Being Indian in America, Customer Service & Why we are "Paavam" : Stand up Comedy by Kenny Sebastian

In his brand new special "AWENEST" , Indian stand up comedian Kenneth Sebastian talks about how his stay in New York made him experience amazing customer service that baffled him, Why every Indian is quiet "Paavam"when they are abroad and why white Americans in LA beaches should really wear shirts.
After his first two comedy specials "Journey to the Center of My Brain" and "Insides Out", Kenny Sebastian is back with a brand new special "AWENEST" where he explores his relationship with the outside world a little more in detail.
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Instagram: @KennethSeb
Shot by HIGH NINJA MEDIA (BANGALORE).
Written, Directed & Edited by Kenneth Sebastian.
Produced by OML.
Location : Vapour, Indiranagar. (Bangalore)

[@vi_terminator]

Just imagine a "introverted socially awkward" guy like me in PAAVAM mode ON. I suffer both in India and abroad. This is next level. I sometimes feel like i need another planet !

[@reshmap381]

Me too bro😐

[@alanjohnson9336]

You can be charismatic read charisma myth

[@faraway7733]

😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@sarmishthatiwari8951]

@@alanjohnson9336 thanks for the recommendation man

[@alanjohnson9336]

@@sarmishthatiwari8951 If you are introvert How to win friends and influence people will be the great choice bro

[@cga9659]

"But I don't deserve sugar" That line made me weak!! Hahahahaha

[@pratikshamore7520]

Christopher Amaya same here bruhhh

[@anjaliv.v8539]

and it is soo damn true!!!!!

[@kishor3247]

Lmaooo same!

[@darkghost2754]

I dont get the joke 😕

[@jomathew7711]

@@darkghost2754 because we grew up thinking we dont deserve anything.. We were taught to adjust in life...

[@raatchesy]

I’m Tamil, never heard such a definition to “pavam” 😂 Pavam to me means “poor thing”

[@NakulGanapathy]

How your parents talk to your younger sister versus how they talk to you

[@stoplookingatmyusernamemay3701]

paavam in haryanvi means legs. 😳 lol

[@ashwinmiyer6159]

Ya exactly.. but sometimes it's used for innocent.. like if a person is very friendly and people take advantage of him, we can say he's romba paavam, he doesn't understand people's Intentions. But this definition was strange.

[@rosebellthomas4585]

His definition is one of the definitions of pavaam in Malayalam

[@ashwinmiyer6159]

@@rosebellthomas4585 oh ok

[@kshitijanatu]

Forget USA...my paavum mode starts in 5 star, posh places in Juhu or Bandra!😅😂

[@neatlymessed6341]

I feel you!

[@Deadpool-su2po]

Dude my paavum starts at KFC

[@kshitijanatu]

Deadpool Itna jyada bhi paavum nahi hai hum!😂

[@Deadpool-su2po]

I am awkward as fuck

[@asvinau3671]

I used to feel the same, until I came to know the fakeness of luxury hotels and other 'posh' clubs. I unleashed my rawness once ( I ate biriyani with hands)in a 5 star fine dining Restaurant. Most of the diners felt awkward but I did'nt give a shit . it made me feel my true self. Thats how I got rid of my pavum mode

[@BeerBiceps]

Mad stuff Kenny!

[@puspanjalisinghdeo4890]

The time when beerbiceps not used to get bhou

[@sravanharsha3999]

Haha true😂

[@goparajusreenivasrao]

Hey Ranveer bhai

[@puspanjalisinghdeo4890]

When I commented he had 4 likes

[@stoplookingatmyusernamemay3701]

@@puspanjalisinghdeo4890 no stop 😭💀💀💀

[@kashishtomer3658]

Who else is having a kenny marathon?

[@malasvlogs7608]

Me too😅

[@Tulya123]

Hi army

[@nehajoy2367]

Yas 😂

[@rajula502]

Armyyyyyyyyy😃

[@christianpark2910]

Army's out there!!!

