Brownies is an independent

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

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created in 2012 by Farhan Arshad. The series centers around a

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(played by Arshad) who is on a

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show about families that are trying to get their children

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. During its first two months, the pilot episode reached over 178,000 views. According to Arshad, there are plans to make eight

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s per season, with an aim to do at least three seasons. Arshad said he created the series because he wanted to tell a story from the American

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perspective.

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External links

New Desi Comedy Series “Brownies” Taking The Web By Storm
*http://browngirlmagazine.com/2012/12/brownies-the-weirdest-shaadi-com-style-entry-ever-made/ {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020143241/http://browngirlmagazine.com/2012/12/brownies-the-weirdest-shaadi-com-style-entry-ever-made/ , date=2013-10-20 *https://web.archive.org/web/20130124102658/http://www.desiclub.com/community/culture/culture_article.cfm?id=1078 *http://ourdesiworld.com/blogs/spotlight/144-meet-farhan-arshad-creator-of-desi-mini-web-series-brownies American comedy web series