolphins in Virar’s Arnala thus connecting with people in those areas almost instantly and even taking it a step further by doing his first standup gig in Virar earlier this week.

Making comedy more accessible in Mumbai
More than that, Shetty, who goes by @siddyshetty on Instagram, celebrates middle class Mumbaikars and their habits. With his most recent video about split ACs crossing over 2.5 million views, as he dived into how Mumbai’s middle-class are still stuck to their window ACs which work on just one temperature, relating to most people almost instantly. Another one has him talking about the famous Delhi vada pav lady, how Delhi is obsessed with it, and why Mumbaikars love the simple dish; it has got close to 1.4 million views. It also started out with a reel about mangoes going viral last year, ever since then, his reels about mangoes are also unique as he delves into a video adding a dramatic element of having “internal fights within the family with Langda during season”.

Inspired by this very fandom for mangoes, the name for his gig in Virar on May 12, which he calls ‘Wakanda of Mumbai’, was titled ‘Phak You Avocado Return of the Mango’. This is only the start as he plans to do more in north Mumbai apart from the rest of the city. “I did a show in Mira Road recently and I want to do a show in Vasai soon because there is a great chunk of population that is being left out in these places. For a person to come from Nallasopara and Virar to even Andheri for a show is a lot because even Malad, Kandivali and Borivali don’t have as many shows.” It is more than just doing shows for him because Shetty feels that apart from talking about Virar in his sketches, he wants to do shows at places he talks about because the people there can relate to it the most. “I want to make it more accessible. If you have a room and mic, the event can happen,” he shares, as his comments section wants him to do a show in Thane soon, after the Virar announcement.

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