Goyal plays himself in the show. Other than him, the series also features the talented Rasika Dugal (who plays his wife) as well as plenty of other famous comics, such as Tanmay Bhat, Kanan Gill, Zakir Khan, Sapan Verma, Abish Mathew, and so on, all of who appear as themselves in the series. Goyal is also an Electrical Engineering graduate from IIT Bombay and has worked as retail analyst in the past. This is TVF’s fifth series apart from Pitchers, Permanent Roommates, Tripling, and The Aam Aadmi Family (by The Timeliners).
Directed by Amit Golani — whose previous series Pitchers not only ranked higher than House of Cards on IMDb, but was also considered one of the finest in the world — Humorously Yours too strives to etch a striking impression on its audience. Filled with humour, brilliant performances and thought-provoking dialogues, the series explores stand-up comedy in India. This, in turn, makes the show original and intriguing.
The series brings to the fore a range of human traits and tribulations, and ways in which they can be countered. What is real and unreal, fair and unfair, faith and follyIJ And more importantly, who decidesIJ This series compels its viewers to ponder over these questions. Humorously Yours will not just make the audience laugh, but also familiarise them with the nuances of comedy and more often, the agony behind creating humorous content.
It underlines the irony wherein sufferings and anger often drive a comic to come up with his finest works. Is it humour that creates a channel for rescue or the struggles that create the humorous ideas to work uponIJ The series delves on questions like that. The TVF team considers the series a tribute to the community of stand-up comics in India.
The first episode of the show will be available online from December 11. At the launch of the trailer at the PVR Plaza in Delhi, a panel discussion was held with comics such as Papa CJ, Jeeveshu Ahluwalia, and Neeti Palta in attendance, along with Vipul Goyal and TVF co-founder Arunabh Kumar. They discussed the business of comedy in India and shared their struggles and embarrassing encounters during their professional journeys. This was followed by the screening of the first two episodes of the series. As has been the case with all of their web series, the brands that will be integrated in this series include OnePlus, Foster’s, and Oyo Rooms.
Before being available on YouTube, the show will be released on the TVF app. Interestingly, the trailer of the series has already clocked nearly two million views.
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