Actor Shekhar Suman believes stand-up comedians need to have a responsible approach towards their craft and ensure their remarks don't hurt sentiments of any section of the society.
Suman, 59, is a known face in the television comedy circuit courtesy popular 1990s sitcom "Dekh Bhai Dekh" and talk show "Movers & Shakers". He has also served as a judge on reality comedy shows such as 바카라Comedy Circus바카라, 바카라Comedy Superstar바카라, 바카라Laugh India Laugh바카라, and 바카라The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.
The actor-host, who is now returning to the genre as a judge on 바카라India바카라s Laughter Champion바카라, said comedians should not exploit freedom of speech.
바카라Now there cannot be a joke in a silly way about women, racist remarks or something about religion. Earlier people got away with that but not today. You have to be careful and it is going to be a tightrope walk. The challenge is to not say all those things and yet be funny," the actor told PTI in an interview.
Suman believes there needs to be "censorship" to ensure that humour is used in the "right spirit".
바카라I believe there has to be censorship... You should be careful in what you are saying... Free speech or independence of thought is misused. Freedom always comes with responsibility. Humour has to be done in the right spirit. There is a difference between humilation and humour," he added.
바카라India바카라s Laughter Champion바카라, which features actor Archana Puran Singh as co-judge, marks Suman's first television gig in four years.
The actor said the show's makers have briefed the contestants to follow the protocol of "clean, neat and healthy" humour.
바카라It is a diktat given to the contestants. We don바카라t have to resort to becoming a woman from a man or change gender, roast, insult, or abuse to make things funny.바카라
Suman, who took a short break from work to take care of his mother, said he will return with his late-night talk show "Movers & Shakers" soon and is also working on the second part of "Dekh Bhai Dekh".
바카라바카라Movers & Shakers바카라 is coming in a big way and there is part two coming of 바카라Dekh Bhai Dekh바카라. The audiences are in for a big surprise," he added.
바카라India바카라s Laughter Champion바카라 premiered on Sony TV on Saturday.
With Inputs From PTI
