New Delhi Oct 18 PTI Filmmaker Karan Johar says unlike many in the film industry he can take a joke on himself and thats why he was fascinated by the challenge of making others laugh at his gags in the second season of Amazons unscripted comedy original One Mic StandEven though he is not a laugh-out-loud person in real-life the director-producer admits being nervous anxious and excited about his debut as a stand-up comicIts very ironic and strange but Im not a laugher myself Even when people have narrated really funny scripts or comedies to me I always give them a disclaimer that I dont laugh-out-loud I just dont laugh Even when I watch comedy I kind of watch it with a straight faceBut Ive always been intrigued by what would the experience be like if I was on stage and actually being a comic myself because Im not a laugher but will I be able to make people laugh Johar told PTI in an interviewKnown for directing blockbusters Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham My Name Is Khan and Ae Dil Hal Mushkil as well as producing series of hits like Kal Ho Na Ho Dostana Wake Up Sid Kapoor Sons and Raazi the filmmaker has also been a frequent presence on the stage at various awards functions and reality shows as a hostAs a multi-hyphenate film personality Johar said he looked at One Mic Stand as an experience and yet another challenge in his career of nearly two-and-a-half decadesI think Im funny Id like to believe I am but doing stand up set piece is a totally new ballgame he addedJohar 49 said the show set to premiere on October 22 on Prime Video would be more about me my life my personality my issues my worries my fears my insecurities my pluses and minuses rather than focusing on other peopleHinting at his controversial participation along with Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor in AIB Knockout roast in 2015 Johar said he had already burnt my fingers once at an event like this and I never want to repeat thatThis is why certain kinds of topics will be off-limits he addedBy and large I believe that we have to be very sensitive to our environment We should be its our duty as citizens of our country to be sensitive to many many thingsI believe very strongly that sometimes humour is not a platform for many issues to be raised You know you cant take some things lightly and make jokes and think that in the name of a joke you can get away with it he addedThe director however said he is someone who does not take himself too seriouslyI can take a joke on myself but I believe a lot of people cant I feel were in an industry full of very sensitive people like you cant go on stage and say something in humour about themIf a joke is said in the right spirit and without the intention of hurting you I think you should be taking the joke in the right spirit and Im completely capable of it I can take it in person I can take it on stage I can take it with somebody elses interview In the big scheme of things artists like everyone else are tiny parts of this large universe and taking oneself seriously is futile said JoharI dont take myself seriously because I believe we are all really like tiny parts of this large universe so we cannot take ourselves seriously because therere so many bigger better stronger more ambitious things happening on a daily basis around us he saidOne Mic Stand to be hosted by Sapan Verma will see celebrities like Johar actor Sunny Leone rapper Raftaar writer Chetan Bhagat and news anchor Faye DSouza participate as contestants They will be mentored by popular comedians including Samay Raina Neeti Palta Atul Khatri and Abish MathewJohar whose mentor is Sumukhi Suresh said he has always been a fan of the comic and her hit Amazon show Pushpavalli The filmmaker also credited Suresh and Verma for helping him through the beats of this processHe believes stand-up comedy has come a long way in India with new comics being created and nurtured within the pop culture of the country finding a stage through streaming platforms and live showsI think its becoming a true blue new-age phenomenon of entertainment and a new vertical of entertainment Because its so connected to todays pop culture I wanted to be a part of that bandwagon as well in my own tiny way as an attempt Before the show debuts Johar said he will keep worrying about the quality of his jokes and whether he succeeds in making a room of strangers laughIve hosted I cant even remember how many shows and been a part of so many events Im never worried about an audience no matter how many people are there but this particular time its a different ballgame because every other time youre not compelled to be funnyThis time the whole pressure is on you to perform comedy And if your jokes dont land then there can be nothing more tragic than that Im hoping that the comedy lands or it will be a tragedy he saidThe first season of the show in 2019 featured YouTuber Bhuvan Bam film composer Vishal Dadlani actors Taapsee Pannu and Richa Chadha and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor as participantsThe sophomore season to be launched as part of Prime Videos festive line-up for 2021 will premiere globally across 240 countries and territories PTI BK SHD RDS BK BK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 12 (ANI): Ace comedians Abish Mathew, Sumukhi Suresh, Atul Khatri and Neeti Palta will be seen donning the hats of mentors in the second season of 'One Mic Stand'.