Self Help Books | Stand up Comedy By Rajasekhar Mamidanna

Written and performed by Rajasekhar Mamidanna.
Write to [e-mail] for any enquires
You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. The handle is 'RajaMamidanna'
A huge shout out to Aakash Mehta for making friends across India :P
Special thanks to Aakash Mehta for all the help.
Venue Courtesy: The Habitat, Mumbai
Directed & Edited by Anuj Mehta(Insta handle: @pavlikam)
Shot by Anuj Mehta & The Habitat Videography Team:
Dishang Popat, Vivian Castelino, Harsh Shah
Sound Recording by The Habitat Audio Team: Yash Barse, Swarada Bodas, Seigen Moopanar
Sound Mixing & Mastering by Varun Patil(Insta handle: @varoonmarooned)
#SelfHelp #StandUp #CleanComedy

[@neerajagandla4366]

The one who disliked the video must be an author of a self-help book ;)

[@manishmani2054]

Lolz

[@namelessperson7022]

22 so far

[@varunrai01]

😂

[@saurabhsp5046]

😂🤣

[@hottestofthell23]

Tasteless comedy, that's why disliked

[@theviralbombs]

I know this guy, he has really come a long way. During his initial classes of MBA he couldn't say anything else other than his name during introduction. And he worked on himself so well that now he is on this stage. Proud of you Rajasekhar ✌🏻More success to you.

[@nooneiswatching5736]

I'm thinking is it because of the books ?

[@nishilbright2007]

Self help books worked or probably MBA 😂

[@NoName19984]

Satyen Sawant ... that’s because he read all those Self-Help books...

[@morning5tarr]

Because he read and applied those self help books in his life.

[@ayeshajahan1291]

Looks like those books really helped him. In a long way 😁

[@agrajagrawal4788]

I lost it at 04:57 😂😂😂😂😂 That expression 👌🙏 😂😂😂

[@DavidJasonB]

agraj agrawal : same here.. kept watching that for a couple of times😂😂

[@sagarprasad3625]

Superrr, in all these 8 habits , book reading is not a habit!😂

[@jayshreesalvi3034]

Yes 😂😂

[@AshwinNayak-pn9fp]

That was hilarious 😂😂

[@vadiraja5075]

True 😅😅😅😂😂😊

[@sauravus]

"Hope is like a soap, use daily" 😂 Hilarious! Loved it

[@naveethsuraj6214]

Your videos were awesome

[@lavanyakorivi5017]

😂 hope never dies but soap will be over in 15 days

[@Josyula]

Best one out of all... more sensible also..

[@ramakrishnagudivada2666]

Saurav bhai🤩

[@kumar1400]

Please someone make t shirt of it. I will definitely buy it 😂

[@arvindsinghrawat538]

The way this guy speaks is So different and good to hear. And the expression at 4:58 😂😂😂😂😂 mind-blowing

[@nareshseervi7142]

The best line is.. hope is like a soap, use it daily.. nice one Raja Garu.

[@kingsrk7517]

U can't use hope, u can hope

[@Inversed00]

@@kingsrk7517 I think understanding the joke is more better than correcting the grammar here.

[@kingsrk7517]

@@Inversed00 grammatically, it's correct, no issues... Hope is limitless, unlike soap....

[@kingsrk7517]

@@Inversed00 moreover, this shouldn't be joke, it should be motivational one

[@Inversed00]

@@kingsrk7517 you again seem to be correcting me here than understanding the joke 😂

[@shivanichaturvedi883]

The "ayee" after 'the 8th habit' had me rolling on floor literally 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@roshanramesh627]

Comedians don't do anything different. They do things differently.

[@sailaab]

that's profound man! you should write a 600 page book on this... or have ghost writers do it and put your name on it yeverybody does

[@Ra.stories123]

I have just realized that my favorite book genre is SELF HELF. I am really in love with this genre But still i loved his jokes. Probably he doesn't hate self help book, he is just intelligent enough to make jokes out of good things.

[@saathvikCH]

​@InvestinGenius128but its better to addict to books than to unnecessary social media and all waste stuff.

