Comedy Karma is back for a new season! Hear some of the best jokes by Australia’s funniest comedians and learn the hilarious and surprising stories behind those jokes. Join writer, stand-up comedian, and host Aditya Gautam in discovering the backstory to Australia’s funniest moments and get a bit of good karma while you’re at it.

Growing up in refugee camps in Sudan, Joe White could never have imagined the incredible success that awaited him. In this episode, Joe sits down with Aditya to share his inspiring story - from playing soccer with migrant kids to selling out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and eventually performing stand-up comedy on stage at the Opera House. In this episode you'll hear Joe's best jokes on Ethiopian pride, the difference between Perth and Melbourne, his adventures in America, and so much more.

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The day Joe White made it - with a bowl full of apples

In her late teens, Mae Da moved from Iran to Australia. From awkward attempts at modest uniforms to navigating high school mean girls, the culture shock of starting over in a foreign country hit hard. Years later, she’s turned pain into punchlines - using comedy as a powerful tool for healing, connection, and laughter. In this episode of Comedy Karma, Mae Da shares her journey into stand-up, and the real-life stories behind some of her best jokes. We hear about how growing up in Tehran shaped her, the hardship in navigating her new life in Melbourne, and how becoming a mother made her more fearless on stage.

Mae Da misses how funny people in Iran are

Paul Ndungu believes Kenyans are among the world’s finest storytellers. In this episode of Comedy Karma, he joins Aditya to unpack the stereotypes he's had to challenge since moving to Australia. Paul chats about braving the Adelaide comedy scene, his family's memories of Kenya's independence, and the irony of having his first "third-world" experience as an economic migrant.

Paul Ndungu's English is really good... because it's his first language

What happens when someone asks about your "breed" instead of ethnicity? Comedian William Wang turns awkward encounters into comedy gold while exploring themes of cultural identity, the one-child policy's impact, and why some audiences don't always appreciate his humor.

William Wang on defying his parents and Confucius

Shash's father prides himself on having a son living in Australia, it's a shame that he quit his corporate job for comedy though. In the second episode of season two Aditya chats to Indian Australian comedian Shash Kapur.

Is it a scam call? Or is Shash Kapur's dad calling him from India?

Ting Lim had never imagined the lessons she had learnt from her Malaysian mother would come in handy when she moved to Australia. In the first episode of the second season of Comedy Karma, Aditya chats to Singaporean comedian Ting Lim. They listen to some of Ting's best jokes, including one about being warned about Drop Bears but never being warned about Magpies.

She talks to Aditya about learning the art of hustling from her immigrant mother, doing stand-up in back home in Singapore, and why she doesn't want Australian citizenship.

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