Gaurav Kapoor weaves stories out of things that he sees and experiences and has a funny take on almost all of them – his school, college, office, Royal Enfield, Mumbai flats, Nano – everything under the sun that catches his eyes.

Kapoor credits Zakir Khan for the sudden interest in Hindi stand-up, and admits that he is a fan of Vipul Goyal’s comedy. However he just wants to be like himself, and we are glad!

Here are some quick facts about Gaurav Kapoor:

• Has a journalism degree from Delhi University
• Post Graduate in Fashion Management from National Institute of Fashion Technology
• Worked in the retail sector post qualification
• Won every open mic competition on the Mumbai circuit including Big Mic, Canvas Laugh Club, Chalta Hai and Buzz Off in his early years as a comic
• Opened for Russel Brand on his India Tour
• Recently changed his name from Kapur to Kapoor – neurologically at play here
• Does Saturday ki Rasoi with wife Shreya Sharma

 

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Here are a few fun facts about her:

• Performed for the first time at Jus Truffs, Bangalore.
• Started out with Improv comedy, moved on to sketch comedy, did a few videos, and then moved on to stand up.
• Favourite one-liner joke is ‘The number of times your mom calls you during the day is directly proportional to how characterless you are’.
• First job at Hippocampus, a Children’s Library. She then worked as a Chef and then eventually at a food laboratory.
• Performed in 100 shows in Bengaluru, Dubai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Sweden.
• In 2015, quit her full-time job to start a career in comedy.
• First video was Anu Aunty – Engineering Anthem with Varun Agrawal, and then did the Maid Sketch with Sanjay Manaktala
• Portrayed the character of ‘Sumukhi Chawla’, an NGO employee, in India’s first mockumentary on YouTube – Better Life Foundation.
• Launched a video series called Behti Naak on her own YouTube channel. The character is a 10-year-old girl with a straight-faced humour.
• Worked in web series on Amazon Prime – Pushpavalli and Don’t tell Amma.
• Acted in Humble Politician Nograj a political satire Kannada film in 2018.

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Here are a few quick facts about Punit Pania:

• He is the single man behind ‘Chalta Hai Comedy’. Founded in 2015, it is one of the largest independent producers of stand-up events in various cities of India. Every month, over 20 shows are held under this banner with the biggest and wackiest artists of the country.
• Punit organises and hosts all shows of Chalta Hai Comedy across Mumbai, Pune, Surat and Baroda and has also performed in Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Vizag and Goa in different comedy formats.
• He has produced over 200 shows over including several sold out concept shows.
• Punit is a master of observational comedy and talks around suburban philosophy mostly.
• He is fluent in 5 languages – English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Sindhi.
• An MBA from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, he had an 11-year long corporate stint before joining comedy.
• His YouTube channel has 7,527,799 video views and 69.1K subscribers.

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After carrying out his graduation, he went on to work with a few private companies. In 2009 and 2010, he worked as an intern with ‘Ranbaxy,’ Gurgaon and ‘Engineers India Limited,’ New Delhi respectively. He later went on to work with ‘HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd,’ Bhatinda in 2011 and ‘Grail Research’ as a research analyst. After leaving ‘Bain & Company,’ in 2013, he pursued his career in stand-up comedy and joined ‘On Air with AIB;’ as a writer in 2015.

In 2016, he uploaded his first video on his YouTube Channel with the title ‘Indian Insults & Comebacks.’

His two comedy shows- ‘Thoda Saaf Bol’ and ‘Jealous of Sabjiwala’ were immensely popular. Since then, he has performed on various national and international platforms.

This Delhi boy is amongst the finest young comedians in the country. He represents fresh new talent and is known to kill it on stage, all credit to his superfast delivery and unmatched observational skills.

Abhishek now lives in Mumbai and scaling new heights of success every day.

Also Read: 7 times Abhishek Upmanyu was at his funniest best

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Lesser Known Things About Abhishek Upmanyu

• He is fond of playing the guitar and travelling.
• He loves cats and owns one named, Mitch Hedberg.