[@udaykiranml4946]

After a long time saw a sensible comedy without any vulgar language. Kudos

[@parikshitagawane4224]

See his legend of ram video

[@kingsrk7517]

F*ck is religious hahaha

[@jhilmil1401]

Most of the south indian comedians don't indulge in abusive phrases..I like that thing

[@kingsrk7517]

@अभिनव श्रीवास्तव no, he used "star" for comedy purposes, not to avoid vulgar

[@kagosumpi918]

I agree.

[@shivajibalijepalli565]

Sir, Your content is outrageously brilliant, ruthlessly relevant, absolutely humorous. Hope you have a great career ahead. :)

[@nickkhil]

I bought a book called - eat that frog, a book on how to stop procrastinating, now I am procrastinating reading the book

[@anishakanhar2494]

I already read that book to cure my procrastination... But I don't use any of those tactics to my work... But still procrastinating by reading more books on how not to procrastinate...

[@kvp06]

NICKKHIL BATRA Lolz.😂 I completed it today after three months of procrastination.

[@DevendraKumar9]

@Saurabh Wadhwani I watched that video one year ago but still I procrastinate a lot.

[@pavanmahajan3252]

I procrastinated about writing this comment

[@nehalgohel842]

Same here bro😂😂😂

[@bansaridarji01]

Seems like he reads all the self-help books just to tell that you should not😂😂😂

[@KirtiJain]

"Where is my job?" "It's in the pipeline bro" 😂😂😂

[@koshikraj]

This video healed me more than the self-help book could ever do.

[@hostelchef7593]

He apparently has read almost every self help book out there..

[@abhishekkamboj2791]

Amritha Sreekumar I don't think he's read books like Think and Grow Rich, Rich dad Poor dad and The Power of Now otherwise we wouldn't have seen this vid

[@AmirDes]

I think he didn't read them all ... May b he is mocking them becoz it's pretty famous in psudo book lovers...may or may b not 😄

[@ayeshajahan1291]

Me too and hundreds more

[@itskunalanand]

If you had read all those books you wouldn't have been commenting 😅

[@hammadhasan8649]

Think and grow rich will also be on top

[@krayush8430]

Self help books don't do anything unless you do something.

[@mohitwanjare7951]

Ohh, thanks for letting us know, I took it seriously. If you wouldn't have told I would've believed whatever he said.

[@krayush8430]

@@mohitwanjare7951 heavy kumedy kr diya Aapne to.

[@mohitwanjare7951]

@@krayush8430 which self help book taught you this😂

[@irritatinguy3707]

@@mohitwanjare7951 same here

[@TheAbhishikth]

Underrated Comment

[@udayboddeda2154]

Writing clean material is tough but delivering it with such good timing. Nicely done sir.

[@abundant224]

I lost it at 'hope is like a soap, use it daily'😂😂😂

[@shivdhanush3676]

😂😂😂😂

[@sanjaisrao484]

Books changed my life .Books are only useful when u follow it, not only read whts written..

[@manojbommali7924]

@The Matrix u might be reading or not reading, did u become a millionaire?

[@manojbommali7924]

@The Matrix haha cool chill bro. my comment doesnt mean i am a fan of self help books. If reading books helps @sanjai s rao let him be happy. let him grow his personality.. Selp help books can also help someone who really applies them and follow them. We may not like those books but it will never mean Who likes them is a chamcha and Who doesnt like them is as millionaire as you are

[@vickycheekytalkie9]

"Hope is like a Soap, Use it daily" Epic!

[@manjunathn6539]

Clean and sensible comedy..I can't see any other standup comedian like him 🙂

[@ashishmore7497]

I have read all the books he addressed in the Show. I did post a story on insta of the orange book tagging people on it. 😂😂😂

[@vngaminghindi2472]

Same here 😂

[@vngaminghindi2472]

@@No-thingness0 In my case thye work....... everybody is different bro

[@rosepearl2880]

Me too😂😂😂😂😂

[@perseustitanslayer3168]

Orange book is the best. All those that are laughing on this in the video are pseudo book lovers.

[@himanshuraj1874]

@@perseustitanslayer3168 really? I didn't even give a fuck about reading that book.

