Mumbai’s had its fair share of international comics over the past few weeks, what with Shazia Mirza, Phil Nichol and Scott Capurro all making the audience laugh their way back home. Sowhat makes British comic Chris Turner’s gig in the city such a must-go-to?

The 23-year-old, who studied anthropology and archaeology at Oxford, has a repertoire of one-liners and witty gags, and his recitation of the periodic table -- with an element of surprise, of course -- is a winner. But what sets him apart is his ability to compose freestyle rap with words, less connected to each other than chalk and cheese, thrown at him.