Why did the elephant wear goggles?
Because it would not fit in his trunk
He didn’t want to be recognized by Tarzan.
What rubbish
So, what did Tarzan say when he saw the elephant
This is not Big Boss at all. Absolutely not.
Attempting to be Big Boss. We are not attempting
What is red and long and squiggly, squiggly?
Red and long and squiggly, squiggly. What does squiggly mean
Like squiggles
Earthworm
A red thread. Follow up joke, follow up joke
Hello everyone and welcome to Pinkvilla. We have seen the trailer of LOL-Hasse Toh Phasse and if the trailer is so funny, we can imagine what the show is all about.
To talk more about it we have Suresh Menon, Gaurav Gera, and Aditi Mittal with us.
Welcome to Pinkvilla.
Hello Pinkvilla
Hello Avinash
Hi Pinkvilla. Hi Avinash. Thank you for having us.
This show if I am not mistaken was first in Australia, Mexico and now it has come to India if I am not wrong.
It was in Japan also
Was it like founded in Japan?
Yeah.
Sort of created in Japan then Mexico then Australia
I saw the Japanese one and then as soon as they told me about the show, I saw the Japanese one, the Australian one and then I started watching the Mexico one but I never got
through it but I was mind blown. But I was like this is brutal. This is psychological. This is not like… rabbit out of a hat, there is a lot of mental, what do you call it, will, mental control
would be required to stay in this house and to stay for six whole hours. When I saw I was like when they told me about the concept, I was like it isn’t that tough the moment I saw those
and the moment we started preparing. When we started preparing, it was like a six-hour shoot so you have to stuff going on for all six hours. I was like if we are all doing an
individual show who is going to watch it. She was like that’s what the challenge is. You have to get someone to stop what they are doing and look at you. I was like ye hui na baat.
Thinking about when is it going to start
I didn’t want the shoot to stop for a long time. I wish that it that gone on and on even if we are shooting right now, it would have been fun.
Sure. But it is a great mix of comic artists. So many good-looking, intelligent, smart comedians together.
One second, one second. Only one good looking other are
Yes sir. That’s reserved for you.
Thank you
I was just actually going to ask you guys; this also reminds me of Big Boss for some reason. But Big Boss with funny people. Did you all end up fighting at any point during the course of
the shooting? Do you fight or did that Big Boss entertainment kind of seep into the content?
This is not that kind of show from any angle at all. This is not even; you should not even have that baggage in your mind when you go to watch. This is not Big Boss, absolutely not.
Attempting to be Big Boss. No, we are not attempting to be Big Boss.
Not at all. Not at all. So, we are a comedy show. Something which is very unique in itself and people who make others laugh there are who make others laugh and they can’t laugh that
itself is funny so they are no reality bytes. Sorry. You would come here for only pure entertainment and you try and catch the people who have laughed and haven’t gotten
caught. You will realise you are watching people controlling their laughter. You will find out it’s a great experience. You know in school you are sitting in front of the teacher you wanted
to laugh and there were a lot of things you did. I did one which is ed to do in front of my school teacher. I used to put a finger in my mouth and pretend like there is something in my tooth.
So, I tried all that.
Who did you find the most difficult to resist on the show from a fun quotient?
I would say Gaurav and Sunil. The problem with Suresh is when he is doing a joke you can resist him, okay I will think of him digging his teeth and it will fine. The moment he stops, you
let your guard and be okay now he is done that’s when he attacks. That’s his attack. His attacks are in the breaths and the looks afterward. These three people so I was like oh God.
I will have to careful.
I completely agree with Aditi. Gera I got, later I am sure I can talk about those moments.
So, it’s very difficult to keep a straight face. Gera, Broacha, and Sunil these are all known suspects. With Aditi, I know her when she is on stage alone but suddenly you are interacting
then you something is going to come flying off the bat and hit you so. She has got these wonderfully big eyes suddenly she will look at you and want a reaction.