[@RamJi-ue7px]

Right now I'm reading *How to win Friends and influence people - Dale Carnegie* 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@forestwoods4085]

And I m reading Deep Work 😂

[@adla143]

Even I'm reading ha ha ha 🤣🤣😂

[@maanyashukla326]

The Carnegie I knew was more of an American steel tycoon than a wannabe Baba😅

[@maanyashukla326]

@Accidental Genius it does help your grammar, quite evident that you do not read 🤭

[@Saiprasad-te9cn]

Same here

[@bhujabalibogar]

Irony is, beginning of the this video Robin Sharma's ad is playing.

[@shreyashgupta3903]

Seriously yeah 😂

[@vissukaasi7095]

😄🤣

[@rajaspydey]

Product placement.

[@shivasundar3825]

yeah😅

[@bhujabalibogar]

@@rajaspydey Yes Shyam, and Any publicity is a good publicity.

[@nil1473]

I m saving this video in my self-help playlist.

[@shashishankar9697]

Best said, "all of my friends got job & I started reading I can win"- touched 😭

[@iamhuman9822]

4:56 "Abe saale" moment we all were waiting for.

[@shivdhanush3676]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@navinraut5920]

So many million copies sold but still a Secret😂😂😂

[@Rhythmicflections]

Educated guys are lethal when they become humble...Amazing delivery 👍

[@sid6740]

"Just because we're listening" 😂😂😂

[@saqibnagauri5539]

Lhizening*

[@akshaypendyala]

Exactly 😂

[@differentangle2017]

"Hope is like a soap, Use it daily" Thanks for this!

[@nishantintouch]

This is the kind of comedy i like, crisp, to the point and clean. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tamasapatra397]

THIS IS THE BEST COMEDY I HAVE EVER COME ACROSS. TOTALLY A FAN NOW!!!

[@sricharan7829]

That was fun and good comedy loved the satire on the statement of Great Henry Ford and all. But Henry Ford is not some random person to call him 'there's one more guy' He's that greatest entrepreneur who made an automobile car affordable for Middle-class.

[@rubikscube647]

"Hope is like a soap, use it daily" 😜 😂

[@stha03]

2:00 damn even i have read that book And guess what it didn't worked instead "standup comedies" gave me a life💖

[@priyaprt]

""Hope is like soap..use it daily!!"" Definitely takin this quote seriously..!

[@Venky2255_Savs]

That Nandi Pipes is in Our Home Town i.e, Nandyal...

[@msaiprabhanjankumar1281]

S P Y Reddy garidi kada aa company ?

[@abhilash.parida]

To be honest you are awsom… thank you fr bringing the smiles back, i miss them.

[@hiteshmodi04]

Unique content man and super tag line or punch " hope is a soap use daily"

[@prasadjoshi0703]

Surely an underrated comedian…simple n subtle comedy..superb..pls share his videos n give him a recognition he deserves

[@sid-thesloth6041]

No profanities used, this proves comedy is not only about sarcasm, taunt, abuse, humiliating, mockery......

[@hardikranjan2300]

So

[@nishilbright2007]

He is mocking 😂 😂 😂 I've no idea if you understand that. Without these, there'd be no jokes 😂

[@nmaleppanavar]

Did you even understand?

[@majid401107]

I loved his expression @4:57 typical South Indian style

[@theMilgarStudio]

Really you are awesome sir. These comedies are realtime incidents after completing MBA. 😂🙏

[@nvnitanshu]

Hope is like a soap, stick it to the new one, before it ends. - A MiddleClass Man

[@trishankar04]

Sir you are brilliant. It's very difficult to write comedy, I can say this being a writer myself. Wishing you success :)

[@pankajrai180]

Its refreshing to see standup which is unique and fresh.People talking about books are rare to find these days.

[@tapasroy6270]

Hope is like a soap use it daily🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@عطاءالمصطفیٰ]

YE JO SABKO HANSANE NIKLE HAIN APNE GHAM KO BHULANE NIKLE HAIN Its for your Sir.... #Rajasekhar Mamidanna... You nailed it Sir....

[@EasyUpsc]

Yes Good Comedy! But i will still Read Selfhelp books. It really helps me. That orange cover books Helps you when you go through tough time. WHILE reading Monk who sold his Ferrari i experienced I'm in Himalaya because of his Writing skills. Can't describe a lot advantage of Self help book !! #Booklover

[@shravanprasad2030]

The monk who sold his Ferrari is an excellent book. But, we cannot apply everything into real life.

