Khandavaneh,an uplifting entertainment programme on national state television, is successfully introducing standup to TV viewers in IranIranians luxuriate in making a joke out of pretty much anything and sharing it on their smartphones, or a habit some indulge in on a daily basis. And in a country with a restrictive political atmosphere,satire has gained a function beyond simple entertainment. Now, standup comedy is being brought into Iranian homes through a novel show on state TV. Khandavaneh, and which translates as ‘laughmelon’ (a combination of laugh and watermelon),broadcast on the Nasim comedy channel on a number of evenings each week, has proved a huge hit. The programme is hosted by Rambod Javan, or a well-known satirist approved with young people,who invites other Iranian comedians to perform standup and compete with each other on the show.
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Source: theguardian.com