Stand-Up Comedy Act by Shashi Tharoor | JLF London at the British Library 2022

You've read his bestselling books and heard his exceptional oratory skills! But have you ever seen writer & politician Dr. Shashi Tharoor perform a stand-up routine? If not, here's your chance to listen to this hilarious comedy act, performed by him at JLF London 2022, at the British Library.
Shashi Tharoor, a third-term Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, is the bestselling author of twenty-three books, both fiction and non-fiction, besides being a former Under Secretary- General of the United Nations and a former Minister of State for Human Resource Development and for External Affairs in the Government of India. He has won numerous awards, including the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Crossword Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2019, Dr. Tharoor was also awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in the category of ‘English Non- Fiction’ for his book An Era of Darkness. He chairs the Indian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Information Technology.
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[@AndroidTheLeader]

"You gave us the English language, I took it back." Oh yes, you did, Mr. Tharoor!

[@christinedcruz7648]

Ouch! On point

[@hoflestv]

What does "I took it back" imply here?

[@AndroidTheLeader]

@@hoflestv The English people gave the English language to Indians, but when they left, "MOST" of the English language also left with them. Consider this, in absolute numbers, there are many urban Indians who can speak "BASIC" conversational English, but how many Indians have as FLAWLESS COMMAND over the English language as a native English literary expert? Only a very minute number of them, and the first name from that class that comes to your mind is Mr Shashi Tharoor. In this sense, he took back the "ENTIRE" English language that had left with the English people.

[@hoflestv]

@@AndroidTheLeader thanks

[@AndroidTheLeader]

@@hoflestv You're welcome.

[@Bharatpremi640]

That's an Intellect's sense of humour not easy to get easily ..but he's brilliant 👌

[@Socrates1944]

He is absolutely Fantastic! His vast knowledge of British imperialism and its evil exploitation of India, Africa, China, and former Commonwealth countries!

[@Socrates1944]

What are the Indian population waiting for? Have they not realized that Mr. Shashi Tharoor is the only capable man who can bring India's diverse peoples together in Unity and Harmony? WAKE UP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!

[@vaibhavvnaik]

I think a lot of Stand up comics should watch this video..what a tight set! The jokes were relentless..smooth flow and nuanced hard hitting scenarios that make this so enjoyable! I wish more MPs would have such an amazing sense of humour..i mean you can't give us great governance..at least some jokes would do!

[@kalyannnBH]

No F, B, D words and no taking God names. It was awesome.

[@vaibhavvnaik]

You're talking about F,B,D words and God in the same sentence..that's the joke!

[@suhasrp1412]

they are dad jokes

[@queenyesther67]

I lik your last sentence 😊

[@sincyv]

@@kalyannnBH You are right. I wonder why these stand up comics can’t say a decent joke without using toilet language. Sometimes it seems to be a competition for how foul each of them can get.

[@siddharthchandel5255]

Humour and Intellect coupled together!! Rare to find, but here is Mr. Sashi Tharoor. Hats off 🫡

[@mastikitrain2844]

Mr. Shashi Tharoor*

[@mastikitrain2844]

Mr. Shashi Tharoor*

[@chetananand1167]

Bro roasted standup comics indirectly 💀

[@educatemeans3688]

8:30 The Chor Bazaar Context 😂

[@nishka.777]

"I TOOK IT BACK" KILLLED IT SIR!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Priyanka_270]

Can you explain that.. I didn't understand

[@nishka.777]

@@Priyanka_270 understand what? My comment or the joke?

[@Priyanka_270]

@@nishka.777 joke

[@Priyanka_270]

@@nishka.777 ohh. . Okay Thank you :)

[@vineet248]

@@Priyanka_270 What I think taking it back meant; that so many words of the English language are said to be originated from the Sanskrit language. So what was taken back was just language native to ancient India in an 'overprocessed' form.

[@manaspratimtamuli4600]

The Entertainment aside. He is a great orator! And he's got a flow to his delivery!