[@rickshawali]

Another legendary video by Kenny!!!! Feeling very Paavam after watching this.

[@rickshawalikidadi8268]

+Rickshawali Ek chamaat dungi na to samajh mein aayega Paavam kya hota hai!

[@rickshawalikisautelima7877]

+Rickshawali Kya kya dekhti ho tum!!!

[@rickshawalikidadi8268]

chin Smart And your brain is shit. Stop harassing my grand daughter. Shameless fellow.

[@VinaySinghBliss]

You are everywhere on KZbin.

[@rickshawali]

vinay kumar haha.. Am I ?

[@nightnigel]

is it weird that i am Chinese but i still love this guy lol

[@07vineeth1987]

It's not weird if you give him a happy ending next. Ouch.

[@lydiaxiaodihuang9580]

Hands-up! Chinese here too. Luvvv this guy, resonate with the “ I don’t deserve sugar” line, happens a lot to me LOL!!!

[@timewalker6654]

No

[@hitishawaghela5183]

Countries loves usa the most then what's wrong with us then

[@Enstaar30]

Indians also love chinese ppl😔❤

[@naomiphukon5663]

I'm from North East India and came to bangalore 10 years back I was in the paavam stage for the first few months cause SOME people not all out here made me feel like I'm from a different country or planet. Later I became combination of Hulk and Thor and started answering back to people who treat me ill. NOTE only 10% of the entire local population use to treat us bad the 90% are awsome.

[@hyperoid3901]

Hope it became better

[@rishikeshpurbey5520]

hoi nki?

[@reach2prasanna]

I am glad you turned your awkward situation into something you're now proud of. Bangalore is an awesome place that has now accepted everyone. And when the few don't, they are schooled almost immediately.

[@pranavpandey5131]

This happened to me when I first travelled in a flight , the air hostess was like super nice to me and I thought she was just an angel from heaven . She was like " what would u like to have sir " and I had never heard someone calling me sir before . I just was like get me anything good , and she got me a sausage and I didnt like that sausage but I still was like it is very good and had it anyway because that lady was so nice to me and I don't want to disrespect her but afterwards I understood that it is a part of their job to they are paid for it .

[@ShiShiva439]

I'm from Chennai and honestly saying in the whole country North East region and its poeple are my favourite! Just love how you are filled with culture!

[@zainabreyas6731]

Paavam mode on in family events, infront of parents and teachers..!!! 😂😂 when around with friends it’s completely upside down 😂😅😉

[@NikitaVerma-the-one-and-only]

"Thank you Uncle!" Now that's what I call a punchline! Superb!! :D

[@venkateshkalagi7654]

Haha.. true

[@mamtalele5674]

He was afraid the guy would be gay

[@Vishnu-2020]

Noooo lol he's not afraid it's just if some helps here we are used to saying "thank you uncle and thanks aunty" Even from our childhood, i bet he's got alot of tamil influence cause i do the same 😂😂😂 pavam is also a tamil word lol

[@ifrafatima3284]

"oxygen was like I belong to this guy, f u kenny" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gauravnightchargers]

I was once in Taj for a function and the tea was without sugar...and drank it all akwardly ..XD

[@Thangabalajis]

+Gaurav Tayade Yu Dont Deserve Sugar LOL xD

[@xavierazad]

+Gaurav Tayade lol it happened with me in Costa! :| But they have started giving tiny sugar packets nowadays - WHICH ARE NEVER ENOUGH (by the way) so I always want to ask for more but well... too paavam.

[@xavierazad]

James Gaekwad Honestly speaking, you would never really know if you are an Aryan or a Dravidian. Not in this century.

[@abishek485]

+Prateek Gaekwad. Gaekwad? More like fuckwad lmfao. That's the best I've ever seen someone getting triggered.