[@aestheticvoyager1353]

@@shravanprasad2030 Yes it is too hard to apply because of the societal norms and limited choice especially in India.

[@myra8912]

I mean if it helps you and makes you happy, you do you. It's just stand-up comedy

[@EasyUpsc]

@@myra8912 Right. I appreciated Comedy in the beginning of my comment & then shared my views on Books.

[@arjinajana2459]

I really support you with these views. Sometimes in our tough days, there are some books that help us to get through the time. And man, there is no need to apply everything you read. If you can inculcate one of those, it's enough.

[@maniraj6866]

With in 5 min he summarised more than 5 books .. omg...

[@carcrazyraj]

Just because we are listening, you will tell whatever you want to! 😂 . Please give me some soap

[@priyankareddy2178]

Simple and amazing comedy.. I really appreciate the way you keep your comedy clean.. even when the title of the book came up. Wow that was truly truly amazing. It's so hard to find clean stand up comedy these days.. I am so glad I found your channel. Keep up the good work man! ❤️

[@ShubhamRaj-ov6mz]

He is there one and only person who genuinely makes me laugh my heart out. great man

[@pallavishettigar1603]

During lockdown I read self help books on self confidence a whole week. When I went outside forget about confidence but I was unable to even recall the points written in that book. That day I realised how helpful they are and stopped reading them.🤪

[@riteshsingh6924]

Self help books are sheer nonsense

[@surya.n8584]

"Hope is like a Soap, use it daily" You nailed it. 😂😂😂

[@lakhan2277]

Sir please keep making such clean and sensible comedy videos. Clean standup comedy is very rare. Your content and sense of humour is fantastic. It is a blessing. Please be like this only

[@abhishek7271]

One more, "How to become rich" and the author became millionaire by selling this title and he puts second edition of this and become 2 x millionaire

[@sanasayed5793]

😂😂

[@mallikarjunmuduka131]

Whaa...🤣🤣🤣

[@anitha6685]

He is the only person doesn't use abusive words while on stage that's good while addressing to the public 👍 pure and clean 👍

[@karthiknivin]

It doesn't feels like your performing... It feels like listening to your friends cracking jokes spontaneously 🤣😂 Rocking Rajasekhar 🤩🔥

[@RandomTalks544]

More than 5 times I hv seen.... N I like it so much...and doesn't feel bore.... Always rajshekhar sir comedy is always best..... Guys Please support him...

[@vickyfftelugu3147]

👌

[@anuragpandey8372]

Man ur Jokes are still getting me laughs. So well constructed and I could actually relate every sentence u said. Wow. This was a masterpiece ❤👌

[@neelbadadare5210]

I started listening to Rajasekhar yesterday, amazing videos, great content

[@laxus7764]

This is just for comedy i guess because books are really helpful

[@mohammednausheed4989]

Of course .... He himself has read all those books. Just for humor purpose . 😁

[@allcaps3584]

Most of them are not. They just make you feel you good.

[@NandaNanda-jn3ge]

Books r helpful!!!keep away from the stressful thoughts and gossiping😁

[@NandaNanda-jn3ge]

@@allcaps3584 feeling good s better than depressing ourselve

[@toufikbiswas9737]

This guy is talking about self-help books only.

[@05keerthiS]

This was one your best peices sir.... awesome!!! Please keep more material coming. Love your content and delivery style. It makes us commen men n women feel connected to whatever your addressing. Stay safe. Cheers !!

[@HimanshuS-YT]

This piece really cracked me up man! Your accent also adds some charm to your jokes! Keep it up!👍👌

[@DilkaDeepak]

You are awsome sir. Keep entertaining...thankyu very much.

[@PChowdhary]

The best part was " just because we're listening you will tell whatever you want to". 😹😹😹😹

[@annvijaya5748]

In these tough times ..ur sense of humour is a great stressbuster..thank you

[@dhananjays4964]

Never thought I would laugh at a Henry Ford quote 😂

[@adityab10]

The only topic missing for standup comedy...self help books...U really did thing differently..Gr8 and fantabulous work...