There are times where I try to play like Amitabh Bachchan.
And in fact, I must say, we recently did an interview with Gaurav and Mona and through the interview, we were only laughing so I can vouch for the fact when Gaurav sir is on the screen you only laugh.
Gaurav who were your favourites?
See. I won’t say favourites but Suresh sir, me, and Sunil we go a long way back. In 2005, Suresh sir is my guru. First time I realised that I enjoy playing multiple characters was by
looking at him. While I work with him, I realise he is fluid, he gets into a character like that. for me, that was an eye-opener. I want to do that and I would love to do that. He is the person I
noticed the first time who was brilliant at it so because we are friends there is an unspoken understanding. We have this thing we look into each other eyes; we erupt laughing. We don’t
have to prepare; we don’t have to tell jokes to each other.
It’s one of the worst things when someone is like don't laugh that’s the first thing you want to do. That’s just how comedians are made. Where someone’s like don’t do that, we are like let’s do that.
With Suresh and me it is like I will say, you have a pen, giving a pen he will look like this. I will die laughing. So,for me, he was a major, major threat. I have to avoid eye contact. And
same with Sunil, we have so many internal jokes, we have worked for so much together we have our personal jokes which are not even funny for the others. It’s just in the eyes.
For me, these two were the people to avoid.
So, we move to the next segment, this segment itself is called Hasse Toh Phasse. So, I am going to crack some lame jokes and you guys don’t have to laugh on it. so, whoever laughs is out of the game.
Why did the coffee file a police report?
Why
Because it got mugged.
It is his face. What do you do?
Aditi is not smiling so you both got out
I can’t look at him. That’s why I avoided him.
Look at Aditi she is so.
I will ask one more. What did one ocean to say to the other ocean?
I sea you
No
I bring good tidings
Nothing they just waved.
Aditi
This is so, so bad
These are memes yaar. Went through all of it. Ocean, tide, and all that. Mermaid, seahorse, nothing. They waved.
That’s what it is, Avinash. The randomest thing and the stuff in between of the jokes is where the real spit laughter comes.
It is.
I tried too hard to find these jokes
Next one. Why shouldn’t you write with a broken pencil?
Because there is no point
Because they are pointless
Close. Close. Nice haan
I don’t know when did it become a quiz. instead of laughing like can I give you answer sir, teacher I will tell you
It was fun.
Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer?
He didn’t appear, something
Because he didn’t appear for the interview
No.
No because he couldn’t punch into work.
No
Because it was a lockdown
No. Because he couldn’t see himself doing it.
Nice. Nice. Nice.
Why do I feel like I am in the sixth standard?
Me too
Avinash, this is for you, why did the Malayali cross the road?
I don’t know
Because taiyar saagam, because Kurien glasses. I am thinking of all the Malayali things I know. Simply
I have one. What is red and long and squiggly, squiggly?
Red and long and squiggly, squiggly. What does squiggly mean?
Like squiggles
Earthworm
A red thread. Follow up joke, follow up joke
What is black and long squiggly, squiggly?
Black thread
The shadow of the red thread.
What is white and long squiggly, squiggly?
A white thread
The ghost of the red thread.
Now I want to crack a sicker one. Why did the elephant wear goggles?
Because it would not fit in his trunk
He didn’t want to be recognized by Tarzan
What rubbish
So, what did Tarzan say when he saw the elephant?
I don’t know. Tarzan does that, right?
Tarzan didn’t say anything because he didn’t recognize the elephant.
It worked. It worked.
Didn’t the elephant use a mole like this. I am standing here.
Okay. I have the last one. Why don’t ants get sick?
They have antibodies
Wow.
Oh, nice. Nice
This is a joke for Covid times
But thank you so much guys, this was a really fun interview, and all the best for your show. Really looking forward to it
Thank you, Avinash. Have a good one. Bye.
Take care Avinash. Bye. What a lovely person. Bye.