Manish used to be a Commander in the Indian Navy before he decided to become a Stand up Comic sometime in 2014. An Officer and a Gentleman, he has some very funny tales to tell from his life experience. His style is full of unprecedented stories blended with wit and humour. 

His Facebook page & YouTube channel have over 2,50,000 followers, with multiple videos having over 3 million plus organic viewership. His jokes have also been aired on almost all FM stations in the past. His popularity has fetched him shows in Delhi NCR and he has performed solo at multiple locations across the country such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Ranchi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, etc. Till date he has done over 300 solo shows, hosted over a 100 shows & many more open mics.

Manish was a regular at the erstwhile Canvas Laugh Club at Mumbai, Gurgaon & NOIDA and also at the Taj properties across India.

He has been an integral part of a very successful tours at Auckland, Sydney, London, Dubai, HK, etc.

Manish has spoken at Josh Talks, 15 TEDx conclaves & is also a regular with corporate gigs and has performed for IamSMEofIndia, Madhyaam, Tata Sky, Tanishq, Tata Motors, VLCC, Dell India, McKinsey India, Goldman Sachs, Cummins, ONGC, various conferences, etc.

He has also performed at various Naval establishments & goes by the name “The Knotty Commander”.