• His favourite comics are Vinay Sharma, Aditi Mittal, Zakir Khan, and Bridget Christie.
• He has a tattoo inked of his favourite Indian dish, in his own handwriting – Dal Makhani

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Here you go. Check out the up and coming Indian stand-up comics:

Samay Raina:

Winner of Comicstaan 2, Samay is known for sudden quirks and punchlines which he delivers with unwavering confidence. He takes his comedy very seriously and plans on creating an impact with his fresh take on things.

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Sriraam Padmanabhan:

The first ever joke that got him a laugh was, “I am Sriraam. I am a South Indian. I’d tell you my last name but we don’t have all night.” This curly-haired comic uses humour as a coping mechanism to deal with harsh realities of life. Sriraam Padmanabhan started doing stand-up comedy for fun, took a break for a while and got back with a bang. And we are glad!

Pavitra Shetty:

Always full of energy and extremely friendly, Pavitra aka Pavi is brimming with enthusiasm. She decided to give stand-up comedy a chance when her friends tagged her in a random open mic event post. And we are glad she chanced upon it.

Sumaira Shaikh:

A dream that never saw the light of the day; Sumaira Shaikh wanted to study psychology but thanks to her frequent visits to CLC (Canvas Laugh Club) that she zeroed upon comedy gigs. Shaikh has worked behind the scenes with AIB, as a writer on Abish Mathew’s Son of Abish and Sumukhi Suresh’s Behti Naak and web series Pushpavalli. She now be seen regularly performing in Mumbai comedy events.

Sumit Sourav:

Discovered on the television comedy hunt – The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Sumit Sourav started doing live stand-up comedy in Bangalore before moving to make a mark in the Mumbai comedy scene. He also showcased his skills in the second season of Comicstaan 2.

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He starts off with sharing his latest learnings which can prove to be really helpful in your day to day life, such as DAFUQ, IDGAF, etc are internet abbreviations and apparently not some Muslim names. Insightful, isn’t it?

Azeem then moves ahead and shares the rules that people living in Bandra have to follow, and the pressure it brings with it. Jogging regularly and shopping at Nature’s Basket are the essentials if you don’t want t get thrown out of Bandra. The reason why he follows those strict rules is because Bandra is a cool place and it has lots of bakeries Patisseries. It’s like a bakery version of Shashi Tharoor. He highlights how these patisseries have unnecessarily creative yet threatening names, sinful chocolate, devil’s moose, and the likes.

It’s like chocolate is the new tobacco. Soon you’ll see Rahul Dravid in chocolate ads urging people to quit, otherwise you know what happened to Mukesh – Death by chocolate.

Azeem also shares his plight of managing a fridge and how he plays tetris every night trying to fit things in the fridge. But the crux of the matter is, no matter how big a fridge you have, you will always lack space to store things.

While this is a fact, there’s another fact that he makes us aware of…our incapability and unwillingness to throw away the stuff we get from Dominoes, be it oregano,  chili flakes or tissue paper. All kept safely in the second shelf of the fridge, beside expired sauces. How fridging awesome!

You cannot just miss this video. Every second of it will leave you grinning and wondering how does this man do it. Smooth deliveries bowled us over and left us wanting for more!

Check out this complete video here:

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Bhavish Ailani’s newest video Creepy Guys, Shikha & South Mumbai Accent is a total fun ride.

He starts off with a situation he got stuck into while hosting a show wherein a guy wanted to ask his girlfriend out in the middle of Bhavish’s performance. Sadly, he couldn’t take a raincheck on that. But he left us wondering, what if she had said ‘No.’

Bhavish also shares about the time he went on a date and the girl got into the Anu Malik avatar and started judging him for his height.

He further talks about people getting married and their ‘together forever’ selfies on social media, and makes a strong point that a drool-worthy guy like Brad Pitt has been divorced twice.

Not just this, Bhavish Ailani highlights how the most guys who ask for bobs and vegens on facebook look like him and Siddhesh. And shares his experience of going to Gurgaon which made him believe that the city was extremely unsafe for women.

