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Varun Thakur's Recommendations

Varun Thakur is an Indian comedian and actor. He is the host of the podcast named 'The Internet Said So' (TISS). He has a standup special, 'Vicky This Side, Varun That Side', currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
 

You can check out his episode on Chalchitra Talks here.

Hera Pheri

Three unemployed men look for answers to all their money problems.

Jaane bhi do yaaro

Two friends, attempting to start up their own photo studio, come across corruption and murder.

Schitt's Creek

Johnny Rose and his family after becoming broke are forced to leave their pampered lives to regroup in Schitt's Creek.

The Wire

The Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Everything changes for Ron Burgundy when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor.

Dark

A family saga where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.

Manifest

A commercial airliner suddenly reappears after being missing for five years. As those aboard reintegrate into society, they experience guiding voices.

Barry

A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

Fleabag

A young woman trying to cope with life in London whilst coming to terms with a recent tragedy.

Hum Paanch

Anand Mathur gets no end of trouble from his five wild, troublesome daughters.

Zabaan Sambhal Ke

It is a Hindi sitcom directed by Rajiv Mehra. It is the Indian version of the British sitcom Mind Your Language (1977).

Andaz Apna Apna

Amar and Prem compete to win over Raveena, a millionaire's daughter.

Welcome

A man falls in love with a beautiful woman, but later discovers that her brothers are gangsters.

Master of None

The personal and professional life of Dev, a 30-year-old actor in New York.

Breaking Bad

A chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine.

Better Call Saul

The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Jimmy McGill in the time before he established his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Game of Thrones

Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.

Broadhchurch

The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.

Kim’s Convenience

The misadventures of a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store.

After Life

After Tony's wife dies, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude; taking his old world by storm.

Crashing

A comedy series following the lives of six 20- and 30-somethings living together as property guardians of a large, disused hospital.

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai

The show revolves around the lives of the members of an Uber Wealthy whose daughter-in-law is from a middle-class Delhi background.

Khichdi

A family comedy about an angry old man, his good-for-nothing son Praful and daughter-in-law Hansa, and other family members.

Delhi Belly

Three struggling room-mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster.

Seinfeld

The continuing misadventures of Jerry Seinfeld and his neurotic New York City friends.

The Sopranos

Soprano deals with issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state.

Succession

The world of the Roy family changes when their father steps down from the company, the biggest media and entertainment company in the world.

Kingdom

While strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land.

Mare of Easttown

A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.

Ted Lasso

An American football coach is hired to manage a British soccer team; what he lacks in knowledge, he makes up for in optimism.

People Just Do Nothing

A mockumentary series about a group of failed MCs from West London and their passion for pirate radio.

Dekh Bhai Dekh

Three generations of the Diwan clan live as an extended family in an ancestral bungalow in the Mumbai suburbs.

Office Office

The show follows the comedy of a man struggling to get his work done in corrupt offices.

The Great Indian Comedy Show

It is an Indian stand-up and sketch comedy show in Hindi. The program was first aired in October 2004.

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