[@jaymahakaal5354]

Maybe It's Was Masala Chai, spicy tea😂

[@mihaboop1647]

"Kenny explains pavvam" As a malayali... so relatable . Me trying to explain malayalam words meanings to my friends who only knows English!!! At that time I forget the only some english I know 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@murphy3692]

He is a half mallu or something

[@laachi155]

I felt this on a very high spiritual level 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Also , Kenny is a Malayali , brought up in Bangalore

[@vidhumol7636]

Are you a malayali???

[@UniCorn-bc3hn]

@@murphy3692 he is full mallu. And brought up in Bangalore.

[@ajithakv2880]

Yesss mallu

[@lishawadhwa653]

dude you're awesome . I was laughing so hard that the boy sitting next to me in a bus gave me death glares like I'm some crazy or what

[@kartheekgoje]

Same happened to me..except it was an aunty getting disgusted

[@vallabhchugh2075]

Ur laugh is dangerous

[@Sunil-yy2yo]

yeah just laugh on what can be luagheable about Indians and ignore India when it needs its people ...Becoz for NRI's - "We r not Indians when Indians projected in any bad way, we are Indians when India appreciated by western community"

[@acommonman7950]

lol

[@nikhildrogbacena]

+Ani Mosity for any good or funny comment, there is always an ass to ruin it (yes, I'm talking about you)

[@lordstinson8095]

The sexual tension between Kenny and the random white dude is insane.

[@advythoh]

Kenny's channel videos need an 'auto-like' button.

[@aaryasharma7269]

I swear to god man !

[@sanika02]

+Vykier Sooo truu!!

[@VatsalJain-]

+Vykier Exactly!

[@armaanchowfin6506]

It isn't auto like if there's a button for it😕

[@janhavigorle999]

Vykier yess!!!!!

[@porvindersingh4305]

"why do we fall"-batman...😂😂😂

[@XXXIMSEXYNIKNOWITXXX]

no shit Shirley

[@williamjacob4498]

Gravity...

[@saieshpatil7077]

Alferd to Bruce Wayne I was sincerely searching for this comment

[@imbatman4429]

I'm looking for the Batman comment

[@abdulbasit9435]

@@saieshpatil7077, Thomas, his dad, said the line to him

[@lidiaclipperton9597]

I am from the U.S. and i was just sitting there like...yup...yup...thats how it is. Just being honest though he was describing the South of the USA not the whole US.

[@gowiththeflow7831]

Are Americans really racist to Indians.?.. I hear from a lot of people that Americans hate Indians and India and they calls us street shitters, red dot, holy cow and stuff ... Is it true?

[@eternaleffect2499]

@@gowiththeflow7831 racists are everywhere but that goes with nice people too

[@eternaleffect2499]

@@hello-nk6ro fuck off plz and you r not indian

[@stinewatson3875]

@@gowiththeflow7831 that's not entirely true..I'm an Indian living in the US..people are really nice and kind here but *SOME* people are kinda rude and yes they sometimes say stuff like this but that's like in every country right? But the majority of Americans are really nice.

[@kaushikanubhav9724]

@@gowiththeflow7831 i dont know whether americans r racist or not bt we indians r white fetish for sure🙄

[@Tara-wf7dy]

I am one of the Pavam living in Los Angeles..I can connect to that feeling very much , especially when I have to meet my kids teachers and in DMV

[@YerMum]

You just described every South Indian visiting North India ... Just a sec Harry Potter, can I have the cloak please? *INVISIBLE MODE ON*

[@kapildeshmukh7878]

😹😹😹 wtf?

[@abhishektanwar8576]

i am from delhi and i have south indian friends who had told me about the stereotypes of north indians in south india. They were shocked by our polite behaviour when they first come to new delhi.

[@saurabhtiwaririshi]

+RaShmitha Who? I lived in north India for 22 years, People aren't that nice. Trust me when I say that. South Indians are much better and honest.

