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Come on, make some noise, Mohd Suhel! I got 96% in my 12th grade. Wait, don't be proud. I didn't study further.
Mohd Suhel shares hilarious coding and engineering college experiences in this stand-up comedy performance.
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Key Takeaways
- Struggles in coding and engineering can be a source of humor and relatability.
- Misunderstandings in technical education are common and often lead to funny situations.
- Stand-up comedy can effectively blend personal stories with technical themes.
- Audience engagement improves when comedians share authentic and vulnerable experiences.
- Cultural and religious elements can enrich comedic storytelling.
What the video covers
- Mohd Suhel humorously recounts scoring 96% in 12th grade but struggling in engineering.
- He shares his confusion with long roll numbers leading to classmates failing mistakenly.
- Describes his first day in computer engineering practicals and misunderstanding of 'printing' code.
- Narrates the incident of crashing a PC while playing Typing Master and the ensuing chaos.
- Highlights the reactions of teachers, engineers, and the principal to the broken PC.
- Uses relatable jokes about coding basics and the struggles of beginners.
- Touches on cultural and religious references to add depth and humor.
- Shares personal anecdotes about nervousness and unexpected moments on stage.
- Reflects on his journey in stand-up comedy and how he connected with audiences.
- Ends with witty remarks about his career and coding exceptions.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction and Academic Background
- 01:31Roll Number Confusion and Class Reactions
- 02:53Audience Coding Knowledge Check
- 04:14First Day Practical and Printing Misunderstanding
- 06:06Classroom Incident and Teacher's Reaction
- 07:28PC Crash and Attempts to Fix It
- 11:41Principal's Involvement and Aftermath
- 14:55Reflection, Humor, and Career Insights
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I scored 96% in 12th. I thought I'd end on a high. It was all downhill after that.
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I went for engineering, won't discuss that. Got straight zeroes in the first semester. Straight zero.
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The news always shows how Muslims are being oppressed. I agreed. I took my mark sheet to my teacher.
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I said, "Ma'am, you're Hindu. I'm Muslim. You gave me zero because of this?" She said, "You wrote your roll number wrong." [Applause] "And that's all you wrote." Life was simple till 10th and 12th grade.
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Single, double digit roll numbers. Easy to remember. Then in engineering, they gave a universal roll number.
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It was 10 digits. I could never remember it. I wrote it wrong every time.
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Someone else failed instead of me. My entire class was always scared because of me.
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"Anyone's number could come up today." My entire college stopped studying. "If it's just a lottery..." Teachers were scared of me.
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"We'll fail him later, first let's trace the paper." Once I wrote such a wrong roll number...
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The guy from college next to mine failed. He came to me crying, saying, "Brother, I'm not even Muslim." "Mohammad wrote it, Rajesh failed." To tell the rest of the set, I need to take a census here.
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How many people here have no clue about coding? Never done even the basics? Okay, quite a few. Nice.
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Around 7 people in this room. You 7 don't know coding, plus one! I studied computer engineering.
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Now the problem is, my next set is about coding. People who know coding will get the joke first.
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They'll start laughing. We eight shouldn't worry. We'll slowly get it. People around will be laughing, don't laugh under pressure.
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Okay? I scored 96 in my 12th. Went for engineering... with no knowledge. On my first day, my luck was bad. Practicals were going on when I walked in.
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On my first day, the ma'am saw me and assumed, "He hasn't been to college, now he's in practicals. Must know everything." Plus, I look like, I could say on the road, "Restart and check.
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It will fix itself. Install and uninstall. Do the opposite. Delete iPhone storage, maybe that's taking space." [Laughter] She thought I was smart.
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Used me as a prototype. "These kids are struggling with coding, go to your PC and show them how to print your name and address." "I'll do it now." Don't be scared at all.
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We will do everything perfectly. We have to ignore them all. "I'll do it now." I went to my PC...
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Opened a Word document. Typed my name and address... printed it out. For my seven brothers here, printing in coding has nothing to do with physical prints.
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You just write the code, the input (name and address)... shows on the screen after running it.
