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‘Mumbai vibes suit me’: Stand-up comic and actor Sumukhi Suresh on the city that never sleeps

The monsoon mania aside, the actor, stand-up and writer who moved bag and baggage from Bengaluru to Mumbai two years ago, believes it’s one of the best decisions of her life.

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Sumukhi Suresh has bought an umbrella for the first time in her life. “And if you can believe what a loser I am, it’s for Rs 2,000. If only you’d seen me in Bengaluru – I would wear a sad poncho. Bike pe ladki nahi, gareebi jaa rahi hoti thi!” she exclaims with a laugh. The monsoon mania aside, the actor, stand-up and writer who moved bag and baggage from Bengaluru to Mumbai two years ago, believes it’s one of the best decisions of her life. “Physically, the move wasn’t a major issue. My hometown is Nagpur, but I have moved around a lot since I was 18 or 19. Mentally, I think the vibe of Mumbai really suits me. Nobody sleeps here! I got a major shock initially until I realised it was normal,” says the artiste.

Sumukhi will soon be seen hosting Comicstaan, a talent hunt on a digital platform that will be looking for India’s next big comic talent. Recalling her initial days of struggle when they tried out all kinds of comedies, Sumukhi says that a platform like this would have definitely given them boost, had there been something like this when they were starting out. While Abish Mathew will be her co-host, Tanmay Bhat, Kenny Sebastian, Sapan Verma, Naveen Richard, Kaneez Surkha, Kanan Gill and Biswa Kalyan Rath will be the judges and mentors. 

Sumukhi believes comedy is a lot about collaboration. “We learn a lot from each other. In terms of writing, I have learnt a lot from Naveen, while Biswa has taught me about joke structure. When I started writing the character Behti Naak, I remember running it majorly by Kanan. He suggested that I write the series,” says the artiste who is working on a sketch show with Naveen and wants to strengthen her stand-up act.

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