Stand-up comedian Marwin Rose | Photo Credit: Thomodaran B, Location: Panch, Alwarpet
Hero’s best friend is a standard role in cinema. He sticks with the hero in many major moments, whether he chases his love interest or can create peace with his parents. But the friend rarely has his agency.
In the Tamil Stand-up comic scene, Marwin was Rose He Friends for a long time. He will open acts for other comics. He will be part of a dress comic Starcast. He would sometimes form a team with other comics to make content.
Until June 2023 – when he gets out of her accompany moving onHis first single show. Depending on its life experiences, this hit stage show, which is now available on YouTube, dealt with a lot of ups and downs in its growing years, from its school and college days.
And then, Marvin proceeded. It is the latest On arrival, In which he shares strange events with his journey in Australia, UK and Europe. “For a background someone who takes traditional jobs, stand-up comedy is a separate profession. Once we chose that path, it takes us to different countries, as if it did it in my case. It thrown amazing experiences, and gave me a glimpse in different cultures. On arrival,,The early inspirations say Marvin, whose early inspirations were popular comedians Zakir Khan, Kenny Sebastian, Daniel Fernandes and Azeem Banatwalla.
Stand-up comedian Marwin Rose during his latest comedy Special, ‘On Arrival’. Photo Credit: Thomodaran B, Location: Panch, Alwarpet
Material is king
A lot of Marwin’s material revolves around herself and his experiences. So, what is the biggest misunderstanding about stand-up comics? For example, people feel that we are the same person.
Marvin believes that one can become a stand-up comedian. “Yes, this is possible. But there are no teachers. Nor do you need to get someone to give anyone opportunity. If you put a video today and people look fun it, you can do the same in front of the crowd tomorrow.”
It is also a profession that can pay bills and more, he says. “They are the days when the comedians mourned about the lack of protection. Today, there are many ways, such as public and corporate shows. In a show, a popular stand-up comic can do a fresher in an IT company in an IT company in an IT company, which predicts a future, when comics will also include brand names during live performance for more revenue.
Marvin is present in a scene with comedians with many talents. While Alexander Babu and Jagan Krishnan combine music with humor, Ramkumar alias Annachi targeted the IT crowd. Dr. Other comics such as Pal connect aspects of health and humor. Does it pressurize him? “It’s true,” he clearly says, “if someone knows magic then it can associate that aspect with humor, it is a great combination … because then, children and family also become your audience. But I know their limits and I have to work around it. Through my journey, I hope to find my niche.”
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Published – 01 October, 2025 08:30 AM IST