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What I did there, what we all did, was correct. But that day, in society's eyes, it was wrong.
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The problem is, the story I just told you is perfect for stand-up. I told you my blunder, and you're all laughing.
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In computer engineering practical classes... the smartest kid that day... printed it out and gave it.
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I stood with the printout, the entire class in shock. No one's brain could process that it happened.
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I stood in front of the teacher. The teacher froze. She fought with herself, "This can't be happening." "My favorite student didn't just print it out..." I handed her the printout, and she took it with trembling hands.
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She got angry at the printout later. First, she was mad that there's a printer in the class? Where did you get it from? She took the printout and stared at it for two minutes.
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Questioning all her career choices while looking at it. All the kids in my class were learning C and Java.
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She installed typing master on my PC. "You'll do coding later, {Bad Word}... first, learn typing.
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You wrote your name wrong." She yelled at me in front of the whole class.
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This wasn't an exaggerated version, it happened exactly this way. Usually, teachers control themselves when angry, thinking "No, I shouldn't use bad language here." But she decided, "Everyone will understand now." Now it's justified.
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He even printed double-sided. She installed typing master, for those who don't know... Typing master was an app in computers to learn typing, where clouds would fall on the screen, with a word written on them, and you had to type it before it fell.
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This game is my syllabus. I must have played it for 10-15 minutes, then the PC shut down.
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As soon as it shut down, I accepted my fate. Because she called me {Bad Word} just for the printout.
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I tried everything I knew and learned. Pressed ALT + F4. Pressed CTRL + ALT + DEL.
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It wasn't starting, I had to call her. What's the worst that could happen? She'll tie me up and throw me somewhere.
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Called her, "Ma'am, this PC is broken." She came laughing, she had accepted I'm a gone case.
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"Have to deal with him for 4 years now." She came, put her hand on my head, "It's okay, son. It happens." Pressed the monitor button.
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She thought I was that naive {Bad Word}. I accidentally turned off the monitor. Obviously, it won't turn on, she pressed it 2-3 times.
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During my engineering days, my class wasn't that advanced. Those monitors were the bulky behind ones.
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They had a whole tube sticking out. She spanked it 2-3 times, saying, "No worries, I'll fix it." She went under the CPU, pressed start restart button.
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It didn't turn on. She held her head, "{Bad Word}, what have you done?" "Ma'am, speak softly.
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Everyone else will start saying it too." She couldn't fix it. Went outside, where many engineers roamed around.
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Because it was an engineering college. Those without jobs would hang around, hoping someone would take them one day.
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She brought one for help, showed the PC, "{Bad Word} broke it." She kept calling me {Bad Word}, thinking it's my name.
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I went back, got the printout. "I didn't spell it that wrong." The guy was an engineer, alright, wanted to impress the ma'am.
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He showed all his skills on that CPU. Opened the entire CPU, took out RAM and hard disk, started cleaning them on his shirt.
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"Sir, I didn't go that deep with typing master. I crashed the hard disk with an 11 MB app." He cleaned all the parts, reassembled them, connected all wires.
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Pressed start restart button, it didn't turn on. He held his head, "{Bad Word}, what have you done?" "What have I really done?" I heard {Bad Word} four times in the last 15-20 minutes.
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They couldn't fix it, went to call the principal. Look at my reach. Many students complete their degree...
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Without even knowing how the principal looks. It's my first day, and the principal is coming to meet me.
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Two people went to call him, "Come, a magician is here. Crashes PCs with typing master." They brought the principal, he has an aura, everyone fears him.
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The teacher was already scared. He'll ask, "How did the PC break?" What will they say?
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Typing master isn't even in the syllabus. Hearing this reason, the principal himself will get scared, "Why were you making him play a game on the first day?" He asked how the PC broke, before anyone said anything, that engineer came forward.
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He said, "Sir, I think the motherboard is faulty, needs replacement." The principal slapped him in front of everyone.
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"Why do you change the motherboard for everything? Yesterday, the keyboard broke, you changed the motherboard.
