Q. How was the experience of writing the book. Was it different then performing on a stage?
A. Writing was a little difficult for me because as a stand-up comic you just keep on talking. But in writing you need to be disciplined because written words are different than spoken words. When I started, I thought of writing it in the typical English reading space. But then somebody gave me a good advice. He said, ‘Your strength is to say things spontaneously, try and get that flavour while writing humorously.’ With that perspective, it (writing) became relatively easier. Discipline is way too high in writing. I was thinking about this book for the last two years, but the last six months were the active writing part.

Vikram Sathaye

Q. You take clues from sports, politics, Bollywood, current affairs, etc. Which field do you feel has the most capacity for comedy?
A. India is about cricket and Bollywood, so even if I want to take examples of other fields the reader or the audience relates primarily to these two. But nowadays politics has become the first choice as our Twitter and Facebook pages are flooding with jokes related to politicians. It is a good thing that people are now more attuned to politics. But, it can never be in competition with cricket and Bollywood.