About the Show
Price: $35 GA, $50 VIP (preferred seating closer to stage)
When: Thursday 7:30
Spotlight: Anirban Dasgupta’s "Player" reimagines comedy as a sport. Anirban’s childhood dream was to become a sports person. But instead of MetLife, he ended up at Soho Playhouse. Clearly it didn’t work out. As he rethinks the rules of adulthood, Anirban asks whether everything, from comedy to parenting, might just be a game. The show unfolds as an immersive stand-up match played with the audience, where each joke is scored and the contest continues until the final punchline. With yellow cards, half-time pep talks, trash talking, and shirt swapping, the audience becomes part of the action, left debating scores and outcomes as the show goes down to the wire.
Featuring: TBA
About the Comics
An Indian who decided to get married at the age of 24 (he really couldn't wait to settle down), Anirban Dasgupta is a Kolkata-based engineer turned comedian who has made a career out of making hasty decisions (becoming a stand-up comedian being another one). He was of the founders of Comedified, one of the first legit comedy groups of Kolkata, and was instrumental in establishing a comedy scene in the sleepy city. With jokes, puns, and sketches based on stories from his personal life, on stage, he likes to talk about his inter-community marriage, corporate life, politics (being Bengali), social media and various current affairs. Earlier in 2018, Anirban released his Amazon Prime Special called 'Take It Easy' jokes about the internet era and his experiences in his hometown, Kolkata. If you see him after a show, offer him something sweet and he might tell you a few extra jokes!
Instagram: @anirbandasgupta5