[@abhishektanwar8576]

Saurabh Tiwari it depends where you live. you cant generalise and stereotype the whole of north india... :P

[@thrashkid665plus1]

+Saurabh Tiwari Like Attracts Like, bro. :P

[@rithu13]

That "thank you uncle" at the end😂😂 literally could not stop laughing coz it was just soo relatable 😂😂😂😂😂

[@devadhi625]

I am a malayali.I do feel that,what he said is so true..people there are so friendly and helpful than our people.And also they talk loud as Punjabis.

[@rajeshkoothrapilli5675]

I came here seeing "paavam " on title expecting a malayali's stand-up comedy and I'm delighted.

[@chickensoup2138]

Rajesh Koothrapilli??????? Hows Sheldon doing? 😂😂

[@rajeshkoothrapilli5675]

@@chickensoup2138Hi Kris, Sheldon is busy with his quantum gravity research

[@adrijapv7321]

😂😂😂😂

[@PashwaOfficial]

When you've been treated so badly that when you get what you deserve you have no fucking idea how to respond.

[@neerjajuneja9798]

I just thought for a second, your name was PAAWAN

[@squishsquoosh1738]

pashwa shah ignore people who treat u badly they don’t deserve ur amazingness

[@Nouno470]

ya right at least i could cry when no one helps. otherwise it would be so awkward

[@M98lm]

The way he gets imagery in his jokes is next level insane!

[@vihayasvalentino8048]

how many malayalees out there?

[@bhuvanaupendran6514]

VIHAYAS VALENTINO me

[@zehn_irfan]

VIHAYAS VALENTINO hey dude

[@merinjohn5632]

Me

[@rsp1482]

Me too a പാവം മലയാളി

[@aleenabiju8823]

Me too

[@MakeupaddictPun]

The moment he wipes his tears @5.57 😂😂😂

[@Abhi-cb7eh]

I am a Malayalee and when I heard pavam I laughed so hard.

[@UpasanaDeka]

"there's no sugar..... but i dont deserve sugar...." ......................................... OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! when i fisrt got to know about black coffee....i was like..oh cool.. when i drank it..." there's no sugar.... is this really coffee...?" xDxD.

[@Raviraj-tx1pc]

dear.. black coffee is meant to be taste like that

[@ahanasingh7049]

Okay so on which comments should I laugh first

[@shanelmoraes14]

Honestly, I did not want this video to end. You're getting better man xD

[@Shyx7]

*It was like the oxygen follows them* “I’m with this guy fuck you Kenny” Absolutely brilliant!

[@siddharthchowdhury2187]

Kenny for President!

[@aniruddh1999]

Agreed

[@Sarwan_vanshika_mohan]

+Siddharth Chowdhury yeah !!!! dude

[@seeameya]

+Siddharth Chowdhury Do you mean Prime Minister?

[@deaaaazz]

+seeameya exactly what I was thinking...wanabe American...

[@LakshayaBaliyan]

+seeameya This made my day and that too at midnight :p

[@aabbllii5443]

Kenny you are so relatable. No need to go anywhere out of India. My Pawam mood turns on even with going to high fi places in India.

[@achu4124]

My pavam mode is on when I fail one subject and my parents finds it out..

[@sumitmalgaonkar1878]

Hands down... The best comedian in India

[@sarveshr3466]

Sumit Malgaonkar Biswa

[@vaishnavplays203]

Sumit Malgaonkar true buddy....

[@tychiosgaming5555]

Zakir Khan

[@insanerex3916]

Abhishek upmanyu maybe...

[@siddharthraghuveeremadaboi2901]

Kunal kamra😂😂

[@arpitverma2082]

Honestly brother. You're killin' it! In love with your Standups

[@chorokapea.kapemai9282]

"Why do We fall? So we can pick ourselves up again" ~ Kenny Sebastian Wise words lmao😂❤️🔥

[@HonestlyWitty]

"but I don't deserve sugar." 😂😂😂

[@gauraansharora]

The last "Thank you uncle" killed me LMAOO!

[@akshithvijaykumar3779]

5:59 "Thank you Uncle' Lol

[@anamjamal1429]

Kenny u r my favourite why u south indian people are so different from us (North Indian) u people are so educated literate with a great sense of humour polite . I really feel why I m not south indian.

