Wearing the comic pants

Meet SORABH PANT who likes to call himself the home grown comedian
Suparna Thombare
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You might remember him as the man from the Vir Das show but after his first solo act at HQ recently Sorabh Pant promises to be funnier than Balika Vadhu, shorter than the film Blue and cheaper than a multiplex. His just did his first gig in the series that he calls Pants On Fire and only because its funny.
He has worked with Vir Das on the script and has performed with him for his stand up comedy acts like Walking on Broken Glass but now he is ready to do some of his own stuff. "I have been working with him for three and a half years. I started out as a writer and then moved to performing with him too. He has been super supportive even though most of my stuff bombed beyond belief. He's my mother," says Pant.
His jokes take a dig at communities and involve loads of sex jokes-- two things as he says work big time in India. "But the jokes are not about some community being stupid like the Sardar jokes. It's about subjects like the Punjabi's love for alcohol. Plus I don't want to beaten up so I haven't joked about communities that can't take a joke. You'll know that if you watch my show," he says.
But for someone who has worked with someone for so long, there's a chance he'll be compared with Das. So what's his individual style? "Honestly, I wish I had some style," he says. But with competition from his own mentor Vir Das and the huge flow of stand-up comedians from abroad, Pant will have to create his own niche. "I am a home-grown comedian. I have the Indian sensibility!" says Pant.
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Sorabh's picks
Funniest men in town- Vir Das and Cyrus
Most stylish person in town- Raju shrivastav, especially after the pant pullingepisode.
The best show on TV- Rakhi Sawant Ka Swayamvar. I'm waiting for the sequel Rakhi Sawant Ka Divorce coming up very soon.
Who will win Bigg Boss?- The congress because I don't know who else is there in that show!