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The keyboard still doesn't work." The principal is smart, he saw the PC opened up, said, "I won't touch this PC. Let's watch the CCTV footage.
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Whatever this {Bad Word} did... Let's reverse it." I've heard {Bad Word} five times. In my religion, there are five prayers.
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Something new installed today. I'm imagining my whole life, thinking my family is right. I should have prayed.
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The day goes badly, today is going bad. From tomorrow, I'll pray. You all should pray too.
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I'm happy, I've been performing this set for 6-8 months in every city. And it's the first time the audience laughed at it.
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Whenever I perform this line in any city, the whole audience gets shocked, "How did he get to prayer from typing master?" "And why has he stopped? Do we have to pr
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I'm happy, I've been performing this set for 6-8 months in every city. And it's the first time the audience laughed at it.
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Whenever I perform this line in any city, the whole audience gets shocked, "How did he get to prayer from typing master?" "And why has he stopped? Do we have to pray now?" And the best part is, I can only do this live, because you have to listen from start to end,
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knowing it was just part of the joke. Online, it gets cut out of context.
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If it goes online, someone will cut just this part, "See how in a dungeon in Koramangala..
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100 people are being forced to convert. In the name of a comedy show, forcing them to pray by stopping the joke" They went to watch the CCTV footage..
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They put on the CCTV footage, look at me as I enter the class.. Just for the printout, they called me {Bad Word}.
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I got very anxious. My whole body was shaking. When I get nervous, my body stops cooperating.
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With restless leg syndrome, my legs tremble. So I was sitting, my legs were shaking.
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I turned off the main switch. Look at the qualifications of people trying to fix this PC..
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A teacher teaching many kids to become engineers. An engineer who has already become one.
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And the principal of this college. At that time, I got angry at all three, "Listen, {Bad Word}." I'll continue typing master as long as you say.
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You three go, right now, one by one, and switch the fan button off and on.
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Your basics aren't clear. Somewhere in some rule book, it must be written that they can call me {Bad Word}.
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I can't... They actually gave the punishment: 'Now, for six months, you'll only use Typing Master.' "Don't even think about learning coding." The teacher was explaining the simplest thing, "Hello World." She told me, "Go take a pee break." "You have a 5-minute break."
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"But I don't need to pee." "Pee!" Engineering was the best time of my life, it changed my whole life.
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One day I was sitting in my computer class, two girls were next to me..
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They were talking to each other, I was listening intently. The first girl said, "Kenny Sebastian is amazing." The second girl said, "I also really like Kenny Sebastian." I said, "Whatever this Kenny Sebastian is, I want it too." Girls like it, I'll buy it from tomorrow.
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I finished college, went home, and Googled. "What is Kenny Sebastian?" Google corrected me, "Who is Kenny Sebastian?" Then I found out Kenny Sebastian is a comedian.
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Not the name of a moisturizer. I can't apply him on my body. I mean, I can, but he won't let me.
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I found out he's a comedian, I said, "Whatever this is.. I'll do it, girls like it." I Googled again, "How to be a comedian?" A 12-page article opened..
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I hit backspace.. Searched again, "How to be a comedian in short?" Google said, "Go to open mics." Searched again, "What is open mic?" This time Google corrected me, "Where is open mics?" This time I corrected Google, "Where ARE open mics?"
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Don't mess with me, Google. I scored 96; I’ll mess you up. No messing with grammar.
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I researched what open mics are. If anyone wants to be a comedian, that's where to start.
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Anyone can apply, no qualifications needed. You get a maximum of 4 minutes. You can do whatever you want, no restrictions.
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The audience pays to listen. So if someone registers here.. They'll just come on stage, say "Lullu" into the mic..
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And just leave after saying that. The rest of the audience can't do anything. That's their art.
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Their talent is they can write "Lullu" at home. Then remember it and say it correctly on stage.
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But some people mess up even this. I went to an open mic, there was a guy crying in the back.
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I went to him, "What happened? Why are you crying?" "I came from home to say Lullu, accidentally said Kullu.
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This shouldn't happen to me. I started watching all comedians' interviews for motivation. They all say the first time will be terrible.
