The class is in session and Professor Sapan Verma has a few lessons to teach. We’re not joking; we’ll leave that to the comedian. Not too long ago, Verma had a short stint with Jai Hind College in Churchgate, where he taught a Bachelor of Mass Media batch. In 2026, Verma is neither a bachelor, nor a fan of where the country’s mass media is headed.

Out of Syllabus, a full-circle moment he admits, is the 37-year-old’s new comedy special that “plays out like a curriculum where I teach the audience everything they wanted to know, but school never taught them.” Subjects include raising a child, the rising AQI levels, navigating construction woes in the city, and dealing with sleep deprivation. Ironic, we say; we caught up on most of our sleep inside classrooms.