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About his association with Bengaluru, the comedian says, “I have performed at various city pubs in Bengaluru. I like the whole chilled out set up and the fact that I’m allowed to take over the comedy duties! I like living in Jeddah, but Bengaluru will always be special for me, as I started out here at the Bangalore Open Mic circuit. Also the people here are modern and well informed, but at the same time they are rarely Bengalureans.”

Although it might appear like a cakewalk, but keeping people in splits could be a tad challenging at times. We ask and he agrees, saying, “It isn’t always easy. One has to keep them engaged and if they lose track then you’ve lost the game. Stand Up is the hardest of all performance arts, it’s easy to get a laugh but it’s difficult to maintain that energy – in me and with the audience. It’s not hard to write a joke, but it takes a while to learn how to tell one. Sometimes I worry about upsetting someone in the audience, but that’s about it. Otherwise, it’s a privilege to be able to do this!”

Aamer was also a finalist at The Punchline Comics Stand Up Comedy contest and went on to perform at the Canvas Laugh Factory in Mumbai. Talking of how he got into the laugh riot circuit, he says, “I went to school in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and then college in Chennai. I decided to do comedy because I love writing and being honest.” He quips, adding, “I don’t like doing real work and like the positive vibes around me when I make people laugh.”

Spilling beans on his act for the city at the Chili’s Bangalore Comedy Club night, he reveals, “I try not to plan anything prior to a performance, but there’s a last minute panic alarm in my brain. It’s very much like how a student feels before an exam. There’s usually a blend of experienced comedians doing new jokes and new comedians trying to break into the scene.”