Attend this unique comedy night in Mumbai that brings female comedians together

Kajol Srinivasan. PIC COURTESY/KAJOL SRINIVASAN

For a year that saw comedy clubs undergo involuntary interior renovations, comedians making cameos in courtrooms, and more than one big-ticket stand-up act being cancelled on social media, comedian Kajol Srinivasan wrapped it up fairly quietly. "I stayed home and drank hot soup," she lets us in on her enviable New Year's Eve plans. Rest assured, she's gearing to lock horns and cook up a storm this year, starting with an all-woman line up titled Unhinged Ladies in Khar tomorrow.

Conceptualised by fellow comedian Jeeya Sethi, the weekly series will be an effort by women and for women who have ‘unhinged' thoughts to put out in the world. The weekend performance will see Sethi and Srinivasan share the stage with Aditi Mittal, and 24-year-old upcoming artiste Niharika Joshi.

Niharika Joshi. PIC COURTESY/@niharikaa.joshii

Is the title wordplay on the popular dating app Hinge? Not entirely, reveals Sethi. "My set will include bits on my dating life, and how it's getting increasingly difficult to date every year," she laughs. It'll lead up to the release of her new comedy special titled Will You Marry Me? which she reveals is ironically all about not getting married.

For Srinivasan, who has amassed trollers and haters by the dozen over a decade of writing under the handle @LOLRakshak on X (formerly Twitter), it is a year of comebacks. "2025 brought with it a lot of downtime on the professional front. In the new year, I'm writing and testing new material on stage. I'm going to be bolder and louder, and bring uncomfortable conversations with some digs on toxic patriarchy to the stage," she says. You'll see much more of her online too. After experimenting with short form content, Srinivasan will now turn to every comedian-content creator's rite of passage, a daily schedule of posting Instagram reels.

Jeeya Sethi. PIC COURTESY/FACEBOOK

She'll have enough support from the sisterhood, Sethi reckons. "2025 was an amazing year for female comedians. There's more of us right now than ever before, and we're building an ecosystem where we push each other up. When I started stand-up comedy in 2013, there were barely four female artistes in the industry. Today, you could lose count of the impeccable acts coming out of the scene every month," she reveals.

Aditi Mittal. PIC COURTESY/ADITI MITTAL

While audiences warm up to all-woman line-ups, comedy clubs, the duo believes, will play a vital role in dictating how 2026 looks for female comedians. "It's a collective effort that cannot fall on the shoulders of only the artistes," Sethi shares. Here's to more doors opening for the Unhinged Ladies this year.

ON January 3; 6 pm
AT Khar Comedy Club, Platinum Avenue, Linking Road, Khar West.
LOG ON TO in.bookmyshow.com
ENTRY Rs 499