For many reasons, Indian comedian Anuvab Pal is excited to perform ‘The Nation Wants To Know’, his one hour-long special, which was first performed in Mumbai. Interestingly, this will be the first time that he performs it at the Royal Opera House this Friday. It is a city venue, that the comedian, who is also known for the Stephen Fry-starrer ‘The Empire’ comedy show, has always wanted to perform at in Mumbai, ever since he entered the standup comedy scene over 15 years ago.

Pal has now done over 1,000 shows of ‘The Nation Wants To Know’ over the last decade around the world with the likes of Singapore, as well as cities such as Sydney, San Francisco before coming back to perform it in Mumbai. The special is the opening act for The Entertainment Factory’s The Royal Opera House Comedy Series starting this month on April 26. Interestingly, this special by the playwright, who is also a screenwriter for the likes of Bollywood film ‘Loins of Punjab’ (2007), will have a different flavour than all his other gigs performed around the world, he reveals, because there are some stories that he can tell in Mumbai, that work best only in Mumbai for him. Having spent 20 years of his life here in the city, that is what makes this even more enjoyable.