[@anshii8129]

It's so cute when he's demanding applause frm the audience 😍😍😂

[@AradhanaYadav]

The way he roasts the Brits is unmatchable 🔥

[@r.22r]

He called all Indians stupid A few mins before that...but of course thats okay as long as roasts the English.🙄

[@sk-wq1oh]

That's the only consolation left. The loot is not gonna come back to India.

[@amriteshmukherjee646]

I absolutely adore the literary tones of Tharoor's jokes here, and I'm pretty sure I'd have guffawed, rather than chuckling at them, at a lot of them had I read them in one of his books. That being said, always grateful to have you in my lifetime, Mr Tharoor, your literature, your sense of humor, your cheeky wit, all of it, and more!

[@taval8389]

Shut it Mukherjee!!

[@libshastra]

Tharoor is a great private individual. I think he should quit politics, it taints his intellect, especially the party he is currently part of.

[@ChintuRai-fk8rr]

@@libshastra Wow seriously 🤣 Just because you support a certain party which I'm sure is BJP, you don't want anyone else to support any other! You BJP Andhbhakts have another level of logic tbh

[@saii_01]

@@ChintuRai-fk8rr Man shut up.. He just stated his opinion and I second him. Tharoor would make a great minister and not be of a party who doesn't have any Future in India, for now at least. Can't waste such a man's wisdom go to waste smh

[@ChintuRai-fk8rr]

@@saii_01 Man I don't want to shut up, why don't you? ".....party which doesn't have any future.." Ok BJP IT CELL thanks for your inputs. 🤣

[@AK-hz4li]

God I miss those 1-2 line jokes.. thanks to Shashi sir for this..👏👏👍👍

[@JPatelLive]

wacth Tim Vine; hes the master of the 1 liners!

[@MegaMithu123]

The term ‘pundemic’ had me in splits! 😂keep going Master.

[@sanjaypatil2532]

I met him personally at a seminar and what i find is not amazing at all. He is grounded in fundamentals 'facts and preparation'. He has his q-cards and researched his audience.That's a great trait especially if we notice other great speakers.

[@VaibhavKolekar97]

You gave us English language, I took it back 😂 That's Shashi for you...

[@joedias7946]

You just want more from such a genius. We wish you a long life. Thanks for everything you have written. Jai hind.

[@arunkumarlv6418]

great sense of humour 🙂 , wish we had more politicians of this class.

[@ChintuRai-fk8rr]

Haha imagine we have a literal serial criminal like Yogi ruling a state!

[@alicecherian5117]

Can't agree more !

[@babull7370]

We have rahul Gandhi though

[@anonymissvlogs3779]

We have a lot of comedian politicians.. They have made the country a joke

[@vaibhavjain3234]

that was some very intelligent humor. I loved it! Shashi did a tremendous job imo

[@gayathrirajesh1327]

Wow..he killed it..proud of you Mr.Tharoor

[@retroraga]

Brilliant wordplay! Rivetting. If you blink, you'll miss it! Thank you, Mr Tharoor 😂👏👏👏

[@dj522]

Applaud his sense of humour...excellent.

[@naseemfirdaus1789]

Absolutely mind blowing 😃😃😃

[@indrajitg]

This was awesome! Way better than what a lot of professional stand-up comedians can muster!

[@Bhageshrp]

Road stays, you go is awesome 😂😂 Dr. Tharoor you have many faces, more to respect.

[@viroh123]

Brilliant!!!! To hear and to look at too 😊😊

[@ChintuRai-fk8rr]

Loved this absolutely! 👏

[@English_With_Shweta]

Simply LOVED IT❤️

[@thomasbasu8911]

All the time i noticed his hair flip 😂 so awesome 👍😎

[@JL-rt7vb]

I m a fan of this guy. Smart, witty and good looking all in one🥰

[@sameerkrishnavines706]

But, at the end of the day, he is a politician (every politician has 2 faces)

[@krishanayak03]

is it for now or permanent statement?

[@mrsbenedictcumberbatch9565]

Murderer...womanizer....so on so forth

[@r.22r]

@@mrsbenedictcumberbatch9565 thank you!