[@shubhashishchowdhury4036]

finally..... no offensive stuff and artificial stuff to make people laugh! this guy has his vibe! amazing!

[@athikjenu4270]

""Paavam "". Malayalis hit like😎

[@bhuvnaregnis8467]

"I dont deserve sugar" exactly😂😂😂😂😂

[@shivammalhotra4328]

Getting addicted to you man!!

[@Liamskylar]

Is he from Kerala?

[@anubenoy5751]

Yes. He is from kerala

[@sheelaprasad3773]

Yeh. But brought up north I guess

[@siddharthraghuveeremadaboi2901]

@@sheelaprasad3773 nah. Brought up in bangalore!!

[@sabitasukumaran6459]

Yes

[@aswathyms6263]

@@anubenoy5751 i came here only `coz i saw പാവം

[@SahanTheMighty]

"Thank you, Uncle". LOL LOL LOL !!

[@shawnmichael2146]

paavam mode full blast on. I don't deserve sugar. Best lines for me. died laughing. thanx for the good laugh bro.

[@Coconut-sf2ub]

"Thank you uncle!" And then I died😂😂

[@kavyashreecm]

"There is no sugar" "I don't deserve sugar" #Funnier

[@simarsehgal5400]

5:16 Best line ‘Too nice. They are like all Punjabis! they all are friendly’ 😂😂😂❤️❤️

[@shivanithakkar6584]

Oxygen thinks, 'Fuck Kenny, I'm with you.' Man. You're awesome.😂 Not a day goes by when I don't give references to your videos.😍

[@usharajan6800]

My paavam mood starts when my I'm home and my dad and mom discussing about a surprise gift for me....

[@venkateshkalagi7654]

@ 2:58 But I don't deserve sugar .. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@siddharthgianchandani2920]

Video: Has India in the title Indians: So you've decided to summon us?

[@sambhavyadav7261]

I have a weird habit of liking your video first and then watching it 😂😂😂

[@pallavip1365]

1:05 true 😂😂👍

[@SamhitaArgula]

"Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.” BATMAN! Yeahh! Like Kenny even more now! ;D

[@ayeshashah3683]

"But I don't deserve sugar".....These lines are just awesome.

[@danisharora1731]

"Why do we fall, Bruce? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up."

[@chandnisubba5683]

haha...coffee sugar..same thing happened with me 😂😂 lol

[@goldenmoon2486]

Chandni Subba same pinch

[@ts542]

Any Tamilian here? ? Nearly 4 families from my family were settled in USA by buying a own house 😊😊.. சிறப்பு

[@bhuwanshah3215]

"Why do we fall ?" "So we can pick ourselves up again" 😂😂😂

[@abhinavjha4706]

You are too good bhaiya :* The best part was Coffee wala. One day we ll meet !

[@ShaliniSoman]

awesome man!! 'paavam' kalanju👌👌👏😊

[@naruto8646]

That last Batman line why do we fall so that we can pick ourselves up made me laugh my ass off. amazingly brilliant comedian

[@VickyVignesh]

VADIVEL INFLUENCE - i am PAAVAM

[@Vinusarda]

White Man- Why do we fall? Indian- Because there is no scope of rising again man. White Man- Holy shit.

[@phenom1790]

Comedy gold. Your paavam jokes are spot on, something I subject myself to most of the time in the US. Thank you Kenny!

[@TanayVaidya]

I appreciate you quoting Batman Begins at the end there Kenny.

[@sandesh.s.p932]

That t-shirts though 😂 G A P 🇺🇸

[@evanmoshe7916]

"Thank you uncle" blew my mind!!!

