Tarun Mohanbhai has performed comedy onstage, on-screen and in the theatre for over two decades. In this Funny As interview he reflects on being one of a rare breed of Kiwi-Indian comedians and more, including:
- Doing his first stand-up comedy at pub Kitty O’Brien’s — and how it immediately made him sick
- Taking play D'Arranged Marriage to a venue at the Sydney Opera House for 14 sold out nights — and using negative reviews as constructive criticism
- Taking risks trying new material at the NZ Comedy Gala
- How his parents first discovered that he did stand-up comedy
- Saving time by not joking about his Indian heritage, then being pressured to do so on TV's A Thousand Apologies
- More TV stories — including making hidden camera show The Last Laugh, and shouting at the audience on 7 Days
This interview was recorded for 2019 TV series
Funny As: The Story of New Zealand Comedy.
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