About the event: Rupen Paul does his best Comedy Material in his show Progressively Ugly, a show where he makes jokes about his parents, about Indian narrow-mindedness and about being a constant disappointment in life. This hilarious evening of comedy will be hosted by Abel Mathews and will feature Anand Ratnam.

Cast and Crew info:

Rupen Paul: Rupen Paul is a frustrated middle-class South Indian who did not do engineering, not because he was too cool to follow the crowd but mainly because he didn't get enough marks thereby being a disappointment to his parents. His jokes can find him making fun of the absurdities and oddities of life as experienced by people growing in middle-class homes. He is the winner of the 2014 Comedy Open Mic organized by Big Mic and has performed shows across Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Kochi, Hyderabad, and Pune.

Abel Mathews
Abel Mathews is an all-around entertainer with experience in quite a few disciplines of the arts. Asa comedian and actor, he is a performer with The Improv by Centerstage and represented India, along with them, at the Sweden International Improv Festival 2016. He co-wrote, directed and acted in his first musical theatre production, & A First Christmas, produced by Ashraya, Bangalore, in Dec 2015. He has also acted in ad films as well as short films for corporate clients.

Anand Rathnam
Anand Rathnam, a civil engineer turned Stand Up Comic who hates almost everything. He, strangely tends to have an opinion on almost everything. He’s been a regular comic in the Bangalore Comedy scene since 2016. He has performed at Bangalore’s First Comedy Festival in Oct 2015.