“Bangalore has a divided personality just like its weather. People are either quite sacred and are in their culture, or are smoking and have not bathed for a few days because they are very good to do it,” Sharul Channa has a deadpance.
Singapore’s Indian stand-up comic is airing its visit to the country, and Bangalore is its last stop with a show later this week. “When I started my show in Mumbai later this week, I have collected so many materials. People are very vibrant and things can be quite entertaining here. I am surprising myself because I am taking a note.”
She recalls a recent incident in Mumbai. “I love Kolhapuris and it was at the height of the Kolhapuri-print controversy, so certainly I had to get a couple to support the artisans. Two foreigners saw my shoes and wanted to get anything homeless craftsmen, so I wanted to buy them. Chortles in absolute gaiety.
Her sharp -edged humor also indicates inwards. “It was for a lark and I am sure they have finally understood it. But it’s fun to see how we jump on trends; I not only received my own four or five pairs of slippers, I met them in a vegetarian because I am also one of those crusade.”
Stand up comic Shaul Channa | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Shaul admits that he enjoys performing in India, because “different cities have their own vibe, culture, language, traditions and customs -it is quite exciting.”
“When I travel all over India, I take a break between the show. I went to Uttarakhand for a peaceful journey, then I was in a homestay in Mysore for four days and now I am a little bit in Pondicherry. I go to these small corners where I get rest, and in this process, I also get a lot of materials.”
After returning to Bengaluru, she says that auto drivers are a class here (but of course). “I love to take autos there – the drivers should compete for f1. The last time I was there, the auto was going so fast I was my next two reincarnations. Go Fast’.”
She continues non-stop like those auto drivers. “I decided that I would not do as I cannot speak, compared to talking to an auto driver in Hindi while living in Bangalore. So I did on another ride. My manager was next to me and I had set my way through it; the auto driver was quite sweet.”
“Louis Wuiton has introduced a new auto bag and I am going to receive one because the auto will tell me where he wants to go, rather than that I want it,” she continues, digging on the notorious attitude of three-wheelers in the city.
Stand comic Shaul Channa in one of his shows. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
“This is a challenge, but I still love here and lingo. I think people are more open in Bangalore.”
It is fun to see the stand-up. Talking to one for an article can also be a hoot, especially since Shaul himself as well as with his audience, even if it is a single listener. However, in a conversation with him, someone finds out that many of his stage shows a thick pronunciation associated with the show.
“In Singapore, we are very good in switching the accents. We have the majority of Chinese population, then Tamilians, and then the people of the Malay. When we are interacting with various nationalities, we bend our accents around. It is not a racist thing; it is not a racist; Are recorded.
Even though his family moved to Singapore when he was a child, Shaul identifies as an Indian. She says, “We will return to India for the holidays, and although I am an NRI, I am very close to my Indian roots and I am proud of it,” she says, it is, with the title of her show, it is also with the title of her show that she is often seen performing in a saree.
“Indian identity is very strong – you can go anywhere in the world, but you will not be able to get it out of yourself. Apart from this, my mother is a Hindi teacher and my father is an Indian chef, so how much you can get Indian?”
Shaul Channa will present No sorry sorry On 1 and 2 August on Meda-the stage, 8 pm. Tickets priced at ₹ 499 are available on Bookmyshow.
Published – July 30, 2025 10:18 PM IST
