TPE #006 - Ali Gul Pir - Comedian/Social Media Star/Rapper

Listen to Ali Gul Pir like you have never heard him before. We all grew up singing Wadera ka Beta but now get to know the man behind the viral sensations. As Ali Gul Pir opens up about receiving FIA summons over a tweet, facing hate online and his personal life stories. Ali recently released a song called, "Sorry, I wasn't enough", an honest reflection about his feelings about his childhood and on this podcast he goes deep about the issues he faced growing up, how he dealt with his parents divorce and his current life. The Pakistan Experience is a podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan, and Pakistanis, through the lost art of conversation. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder. https://www.facebook.com/Shehzadgs/ https://twitter.com/shehzad89 https://instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Chapters: 0:00 Getting older and dying 4:00 The Ali Zafar - FIA summonst 17:00 Should Content Creators be political 22:50 The pressure of being a content creator  34:00 Depression and broken homes 47:00 Being your best self 56:00 Do Comedians need to be depressed 1:03:00 Cancel Culture 1:12:21 Death Threat from a friend 1:20:00 Importance of Mental Health 1:27:00 Do you read hateful comments 1:30:00 Standing up for what you believe 1:37:00 I don't do this for publicity 1:43:00 Rebuilding after divorce 1:52:00 Coping mechanisms