Rahul Robin, a stand-up comedian from City, chats with CE about his work becoming viral and unintentionally gaining some politically conservative admirers.
Most Indians will tell you that their first exposure to stand-up comedy came from a computer screen. The culture of viewing stand-up comedy did not exist before. The scene came together gradually, and the internet was a big part of it. For a comedian, a viral YouTube video may work wonders in their career.
A recent example is the stand-up videos “Radhe Radhe” and “Sambhog” by city-based comedian Rahul Robin, which have gone viral on the internet, with the former surpassing one million views on YouTube. “Everyone who engages in artistic endeavors wants their work to be acknowledged.” More people watch your videos and become subscribers to your channel.
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Rahul Robin
The desired outcome is that once this occurs, you will also see an increase in the number of individuals attending your live concerts. As a result, the stand-up scene is expanding. A new stand-up video usually appears on the internet every week, according to Robin, a Bengaluru native who began performing stand-up in 2018.
Robin has noticed a rise in his live audience following the popularity of his videos. “We get the majority of our content from sparsely attended open mics. There are instances when there is no crowd; therefore, we have to cancel the microphone. However, I can now draw a respectable crowd and have been performing in tiny venues around the nation. Bengaluru was my first stop, and then Hyderabad and Pune. Now, the objective is to grow my audience,” shares Robin.
Rahul Robin
Speaking of viewers, once Robin’s debut video went viral, an odd thing occurred. The politically right-leaning public has been criticizing comedians in recent years for their jokes on Hindu gods and religious customs. However, Robin was able to reach those individuals with his skit “Radhe Radhe.”
When questioned, he asserts that this development is entirely coincidental and that he has no particular desire to placate any particular political faction. Prior to being able to charge for my own events, I was performing in line-up shows with other comedians. My sole goal in writing that bit was to make it humorous. Additionally, comics test their jokes at hundreds of open mics and performances before uploading a stand-up video to make sure it works. I’ve told this joke in over a thousand shows, and each time, the audience has laughed. Those folks must all adhere to different ideas, am I right? A line-up event cannot have a crowd where everyone enjoys the same experience with the same beliefs,” says Robin.
Rahul Robin
However, once your artwork is public, it is up to others to interpret it, as the saying goes. Is the comedian who went viral recently concerned that his work may be misunderstood? Although it is a constant concern, a live stand-up is never hurtful.
Right now, you are in the present. However, even in the video, I omit any reference to gods. The reason I named the video “Radhe Radhe” is since in my hometown, people say such. I was basically introducing myself to the online audience because it was my first video, explains Robin.
Now that we have both videos, what comes next? “I recently began my second tour with a performance in Bengaluru. This is a democratic scenario. However, this time I also want to visit additional tier-2 cities. Those locations also have a comedy culture; it’s simply that the local scene might not be that vibrant. However, that won’t change unless more and more comedians, including myself and larger-than-life comedians, perform there, says Robin.
Rahul Robin
Rahul Robin
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