HYDERABAD: Dakhni comedy is picking up pace in Hyderabad, decades after several legendary poets showed the world how it’s done, say the khattar Hyderabadi stand-up comics in the city. CE speaks ...

That’s why the same joke that’s written in Hyderabad works in Kottayam and Indore and Delhi.” That said Saikiran acknowledges the importance of having a digital presence as a standup comedian.

Forty years of Hyderabadi humour ... We have never resorted to double meaning or vulgar jokes to attract audiences. We can say with pride that women would be present in more numbers in our shows.

Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan joked that eating too much Hyderabadi biryani impacted his team's performance in the 2023 World Cup warm-up matches.