We had completely forgotten that we’re completing seven years,” Sumendra Singh, owner of That Comedy Club, chuckled over the phone. But despite that, Singh has managed to get 30 comics to perform at the last moment in four venues across the city to celebrate the date with the fanfare it deserves. “It took one text to confirm if these artistes were available to perform on the dates. Some of them like Varun Thakur, Urooj Ashfaq and Prashasti Singh have been around since the beginning of the club. And so, we take the first chance we get to get back together.”

Singh recalls how as a 27-year-old in 2015 he had left behind his job as a music promoter in night clubs in search of a more organised form of entertainment. “I wanted to start something with fewer uncertainties, but at the same time, an idea that is more challenging,” he says, adding that because he was in contact with many clubs, he was aware of the situation in the industry — too many comics, but not enough producers. After holding a few shows in small clubs, Singh opened his own comedy club in 2016 at Bengaluru.