Comedy must evolve beyond body-shaming humour: Prabhat Lama
Summary
Prabhat Lama says stand-up comedy must move beyond body-shaming and community-targeted jokes as audience expectations change. He reflects on his rise from radio work to popular performances on Comedy Nights with Champions and his mimicry of figures like Mahabir Pun, Sudan Gurung and Rajesh Hamal.
Key Points
- Prabhat Lama describes his long struggle in radio before building a career through comedy performances in Kathmandu and on Comedy Nights with Champions.
- He says stage comedy is harder than radio because performers must keep the audience laughing after every punch line and adjust their expressions and delivery.
- His mimicry of Mahabir Pun, Sudan Gurung and Rajesh Hamal helped bring him wider recognition, and some of those acts were especially well received.
- Lama argues that body-shaming and jokes targeting communities should be removed from comedy, and that the art form must evolve with social awareness.
