Month-long Kochi Comedy Festival brings together national and regional artistes
The inaugural Kochi Comedy Festival, organized by Comedy Lounge Kochi, launched on April 19 with a month-long lineup of standup performances featuring both national and regional comedians. The opening night included prominent acts such as Abish Mathew, Kenny Sebastian, and Shamik Chakrabarti, drawing an audience of 800 at the KINFRA International Convention Centre. Comedians like Gautham Govindan, Anand Rathnam, and local artists will perform one-hour specials on weekends at Spotlight Socials in Kochi through May 16.
- ▪The Kochi Comedy Festival is a month-long event organized by Comedy Lounge Kochi.
- ▪The opening night on April 19 featured comedians Abish Mathew, Kenny Sebastian, and Shamik Chakrabarti.
- ▪Performances are scheduled at Spotlight Socials in Kochi every weekend until May 16.
- ▪Comedians from across India and local Kerala talent are part of the festival lineup.
- ▪Jomy Josy Maliakal, a lawyer and emerging comedian, performed alongside established artists at the opening event.
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For Jomy Josy Maliakal, a lawyer by profession, her introduction to standup comedy was through comedian Abish Mathew’s talk show, Son of Abish, a few years ago. Little did she know that she would take the stage with him in front of 800 people, in two lineup shows featuring some of the prominent comedic voices in the country like Kenny Sebastian and Shamik Chakrabarti, at the Opening Night Show of the inaugural edition of the Kochi Comedy Festival. Organised by Comedy Lounge Kochi, the event took place at the KINFRA International Convention Centre at Kakkanad on April 19, marking the beginning of a month-long comedy carnival.The lineup features a mix of comedians from across the country, including Gautham Govindan, and Anand Rathnam, alongside homegrown artistes such as Vishnu Pai,…
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