The Season 9 premiere revived an awkward question about Season 8: how did a show built on personality become so careful? Kenneth Hopkins names his ten most frustrating examples.

The political machinery of Mumbai has hit a fascinatingly regressive milestone. In the wake of an online firestorm involving comedian Pranit More, audience crowd-work clips, and deeply objectionable viral statements, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde has taken the ultimate, heavy-handed bureaucratic shortcut. Announcing plans to write to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Mayor has called for a total, blanket ban on stand-up comedy shows, claiming the art form "spoils to