Introduction by Richa Chilana and Rashi Bhargava
Laughing about and from the Periphery
Das, Shayeri- Disparagement Humour as a Means for Social Exclusion: Examining the Day-to-Day Casteism in Indian Stand-Up Comedy
Chakravarti, Mahashweta-The 'Serious Business of Comedy': Indian Female Stand-Up Comedians and their Political Roles
Rele Sathe, Namrata-Creeping on You: The Politics of the Messy Woman in the comedy of Sumukhi Suresh
Pande, Neha-What's funny to Daniel Fernandes might not be funny to Aditi Mittal
Politics of Language and Wordplay
Banerjett, Maumita-Jokes for all: Language, and Challenges of Contemporary Indian Stand-up Comedy
Jyothsna, K S -L for Librocubicularist: Soul searching with key words that nobody is searching for
Where do we draw the line-Patel, Arun- New Clowns in Town: Stand-up comics as parrhesiastes and flatters
Singh, Pankaj-Struggles of Indian Stand-up Comedians to Find the Line
Comedy and Contact Zones
Ishtiaq, Shanzeh-Comedy Across the Borders/Cracking(up) Queer Comedy in Pakistan and India
Kay, Kavyta-Representing Brown Britain - Asian voices in British Comedy
Nair, Ashwathy-Creating Contact Zones via Stand-up Comedy: Defamiliarizing the Construct of 'India'
Miller, Zubin - The ritual of comedy: expressions from the young Indian middle-class.