First it was MJ Akbar, accused by multiple women of grave sexual assault and by one of rape, who surfaced with an op-ed piece in a leading national daily. This week, it could be a disgraced comedian or two, as improv queen Kaneez Surka gears up for a show at Bandra's Cuckoo Club with a collective of 13 names. Is the #MeToo wave, which saw several women speak up against their sexual harassers, receding way quicker than it hit Indian shores?

"Somewhat broken" is how a comedian and producer describes Mumbai's comedy scene in the wake of the #MeToo movement, which after Tanushree Dutta's revelations, gained momentum when several women called out comedian Utsav Chakraborty exactly two months ago for his sexual misconduct. The allegations also brought AIB co-founder Tanmay Bhatt under fire for not severing all ties with Chakraborty despite receiving specific details of the latter's misconduct. And soon, the collective issued a statement that Bhatt was stepping away from his role. In another development, a few women alleged that comedian Kanan Gill had made them uncomfortable at an event, for which Gill issued an apology, which the accuser accepted and stated that she did not intend to take the matter further.