With ‘Kutty Stories’, Tamil stand-up comedians Chockalingam and Ramkumar gun for live applause
The Hindu
Tamil stand-up comedians Chockalingam and Ramkumar are presenting short, funny stories in their upcoming show
One of the popular jokes delivered by Tamil stand-up comic Chockalingam SP (Chocku) involves a trip to Sri Lanka, and how the travelling time to get there is less than what you spend waiting at a busy Chennai traffic signal.
There will be more such travel jokes in his comedy set titled Kutty Stories, happening this weekend in the city. Along with Ramkumar Natarajan, Chockalingam hopes to regale audiences with a set to jokes that will be an extension of their previous hit outing, titled Ram-Lingam.
In this weekend’s show, the duo will not only crack IT-related jokes (both of them have an IT background). This time however, it is centred around travel and life experiences. “There is no theme to this show. It will be a collection of fun tales, as both of us are strong in storytelling,” says Chockalingam.
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