Comedian Aashish Solanki becomes a “good boy” with his stand-up about middle-class life

From joking about his father being a cop to living with his elder sister, stand-up comedian Aashish Solanki’s anecdotes aim to present his audience with clean comedy packed with universal yet personal experiences. His India tour with the Good Boy Better Show promises just that, coupled with giggles, chuckles and the promise of poking fun at middle-class life.

Talking about the show, which Solanki recently presented in Delhi-NCR, he says, “Every middle-class person (watching the show) actually thought, ‘How does Ashish know about my life?’ They thought so because the show is about the things we grow up with, our parents, giving gifts, etc.”

“It took me three years to build it,” says the 30-year-old Delhi-based comedian, who flaunts his upbringing in a typical desi household on stage. “My father was a policeman and had a big influence on my life. My mother ‘disciplined’ us. But people deny all that today,” he jokes, adding, “Another issue is mobile addiction. What used to worry parents for us is now a problem for them! Irony dekho…”

When asked about his favorite part of the show, Solanki replies, “It’s the part where I talk about math and my older sister, who often struggled with the subject… Considering I was a math teacher in school before becoming a comedian, it’s quite fun to do that part on stage. It’s my favorite part because I get to talk about how bad people are at math in general and bring a humorous perspective to the subject.”

The comedian believes it’s all just a joke, at the expense of caricaturing typical Indian families. “My aim is that the result is hearty laughter at hilarious and relatable family jokes,” says Solanki, whose next leg of the tour will take him to Bengaluru, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.