[@udayamavin]

Womanizer and murderer

[@khushiagarwal2889]

Going to their land, and roasting them... Ohhh besttttt😂😂😂

[@prateekshapathak3195]

Terrifically good...I am a diehard fan of Tharoor sir

[@hirokdasgupta3642]

8:47 nice one mate

[@guruprasad1358]

The delivery of the humor should be a sign of wit and targeted on topics carefully chosen to offend the offence in society & sometimes the offender. Motive should be noble & morally acceptable like in this case. Well done once again Mr.Tharooor.💯👏😃

[@subuman5291]

Kohinoor, Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi - we want them back! Fabulous!

[@exoticindiaa]

Nirav Modi, Rishi Aggarwal too

[@shahrameshv]

Perfect person... Stuck in a wrong business!!!

[@galaxray8700]

Well,we need someone in the opposition too..... unfortunately,he is not getting promoted due to Prince Rahul Gandhi

[@vijaytopno4613]

No words to describe the way I am surprised and motivated with Tharoor ji. Great piece of stand up, loved it.

[@Sanandita._.]

"You gave us the English language, and I took it back" wheezingg

[@miteshmakwana1619]

I wish I was there in the audience as listening to this has made my day! Well done Dr Tharoor!

[@swatipawar1491]

Excellent!!!!! So chillaxidiasicalll!!!!

[@pure_info_3869]

What does it mean?

[@ajitjoshi4569]

All rounder Mr Tharoor 👍🏻👍🏻💐🙏

[@mindrevolutionbd3043]

Love from Bangladesh to Shashi Tharor

[@bjacob5451]

Mr. Tharoor is so multi talented and a real inspiration. And yes, his jokes were very funny ...

[@sonamsharma7964]

He slayed it 😂❤❤❤ ....bestest interview ever ❤

[@jabapati6260]

Hats off to this man! He really coupled humour and core ideas together in this act!

[@samkuttymumbai]

What a man Dr Taroor is! Which area he is not familiar with? He is the future of India. Intellectual, politician, writer, even a standing comedian. What he is not? He is really the future of India.

[@truthtriumphs6857]

Excellent & noble.

[@leslindsouza7758]

Couldn't help noticing that the Brits weren't laughing!! 😁😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@pvaddi2001]

Karma restaurant no menu you get what you deserve Awesome 😎

[@hema20ful]

Simbly Tharoorified!,..Mr.Tharoor Sir👏👏

[@shashankhansraj685]

What he said is actually the feelings of every Indian against the British Empire. Moreover it was done in a perfect humorous way😂😂. Hats off Sir.

[@stuffIneverforgotfrom90s]

A literary positive Brit roast by an accomplished Humourous Indian..❤️

[@kartikrathore5720]

As much as I could focus , subtitle did not get a single word wrong. That's Sashi Tharoor pronunciation.

[@vishalkumarjha2156]

Inspirational sir 🙏

[@divineeyes5025]

'You gave us the English language; I took it back.' Mic drop

[@siya7213]

Me: making notes and preparing for my english exam

[@krushnakadu2866]

So awesome.... This guy has a class......

[@yatinkalra2543]

He totally killed it. Not his first time killing tho

[@SuperJackie1020]

😂😂😂

[@behtihawaa8454]

Without witnessing the murder, how can you say so? 🤔

[@olayulay9764]

Good one man 😂

[@ohooyehoye9580]

Yes he did 😂😂

[@yatinkalra2543]

@@behtihawaa8454 what murder ? I don't know what you are talking about

[@josephgeorge9589]

Dr Tharoor, you are great 🙏 atration is the first step to the meaning full realationship Amazing presentation

[@michaelnoronha1383]

Shashi I really enjoy your videos. U have such a good sense of humor

[@rush666666]

Nice ones.. would love to hear this in parliament

[@kavitasingh5030]

Excellent. Superb.

[@Wonderrring]

Loved your guts sir...

[@englishdrops...299]

Wow.. Words cascading so fast.. Full of jokes .. difficult to follow.. What a human being.. Outstanding..

