Madhu is 17 going on 40 and starting her final year of sixth-form college. She has the weight
of the world on her shoulders: her dad is putting pressure on her to do a law degree which is
the last thing on earth she wants to do. Her estranged sister is raising her nephew by herself
in London and contact is strictly forbidden. And Madhu needs money so she's pulling in every
single shift she can at a pizza place. What she really wants though is to be a world-famous
stand-up comedian ... When a YouTube clip of her dealing with college bullies with a hilarious
verbal take-down goes viral Madhu is suddenly catapulted into the bright lights of stardom -
and it's not long before a fellow Asian comedian gives her her first break as a support act on
stage with her. But the road to comedy glory is not a barrel of laughs - and Madhu's own
struggles with her family and identity soon catch up with her. Can she find her way to the
lighter side of life or will she lose everything she knows and loves in the process?
