{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d542841ade326bd3b4b47e4/6048fe96db76532dc0fed60b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Anirban Dasgupta on becoming India's rising comedy star and the fear of being arrested ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5d542841ade326bd3b4b47e4/1605887692055-32dd43b2d81f294ca8d6f2f8e5774ea0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/anirbandasgupta5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Anirban</a> is a comedian and writer from India.</p><p>Anirban Dasgupta&nbsp;gave up his sales job to pursue comedy. 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. In 2018, Anirban released his Amazon Prime Special called 'Take It Easy'. His dark comedy series <em>Afsos is </em>currently streaming on Amazon Prime. Anirban's stand up clips have accumulated millions of views on Youtube.</p><p>If you like this episode please do rate and review the podcast on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/balancing-acts/id1485562862\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple</a>.</p><p>Happy listening :)</p><p>Steve -&nbsp;<a href=\"about:blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@offkeysteve</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>#anirbandasgupta #stevewhiteley #balancingacts #podcast #spotify #apple</p>","author_name":"Steve Whiteley"}