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No one will laugh the first time. The audience will throw eggs and tomatoes. Then why am I writing jokes? I should prepare for this first.
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I left everything, I'll write jokes later in my career. I went to the shop, bought 12 eggs.
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Returned the 12 eggs to him. Now he thinks I'm completely crazy. He explained to me in a dumbed-down way.
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"Son, you give me money.. I'll give you eggs." "Sir, I'll give you money, you'll throw eggs at me." "Son, eggs aren't eaten like that." "Sir, you don't understand, you throw the eggs. I'll dodge them.
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Now he's holding the eggs and looking around.. To see if anyone else is watching.
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Because if someone else is watching, they'll think he's crazy too. He'll tell everyone: "Avoid that shop. He takes your money and then throws eggs at you." He stood there, started throwing. He threw 12, I dodged 7.
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I won with a score of 7-5. I went home victorious.. As soon as I entered home, I realized, what pointless training I did.
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In the audience, they'll come from all sides. What is this single source? I chose the easy mode.
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I'll fix this tomorrow. I left home again.. As soon as the shopkeeper saw me coming, he hid in the shop.
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"Come out, Sir." Don't hide now that I've seen you. He stood up, said, "I don't have eggs." "They're right there." At least say it after hiding them.
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"How would I know you'd come daily." He brought the eggs, said, "Should I throw again?" "Today, Sir, surprise me.
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Throw while staying hidden. I shouldn't know, where it can come from. You also have to try to win." By the third day, he started enjoying it.
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He even hired an intern. "You just keep an eye if anyone's watching. He's the best customer.
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He comes, pays, and all the day's frustration goes away." I trained for a week.
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For my first open mic. Got ready, went. Now at an open mic, the whole audience is seated. The last row..
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Only comedians sit there, they're all doing it for the first time. So they're all scared, nervous.
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They're remembering their jokes, like a viva exam atmosphere. Peeking at each other, "Show me yours." I'm watching all of them, I'm worried..
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That I don't even have jokes. So they were all preparing, I thought I should be prepared too.
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So I was preparing my reflexes to dodge eggs. Sitting in front of everyone. [only act out of his career] They all saw me doing this, they all got scared.
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That some high-energy act has come. Three people saw me doing this, they went home.
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Thinking what's the use, he'll win anyway. I'm very nervous inside, my whole body is shaking.
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The host called my name.. I went nervously.. I was so nervous.. As soon as I got on stage, I farted.
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Now you laughed, just imagining it. The audience there.. They got the real stuff. I got on stage, as soon as I farted, they all started laughing.
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Like some dangerous practical joke happened. Now in any comedy show, the good thing is, the comedian is on stage, people are laughing.
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Everyone in that room was laughing, but no one was happy. Everyone was sitting scared.
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All the comedians at the back, were terrified. "Kids, was he doing this for this?" [applause] "He farts on demand." The host called me and now he's sitting.
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The host is nervous, thinking, he let out a fart as soon as he stepped on stage. After that...
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I'll have to go back. The whole audience is laughing. This is the most positive thing, people came to laugh, now they're laughing.
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I can see everyone laughing, but there's a fear on their faces.. "His 4 minutes have just started." "How far will this practical joke go?" "Will he poop on us?" I'm standing on stage, this is the best view for a comedian.
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For any artist, to see people laughing. Seeing them laugh, I'm even more scared. All the comedians said no one should laugh the first time.
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I did it wrong on the first day. Career over, what will I do next?
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I'm full of self-doubt, even doubting my body. My chemicals are different. My farts have laughing gas.
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And the problem is they're still laughing. They think I prepared this at home. It's part of my act.
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And I doubted my whole career, other comedians.. They all have an inspiring story. They sell an emotional story in every interview, that I went the first day..
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No one laughed.. Then I worked on my art, focused, now everyone laughs. There's an upward growth, a graph, you see it, you think I can do this too.
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What will my interview be? How was the first day? "Everyone laughed." How is it now? "They still laugh." What's the growth in this?
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"Now I don't fart." [applause] I was reimagining my whole career. And I could feel.. You all know Beer Biceps?
