Inside Aiyyo Shraddha's wildly relatable comedy journey
Produced by Livetree Entertainment, So Mini Things has been staged across continents, from Sydney to San Francisco, Dubai to Dublin, becoming an unexpected global hit. Drawing from Shraddha's lived experiences, the show is a collage of anecdotes rooted in Indian family life: moments of growing up, growing older, and navigating the world with the kind of perspective that comes from looking back at childhood with affection and clarity.
'It started with a story my father and I laughed about, something I had said as a child,' she says. 'We couldn't stop laughing, and I thought, wow, this is still funny so many years later. As children, our ideas about things like religion, career, relationships are much bigger than us. They're not practical at all. But they're also beautiful. You might even wonder: What if the world really worked that way? Would it be better?,' she says speaking about the seed that sparked the motivation to put this special together.
Despite the variety of cities and audiences she has encountered, Shraddha rarely tailors the core of her material. 'It's like dal. The base is the same. What changes is the tempering,' she explains, adding how in Mumbai, she speaks in Marathi, and in Bengaluru switches to Kannada. Whether she is performing in Boston, Hyderabad or London, it is her voice, the quirks, her rhythm that holds it together. 'If I change the tempering too much, it stops being my story.'
As someone who rose to fame through clean, observational humour online, Shraddha is quick to credit her background in radio for shaping her storytelling instincts. 'Radio taught me everything. How to write, present, and respect the mic.'
The Chennai show, she says, will be emotional. 'I've had the most generous audiences. People don't just come to laugh, they come to cheer you on. Someone in Sydney once held my hand and said, 'I was so nervous for you!' Like I was family. That's what I'll carry with me.'
As she prepares to retire So Mini Things, Shraddha is not rushing to write her next hour. 'Everyone has one story in them. But if you find a second one, you probably have five more. That's the scary part. Finding the second one,' she laughs. 'But for now, the next big thing is laundry.'
So Mini Things will take place in Chennai on July 26 at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall. Tickets on in.bookmyshow.com starting ₹999.
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