There are many more hilarious anecdotes to dote on. Find out who Shikha is, how can you save a life and how South Mumbai people pronounce Four.

Trust is, you are in for a laughter roller coaster.
Check out Bhavish Ailani’s Creepy Guys, Shikha & South Mumbai Accent here.

His other videos can be checked out on his youtube channel.

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Here we share the list of comedy specials getting shot in the next 2 months. Be a part of something special, something that has been groomed and tightened to perfection. It still might take more time or retakes, be patient and don’t heckle. On the other hand, feel free to laugh out loud and don’t refrain from showing enthusiasm.

Make sure, you are supportive of them when they are recording these upcoming comedy specials. Who knows, you land an audience shot in the final edit.

24 August | Bangalore: Sumukhi Suresh – Don’t Tell Amma

Sumukhi Suresh’s one hour stand up show is her personal story that is packed with punches and loads of laughs at the rate of per second.

Venue: Alliance Française de, Bangalore

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31 August | Mumbai: Kaneez Surka, Prashasti Singh, Supriya Joshi & Niveditha Prakasam – Four Quarters

A heavy dose of laughter and madness is guaranteed when these fantastic four females will come together. This all-women lineup is going to shoot for a combined special and you can witness their tightest 15 minutes each.

Venue: Famous Studios, Worli, Mumbai

Tix: https://insider.in/four-quarters-comedy-show-live-taping-aug31-2019/event

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28 September | Mumbai: Ashish Shakya – Shak Attack

This is Ashish Shakya’s first solo comedy special. Relatable and funny, he will talk about everything from bullies, babies and Bollywood, to terrorism and politics in a satirical format.

Venue: The Habitat, Mumbai

Tix: https://in.bookmyshow.com/events/shak-attack-live-taping-of-ashish-shakyas-comedy/ET00109940

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5 October | Mumbai: Vir Das – The Third Special

Having performed at a series of trial shows in Mumbai, It’s time for the third special of Vir Das. It sure is going to be fun. As of now, there’s no name, whens and whats are unknown too. To know more, register on the link below and wait for him.

Register to get the deets from the man himself: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMVoNx-HAWBOxkZUZ0qqRwb21v3acum-EjalY4I5JFw_j-Qg/viewform

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5 October | Mumbai: Rohan Joshi – Wake & Bake

Mojo Rojo is coming up with his first solo special wherein he is going to talk about the highs and lows of being a 36-years old. He also touches the thrilling topics such as the education system, parenting, home renovation, and things that make people avoid him at parties. Psst…there’s cannabis involved too.

Venue: Bal Gandharva Rang Mandir, Bandra

Tix: https://paytm.com/events/mumbai/comedy/wake-bake-ft-rohan-joshi-live-taping-show/196898

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He has performed along with some of the greatest Indian comedians like Tanmay Bhat, Daniel Fernandes, Anuvab Pal, Aditi Mittal, Vipul Goyal, Biswa, Abish, Sorabh Pant, Vasu Primlani, Nitin Mirani, Sapan Verma, Angad Singh Ranyal, Abhishek Upmanyu, to list a few. He has performed at major venues like Comedy Store (Mumbai, Pune), Canvas Laugh Club (Mumbai), Euriska (Mumbai), Indian Comedy Club, and many more gigs.

Here’s his video School & Fat-Shaming, where he talks about Rejections, State Board School and Growing up fat. He talks about how one of his school-mates used poetry as a medium of fat-shaming, how he got accepted and rejected in a week, how he is still a fatso at heart.

Check out, relate, laugh!

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Monsoon Special Stand-up Comedy

Aakash Mehta talks about how Mumbai has “How Dare You?” rains. “Tu Ghar se Nikla Kaise?”

Vikramjit Singh talks about how Gurgaon goes with the flow every time it rains.

Radhika Vaz talks about the Mumbai Monsoon and the annoying romantic couples who enjoy it.

Sundeep Sharma talks about how your job gets on stake when rains decide to have mood swings.

Ankita, the filmy chokri, talks about the love-hate relationship between rains and girls.

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