Ms. SHERMAN: And it was very rewarding to see that even though maybe children under 10 had never seen a performance because of the Taliban, if you do things that are the same kind of slapstickcomedy that you would do here, kids will laugh.
In contrast to their comedy predecessors, who favored sketches and slapstick, younger comedians in this nation of 200 million are embracing stand-up, as are their audiences.