"You have to cross the Equator if you want to travel from Dombivali to Lower Parel by train," says Sagar Mavani, a comedian who is part of a new stand-up routine called Dudes of Dombivali. "The crowds have also doubled over the past few years. You won't believe it, but my Bluetooth earphones get disconnected because of the body massage I get."

Those are the sort of subjects that Mavani — along with fellow Dombivalikars Dhaval Datar, Uddhav Parab and Anand Subramanian — will discuss at the show scheduled at a Thane venue this weekend. The idea is to showcase what life in Dombivali is really like, since it remains a neglected extended suburb despite a staggeringly high literacy rate and all the amenities you would expect of a metro. "We have malls, coffee shops, colleges and corporate workers. So why do people still call it a village? Why is the place considered subterranean?" Mavani questions.