Bharti Singh says she self-censors comedy, social media has created pressure on comedians
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"There's immense pressure on stand-up comedians to create content that will garner the audience's attention. Everyone has a different style of making people laugh, some may resort to cheap jokes, some adhere to clean humour. However, I keep my audience base in mind, which is a family audience," the comedian told PTI in an interview.
Adding to this, "I self-censor things keeping in mind that my mother is going to watch it too. Besides, I don't crack jokes on topics I'm not aware of , I often crack jokes on food, family, etc," she shared when asked about cracking jokes on politics and religion.
Meanwhile, Reflecting on her career, Singh shared she was nervous about comedy and did not have a clear understanding of the craft when she entered the industry after growing up in Amritsar.
Notably, She made her TV debut in 2008 with the reality show, "The Great Indian Laughter Challenge", and garnered immense popularity for her childlike persona named 'Lalli'. She was the second runner-up on the show. Later, she appeared on several comedy shows like "Comedy Circus", "The Kapil Sharma Show", "The Khatra Khatra", among others.
As per the latest buzz, "I was very scared in the initial stage of my career. I didn't even have an understanding of doing comedy. I came from Amritsar, from college. It took a little time for me to get started here," she shared.
In further updates, "Over the years, the audience has become like family, and its affection has given her the confidence to continue experimenting with her work," she added.
On top of that, Singh shared she thinks making people laugh is ultimately what she wants her work to achieve. "Laughter is the best medicine, and I'm glad to have got the opportunity to do so," she shared.
The comedian, however, is open to acting in films and on OTT shows. She also opened up that she has been working towards a one-hour stand-up comedy show with her husband and producer Harsh Limbachiyaa.
Source: Hindustan Times