The accidental comedian

Yozana Thapa Magar studied to become a pharmacist but ended up as a standup comedian at a friend’s suggestion.

If you have followed the early days of Nepal’s standup comedy scene, chances are you are familiar with the name Yozana Thapa Magar. Her standup set titled ‘If I were a cow’ , in which Magar draws parallels between a cow and a Nepali woman, went viral in 2018.