Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

These days I'm into watching standups. So far this Man has cleanest Language. There is no single Cussing, especially hindi ones. I don't mind cussing but that eliminates the fun to watch with others. Kanan kept his cool till the end. Thank you Kanan for writing this way.

I felt that Kanan is having an existential crisis. He is too materialistic in his way of thinking, and his conclusion of eating an ice cream as the meaning of life was absurd. He spoke the obvious and the show was not funny after the first 15 minutes. An existential crisis can be funny, but he has not processed his emotions or accepted any of his uncomfortable emotions. It was not entertaining but gave unsettling vibes to me. I know he can do better, but he should not have released this set at all, because it is unfinished, and he has a lot of emotional intelligence yet to develop, in my opinion.

One of his best works. Humorous, relatable and entertaining.

This is the best stand up set by an Indian comedian I've seen yet. Kanan delivers a tight set with excellent writing, perfect comedic timing, hilarious delivery and some truly unforgettable lines. You can tell he spent a lot of time perfecting the writing of this set, which has one of the most satisfying endings I've ever experienced.

Now over the last 5-6 years we in India have seen an exponential rise of stand up comics. A lot of them have been good but each brings with themselves some baggage that does not translate universally.

We have seen comics from outfits like AIB & EIC take to stand up along with a lot of the other individual like Biswa Kalyan Rath, Kenny Sebastion, Abish Matthews, etc. But none of their stand up shows really hit the mark. Don't get me wrong - they were funny but just not great funny. They all had parts of their shows that weren't funny because they were either cringe worthy, awkward, not delivered well or they were too regional.

Kanan's show though having some issues was excellent. He is the first Indian comic(besides Vir das) whose show was sublime. His entire show is relatable, his delivery is excellent and I spent most of the show totally impressed with the way he handled himself.

Kanan could have done without the encore joke - which was just nasty and cringe worthy.

An extremely well written and well thought out show. I left the show thinking this show can be up there with the great stand up comedy shows from Hollywood comics.

Looking forward to see more from him.