Praveen Kumar Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

If you follow the Tamil stand-up comedy scene, you probably know all about the life of Praveen Kumar. That he has a daughter who shares his birthday. That he loves biryani and hates upma.

Popular Tamil stand-up comedian Praveen Kumar – aka The Family Man – is now back on stage with a new show called 8Inspired by Rajinikanth’s popular song Basha Which divides a person’s lifetime into eight stages, Praveen’s 8 It is a collection of incidents from his life, described in a humorous style.

“These are the stories of eight phases of my life,” says Praveen. These include his childhood experiences of going to karate classes, stories of college, living with roommates, his first walk on stage and how he raised his daughter. Taught to ride a bicycle, incl. It doesn’t talk about the most important story of his life – his marriage – but that’s because it’s already been explored in his previous stand-up special, Kanchipuram Mapala,

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How comfortable is he with sharing a large part of his life with the public? “If I write a joke on a general topic, there are many comedians who will think the same way. I remember I wanted to write a set about a trip to the Taj Mahal, but I saw another comedian who had done something similar. With common issues, it is difficult to avoid clashes of opinions. The only thing that separates you from other comics and memes is your life itself. Besides, if anyone is offended by my jokes, let me be,” he says, laughing.

8 It was initially conceived to revolve around seven stories, but Praveen decided to do so before The Family Man ReturnsThe second part of their hit show. “I wanted to establish that brand in detail, like Singam 1 And Singham 2I don’t think anyone has done a second half in the stand-up scene before,” says Praveen, whose latest show is about 90 minutes long.

While he wants to stage the show across multiple locations including cities like Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Namakkal and Neyveli, Praveen is firm on one thing: that his content will always be family-friendly. “I can’t write any adult jokes. I also believe that people who see my face in the poster trust that it will be a family-friendly show. I don’t want to break that trust. You do not need to arrange for the children to stay at the grandparents’ house while you watch them. 8You can bring them along.”

On the topic of kids, Praveen has a kid-centric show going on. He is also writing an entire stand-up set on Tamil cinema, which is close to his heart. Does he dream of stepping into Kollywood as an actor or director someday? “I have played a small role in an upcoming Tamil film Kadhalika NeramillaiDirected by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi,” he reveals, “But I want to write a film script sometimes. it’s a dream.”

8 will be staged on December 1 (6.30 pm) at the Museum Theatre, Egmore, Chennai. tickets on bookmyshow