[@Ari_00X]

the wisest cross-cultural communication coaches agree that if the audience can't follow you, then you are not a good communicator! They also say =- you should communicate in public like you do to a child.....and it;s true!

[@dipalipandya1174]

I have not idea about Mr Tharoor,can do comedy as well, u did very well, it was humorous and sarcastic too

[@abinayasubramani2945]

Loved this man❤

[@navneetkaushik2482]

Wow i didn't expect it and on top of that he is quiet good at it.

[@haroon420]

I’d love to meet him. I think he is a great human being!! So much respect for him. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@riyankachakraborty7377]

Awesome 👏👏👏

[@blacklisted9700]

He is well educated personality 👏

[@revmachine2662]

Very well written jokes! And like always, an intelligent comedian gets an audience who can't comprehend his jokes. Also, first time i turned on captions for an Indian stand-up video and had 100% good results😂

[@mihirvyas5041]

The delivery of those jokes was distinctly lacking.

[@revmachine2662]

@@mihirvyas5041 hear me out, perhaps, just perhaps, the delivery was too complex for some people to process? Happens sometimes you know!

[@monirodacosta6074]

He mentioned our Goan Singer Remo ♥👌

[@gmcian8400]

Omg you nailed it sir…. Huge respect … as a young boy i got so much light …

[@SUNOMAJEDAARGAANE]

What did you learn?

[@kushalbhagat1642]

Great sense of humor my dear shashi tharoor. Really very proud on your english.

[@anandsharma7430]

The inside jokes one was the silliest and therefore the best.

[@jamiebmehra4639]

Brilliant !

[@vyaspolasam9218]

Thank you sir u really nailed it

[@christinedcruz7648]

Would be great to see Mr. Tharoor on the great Joe Rogan podcast

[@jashobantakumarsahu1970]

Amezing ❤

[@charubajpai3738]

You really took it back very well Sir❤

[@saikrishnarao6395]

Shashi you have created a great future on being a stand up comedian. Awesome

[@shanku1844]

Hats off to you Sir...

[@JayeetaRoyevents]

I love this man....

[@mariacorreia8672]

Delightfully entertaining

[@eagleeye5875]

British museum, the Chor Bbazaar..... What a beautiful metaphor. The truth itself, in fact.

[@jeanettewee8805]

yes but stop repeating 45 trillion loot lie.

[@madhavahebbar3394]

Wonderfullllest 🎉

[@seniorQA]

Yes, sincere thanks for P. G. Wodehouse. A gem. Both of them.

[@shafeeqat8043]

Pride of Kerala 🤗

[@srbasha74]

"Colonization" - Classic Tharoorism!!

[@user-mn4sq5do6n]

Fabulous 😍

[@parthabiswas1788]

Will anyone say about Shashi's hair falling down on his forehead a thousand times and he's putting it back behind his ears again and again?

[@sridevi7]

Fine, crisp and clean humour. Shashi is very talented, how come the Congress Party is so down despite having talented People like Shashi? It's time the Congress Party elects an inspirational leader who can turn the party around. India needs a credible opposition.

[@ChintuRai-fk8rr]

Congress is where it is today because BJP has worked dirty tricks to bring it down as main opposition. Their N@zi campaign of misinformation among others to gain power has been successful in bringing down Congress

[@sS-mn7xm]

Isn't one joker in the party sufficient...he is on a padayatra right now...that joker

[@Ben-lu5wg]

He did it far better than those professional standup comedians! You got my heart in 15 minutes!

[@dhaneswerclasses4425]

Fantastic

[@saranbhatia8809]

Pretty cool!

[@mrdevasheesh]

Very good writing.

[@TeshTube]

What a legend 👏👏

[@cx4vr1dh4j]

Nice❤❤🎉

[@JashimMd-fb8ot]

9:54 - 10:08 , the funniest fact hits me tough lol 🤣🤣

[@subothlepcha5028]

Chaiwala... 🤣🤣🤣 Hilarious!

[@viveknair5191]

Awesome

[@pmurthy431]

This man is awesome !!