What makes 24% of girls in India drop out of school every year? Would you believe it if we told you that it's the lack of something as seemingly basic as a toilet? Expert Deval Sanghavi, partner and co-founder of Dasra, helps us understand how young women, in particular, are hurt by the lack of toilets.
Stand Up Planet showcases an uprising of fresh and fearless comics around globe, changing the world one joke at a time. Equal parts reality TV, documentary journey and travelogue, Stand Up Planet brings viewers on a quest to find the best humor coming from far corners of the developing world. Hosted by L.A.-based comic, Hasan Minhaj (Arrested Development, MTV's Failosophy) and featuring stand up comics Nate Bargatze, James Adomian and Michelle Buteau, Minhaj invites two comics from India and South Africa to perform in Hollywood for a television special. Along the way they meet comedy legends: Bill Cosby, Carl Reiner and producer, Norman Lear.
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