”Very Sophisticated” w/Bas Rahman

The business of Comedy is no joke - No pun intended. It was so insightful to dive into a 10 + year career in writing and comedy with the one and only Bas Rahman. 

In the episode we talk about:  

• Style and voice as a writer and comic. How has it evolved over the years and your memory of the first gig to the last. Did you always know this was going to be styling of your voice as a creative?
• Billing of comedy. The tier system, business of. 
• Drive for comedy now vs at the beginning of your career
• Discussing ERA 50:50 (Equal Representation for Actresses) is a movement of actresses in the UK set up in 2015 by actresses Lizzie Berrington and Polly Kemp.
• How long you circuit a “comedy bit” for before you move on from it or bank it? And what constitutes as good? 
• Thoughts on Comedians recycling bits.
• Boxing as an artist. Challenge and a joy.
• Separation of comedy. Scripted vs Standup. Then Cultural vs Mainstream. Conscious decision or not a decision to market yourself as South Asian Comedian and do the route that people like Mo- The comedian or Zarna Garg or Sindhu See. 
• What is the line when writing comedy? Personal stories or just bits that you include.
• Intro into comedy?
• Monetising the Digital space into “real life” work. 
• Approach to writing comedy. How jokes come or comedic styling?
• Sustainability of Comedy/ Standup vs Scripted. The Space of comedy currently. 

Social:
Myself: https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithrai_/ 
Guest: https://twitter.com/BasRahman1987 & https://www.instagram.com/basrahman1/?hl=en 

Links:
Myself: https://linktr.ee/chaiwithrai_ 

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