NAVIN NARONHA IN AUSTRALIA

Today we go live in Australia and talk to India's first openly gay stand up comedian Navin Naronha Navin WNoronha on growing up in India & being a Queer representation for comedy in India.

Meet Navin Noronha, India's first openly gay stand-up comedian who is also an engineering graduate

India's first openly gay stand-up comedian Navin Noronha is based out of Mumbai and is one of the only stand-up comedians in the country to represent the LGBTQI+ community. He often single-handedly fights the prevalent and sadly, often celebrated, homophobia in the present stand-up comedy scene in India.

Navin is a comedian, writer, improv artist and podcaster. "Throughout my life, I've held a lot of odd jobs before finding my voice in my artistic inclinations. I believe art serves a major purpose in the society, something that most traditional families overlook. I have a bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Engineering, which I ended up using for about two weeks before switching to writing full time. Over the past two years, I have produced over a thousand episodes of podcasts, ranging from pop culture discussions and poker to sex and current affairs," says Navin.