Tipu: A time to weep, a time to laugh
KARACHI: Starting off with the TV show “Sab Set Haiâ€, he was initially seen in only comic roles, but he then transitioned on to more serious roles. Pakistani actor Adnan Shah, aka Tipu, will...
View ArticleLaugh out loud with Saad Haroon’s ‘Don’t Worry, Be Pakistani’
KARACHI: Establishing a loyal audience by performing stand-up comedy shows in English is not an easy task for a Pakistani comedian, which explains why it has taken Saad Haroon nearly a decade to...
View ArticleWe can’t even laugh at a gangsta goat?
I went online this morning to see the Mountain Dew ad — the one some are calling the most racist in history — expecting to see some really offensive stuff. Instead, I saw some really silly stuff.
View ArticleAll-you-can-eat: Arch rivals laugh it out at CM’s grand iftar
KARACHI: The grand iftar party at CM House upheld its tradition of bringing together political arch rivals to share a meal with a few laughs. The same politicians that harshly criticise each other on...
View Article‘Old man’ Eto’o has the last laugh
A sharply taken goal was followed by a celebration which showed he also has a sense of humor.
View ArticleHaving the last laugh: Brazil turns to Dunga to lift World Cup blues again
RIO DE JANEIRO: Desperate times call for desperate measures, even if that means returning to a coach and system that was abandoned four years ago only to recall it in a bid to hide from the...
View ArticleComedy club charges ‘per laugh’
A Spanish comedy club is experimenting with a charge-per-laugh scheme using facial recognition software to monitor each member of the audience.
View ArticleMaking the Middle East Laugh
Most of the times we focus on stories of conflict and war coming out of the Middle East. But that's not what defines this region and its diverse population. Becky got a chance to sit down with some...
View ArticleA hundred and one reasons to laugh again
KARACHI: Sau Din Chor Ke came back in its attempt to steal the show. Written and directed by the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) alumni Uzma Sabeen and Babar Jamal, respectively, the play...
View ArticleAftershocks of trauma: A city that has forgotten how to laugh
PESHAWAR: Grief, sorrow and death are merely hollow synonyms for a loss which has shaken the citizens of Peshawar. The city wears an eerie look and its atmosphere is filled with anguish, sadness and...
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