[@ShiShiva439]

When I went to live in UK for few years this is how I felt when everyone was nice to me until one day when I skipped wearing makeup and put my hair up in bun😢. Then I noticed the same bus driver who greets me good morning on well-dressed days, didn't return my good morning on the day I was not groomed with make-up and blow dried hair. I was unwelcomed and denied service at a luxury saloon on the day I went to the saloon after my gym. I later realized it was bcos they assumed me poor in gym clothes without make-up. They are so good at injecting racism so subtly that we fail to notice. But since LA has huge population of artists and business fellows from multi cultural background I suppose there might not be much racial intolerance.

[@PrasannaKumar-gs6qv]

"THANK YOU, UNCLE" epic!😂😂😂

[@AnanyaGupta]

Kenny - you are mind-blowing because you are so honest with yourself - and it opens a window for your viewers into themselves making us relate personally to every line you are saying!

[@sayemakhan59]

You've just earned yourself a social media stalker! Don't worry, I'm paavam. :D Loved this!

[@naa_k2460]

"Thank you, uncle!" Got you a sub😂😂😂

[@TheRoughjeans]

is it just me or deos the song really 'oooooh! Kennnyyy!'

[@varunvora]

+Aparajita Chowdhury no it isn't, it's used in many others' videos from other places

[@_rudderfish_]

It's also there in "what's inside" new MacBook 2016 rosegold.

[@AnkhArcRod]

The over the top niceness is often just on the surface. But, admittedly, that still makes one feel good to be treated so well.

[@shruthik1636]

In the last "Thank you Uncle!!!" 😂😂 liked and subbed

[@ara_280]

I've already seen this like 100 times and I guess I remember it whole.. still idk why I always watch it again..loll 😅😂

[@maarefalikhan]

Suddenly a huge fan after watching a couple of videos... More like where you been all this time

[@shabnamafzalkhan1560]

I recalled now that this was the first video of Kenny Sebastian i watched somewhat a year ago and then went on to His page searching for more stand-up clips and immediately subscribed (which i usually don't do) It's the Jaadoo of Kenny that whoever comes to his channel subscribes to the Positive Energy of this Amazing creation of GOD!

[@Susmith-oe2tt]

Kenny: BREATHES Audience: "woooooooooh"

[@sudhandirap1205]

The girl in the background saying "Pochu" at 2:57 had me😂

[@RakeshMumbaikar]

The little act u do in btwn are correctly delivered. Observation level = Kenny .. I always wait For your Standup Videos ✌✌ #Respect

[@shambhavi4242]

Sebastian observes....N explain...with almost no filters...one will feel every moment happening around......he will give all the expression n emotion needed in his acts....N thus making his stand up comedy really awsm....

[@taniyamazumder1191]

The way kenny says, "Hey Man, You Okay?" sounds super creepy!

[@harshali.p7527]

That oxygen part was hilarious🤣😂🤣

[@tulip-vf3iz]

goodness. This guy is funny. Really talented

[@tanishqbhatnagar5694]

this must be banned ..or else he will kill people by laugh 😂😂😂

[@mitulsivakumar13]

It’s so fucking true. Kenny explaining how I felt when I came to US.

[@kaustubhsure8099]

"So we can pick ourselves again..." That Batman reference 😂😂😂😂

[@priyankapawar5978]

The paavam thing is so true for me in general😂😂😂😂

[@KurianTonyAloor]

It feels a lot like that he is trying to make an impression of Ted Mosby from HIMYM

[@jeyalaksmikarumbayeram3116]

I don't deserve sugar- I can't can't

[@ahuman4553]

Ma'am that's table decorations 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mohanadevitharmaraj8909]

Everyone says im the innocent paavam type in my class.. And im like.." Thank you guys.. im a cute little innocent kid.." ( i knw the meaning of pavam though... im tamil) But... After listening to Kenny's definition of Paavam.. Im like, " What? Is it this so deep? Well .. I've grown up.. not Innocent Anymore.. Tata... Bubuyeee"

[@mohanadevitharmaraj8909]

Titan Rock​ 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sohamdey4266]

MoNa

[@stefnajohn7725]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🔥

[@ololaderobertolagunju6489]

The last part got me cracked up......."Thank you uncle"......... 😂😂😂😂