Johnny Lever’s daughter Jamie says she hasn’t been treated less for taking up comedy

Jamie Lever, daughter of comedian Johnny Lever, talks about her love for acting and the recent controversy on sexism in the stand-up comedy arena.

Actor-comedienne Jamie Lever, who left the audience in splits with her act in the 2015 film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon says that she was always sure that her true calling was being on the stage and doing what she loves the most—comedy.

Comedienne Jamie Lever is the daughter of comic-actor Johnny Lever.

“Initially, my parents didn’t encourage me to take up comedy. They would always tell me,‘Yeh sab toh chalta rahega’ and I should complete my studies. But when I joined a marketing job in London, I felt out of place, and realised that it’s only when I have a mike in my hand that I feel really happy with my life,” says Jamie.

On the recent accusations directed towards the stand-up comedy space of not being much receiving towards female comedians, Jamie says, “I haven’t been treated any less for being a comedienne. Maybe, it’s because of my father [Johnny Lever]. But a lot of women out there, who are good at this [stand-up comedy], don’t come up to pursue this, and I don’t know why. Personally, I have never felt ki support nahi mila. Also, it’s about time that people start considering stand-up acts as a full-time job.”