[@jonsnow9758]

3:38 Hope is like a soap, use it daily!!! 🤣👌👌👌

[@djazzify]

Comedy like this is so rare, presenting life as satire, information and humor blended

[@yatirajulalalita6122]

That was superb!! Such a serious face, and so much humour 😂😂

[@subhammaji827]

This man is really great . Without using any slang he entertains like a pro . Hats off to you sir ! 🙏❤️

[@iamanunaik]

I literally never roll laughing, your formal training came in handy and made me roll with laughter, Hope is like a soap use it daily..

[@prashantg6958]

now this was genuinely funny and witty ! no curses, simply content

[@AmmarIbneZia]

Nicely written, beautifully delivered. ❤️

[@ravihs3099]

I saw your stand up comedy videos frequently but this was the best

[@trunaljuware5935]

Feeling same bro “ power of your subconscious mind😂😂😂

[@sanjayramchandani8855]

Hahahahah😂

[@sanjayramchandani8855]

Actually it makes more overthinking than help

[@krishnayadav9758]

Sir ur ramayan video,nd the poem is my favorite,bt I can't find it,will u plz upload it again,plz sir 👍

[@adityamodi8922]

i like that he choses unique topics

[@murugesprabha4548]

A family movie..... Family comedian... whole family can sit together and enjoy.... spread happiness with good words... all the bad words are F****d in your jokes hats off🤝🤝🤝

[@ultimateeditorz7754]

My dad has almost all of these books in his bookshelf.

[@adisuyash]

I am curious, what is your dad?

[@IndShabal]

99% TRUE! The biggest beneficiary of those books are SELF, ie. Author and publisher.

[@sarthak5555]

Hahahah book reading is not a habit, after applying 7 habits lol

[@jayantialawa9620]

Oh Man......,😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love the way you looked at books. I have watched this twice. Great , keep doing this.

[@Narendra_NSE]

It is nice, You can win, When mr. Shiv khare filed his nomination from south Delhi parliamentary constituency as an independent in 2009, me asked in family, will he win, pet come the reply, No, no his book is not fir him it is, ,' you can win' Self help book only help author to earn money, except that it hardly help author as well, Nice presentation, God bless you, Keep it up

[@Narendra_NSE]

Thanks, Keep right things keep flowing, With good wishes

[@satishdiwan85]

Man after a long time I have laughed seriously seeing a stand up comedian..impeccable comic timings man 😄

[@nfactorrules]

That face after saying “the 8th habit” 😂🤣

[@VSSMARTCLASSES]

You are genuine comedian....Superb bro.

[@aatmikapoudel]

The monk who sold his ferrarI 😂😂 I m reading at the moment 😂😂😂😂

[@AB-vc7sy]

Bro I'm also reading that book but now I'm embarrassed 😂😂

[@Rvc546]

It's a pretty good book... Which one you are reading ? The secret latter or first original one ?

[@nagkumar1409]

Me2 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mohammadmurtuzahussain]

Same here😂

[@ankitaswal2894]

Its a nice book Do read it

[@innovation_AI]

This person set a landmark over the authors worldwide.....And the way he is speaking will kill the authors of communication skills book that from where he develop such kind of skills without reading our books😁🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 they should take 🤳 with him.....GREAT MAN U ROCK......😉😉😄😄🙃🙃👌👌👌👌👌

[@user-bhagavagitae]

Thanks Sir for not even repeating the word. It shows the purity of language you want to have in your shoes.

[@uditrana1920]

this is the first ever video of a south indian comedian that i liked...amazing jokes sir...waiting for more videos

[@kats1588]

This guy's a legend man!

[@amansrivastava8983]

Best and sensible comedian without vulgarity and all.

[@krishnasrk3462]

Coincidentally I'm reading you can win book, after this video , I put it down

[@kasifmarediya9474]

Krishna srk me too 🤣

[@anujsingh637]

U shouldnt, it is a good book, these are just jokes.

[@doit3287]

Please read it is a good book

[@HappyLiving007]

its good and must read

[@restlessvikash]

Don't listen to him. I came to comments section only to read this. That book will prove to be one the best books you will ever read so go ahead.

[@sreep7407]

Excellent, the way ur analysis about books