Zakir Khan is one of the most popular stand up comedians of our country and he is known for making jokes on mundane everyday things which the masses can easily connect with. While Zakir makes stand up comedy seem easy and effortless, he says that it is huge task to make a group of unknown people laugh. In a recent interview, the comedian recalled his first stand up experience and shared how he was called off stage within two minutes.

Zakir said, “When I went on the stage to perform for the first time, I was removed from the stage within two minutes. In front of your friends and family, you might be funny because they know the context of your joke and could relate to it, but when it comes to a completely unknown audience, it is a huge task to narrate a story and make them laugh and only a true comedian can do that.”

Talking about his inspiration for making a career in this field, Zakir said, "During my childhood, we used to get CDs of Raju bhai, Johnny bhai, and their comedians and I used to love watching them. Then during my school days, the ‘Laughter Challenge’ started and whenever anyone would try to be funny my friends would pull his/her leg asking them to try the show as a joke. I would religiously watch that show and imagined how it would feel to perform like the comedians on the show. Watching the show made me think of it as a cakewalk, but later when I tried for real I understood how hard it is."