Thank you for clicking the link. You’re now one step closer to filling your free time with the comedic option that is Scratchpad: A One Hour Trial Show by Ashish Shakya. Here are some FAQs to get you started:

Who?

Ashish Shakya, also known as ‘That AIB guy’, ‘That Guy From That Thing Yaa’ and ‘Hai Dear, What A Sexy’.

What?

A one-hour trial stand-up show, where Ashish will try out work-in-progress bits featuring everything from arranged marriages to parental struggles to sex robots to Mughals to nostalgia to the utter futility of existence and then some.

Why?

Because validation is nice.

When?

Look up, the date’s right there man. Do you want everything on a platter or what?

What Else?

Come in with super low expectations and you’ll leave happy because that’s how trial shows work. The tickets are cheap AF because that’s also how trial shows work.

Achhe Din Kab Aayenge?

Jab Illuminati chahe.

Ashish Shakya:

Shy boy Ashish Shakya is a member of AIB, India’s edgiest comedy collective. As part of AIB, he has been a part of the collective’s ambitious projects such as AIB Knockout (India’s first ever comedy roast), AIB Diwas (a full-day open-air comedy show), On Air with AIB (the satirical news show telecast on primetime television and Hotstar), and AIB Presents Royal Turds (a Bollywood-themed spoof award show). As a stand-up comedian, he has performed hundreds of shows across the country, and has written for brands like the Filmfare Awards, ET Now, the Hero Group and the Aditya Birla Group. His 6-year-old piece humour column with The Hindustan Times,The Blunder Years, had a devoted following and has also co-written the hit news comedy show The Week That Wasn’t with Cyrus Broacha on CNN-IBN.

Sweta Mantrii:

Sweta Mantrii stumbled upon comedy quite accidentally; just like the other things that she stumbles upon while walking with her crutches. Having been in the circuit for more than a year, Sweta is having a gala time as she attempts to ‘stand up’ to address the understanding of disability and the disability of understanding - one joke at a time. Her superpowers include scaring children with her crutches and turning cab drivers into good people.