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I could feel him, people like me go to his podcast. We go, end our whole career in the first minute.
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He has nothing left, he has to ask, "Sir, have you seen ghosts?" "Do you shake?" "Don't shake." "Has a ghost ever touched you?" "Do you shake with a ghost?" I'm on stage full of self-doubt, Then I gave the audience the benefit of the doubt.
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These poor people don't even know it's my first time, I have to tell them first.
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Then the act will start. I announced, "This is my first time on stage." [laughter] They started clapping. They're supportive, whistling.
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A girl in the front row said, "You go girl!" "What are you all doing? Where are your eggs?" "Eggs?" "Throw eggs, I'll dodge them." "We don't have eggs." "Tell us some jokes. Now." "I don't have jokes." I've been practicing dodging eggs for a week.
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Both shopkeepers have come to watch me. [applause] We've practiced so much for this day.
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"Who brings eggs to a comedy show?" Now this is getting so weird. the host is worried.
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A comedian is forcing the audience to throw eggs. He stood up from the side, "Someone take this {Bad Word} down." I'm worried again, that I didn't pray today either.
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Today my whole career is at stake, I should have prayed at least today. Meanwhile, the girl sitting in the front.
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She said in support, "Look, we paid. Do what you know." So I said Kullu and got down.
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This was my first open mic. Now it's been 7 years since I've been doing stand-up.
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And now what I'm doing, I've complicated my stand-up a lot. There's a language medium set between all of us.
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I should know Hindi, you all should know Hindi, only then it can be performed.
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What I did that day. The moment I stepped off the stage that day, I knew I had cracked stand-up.
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What I did that day, is 100% universal. There's no language barrier. If a whole French audience comes here, I won't be able to do any of my jokes.
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But if I fart? They'll understand the joke immediately. "Lé aloo de paraathé!" [applause] Farting is a very memorable thing.
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It's always remembered. Do you understand? No matter how many jokes I tell.. All the jokes you've heard today, you'll forget them in three days.
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But if I fart now? You'll remember it for years. It's a very memorable thing.
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No matter how serious the situation, imagine you're sitting in the office.. A serious meeting is going on, the person giving the PPT farts.
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6 years have passed. You've changed 3 companies. Even after that, you'll call, "Bro, remember that day he farted?" We all thought it was the PPT.
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I cracked stand-up. I didn't stop. I farted for the next 6 months. I ruled the Indian comedy scene for 6 months!
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No one was even close to me. Because it smelled. Comedians were scared of me.
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People came from far to see me. "That guy farts at will." Word of smell kept spreading.
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My performance was that strong. There were just 2 problems. First, no comedian wanted to perform after me.
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It was almost like performing in Chernobyl. And second, usually people are afraid to sit in the front row at shows.
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"That guy will come, talk to us, make fun of us." There was a different fear at my show.
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"We'll be too close to his joke." "We just want to hear this joke." I became arrogant.
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I did my first open mic, cracked stand-up, and stopped going to college. I never went back to college.
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A few days later, my class teacher called. "Why haven't you been coming to college? Come to college." "GET LOST!" Is this how you talk to successful people?
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"You haven't submitted your assignment. Submit your assignment, or I can't give you marks." Don't ask me for assignments, okay?
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I'll let you smell my best joke. And you should pray too. She says, "Pray?" "Why are you praying, Rajesh?" [applause] Thanks for listening, bye!
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[applause] Sitting with friends, I'm gaming Planning the next long weekend I got a call, I got scared Sitting there, I got caught without even realizing Did a null check, Did a null check Did unit testing Friends, handle it my code broke
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In the first release itself an exception came Don't follow me; it gets deleted every two months.
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So there's no point. But this show's name is "Mohd. Suhel Live!" Please don't come to see it again.
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My other show is called "Memories", that's my best show. You can come to see it whenever it happens, I'll tell you the plot.
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Once I went to fight in a gang fight. That's just the plot, the whole show is just that story.
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If you want to see it, you can come. Thank you so much, that's the end.
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Good night my dear friends <3
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