The man behind the hit social avatar Struggling Actor Vicky Malhotra, Varun Thakur is the latest Internet sensation who has taken over platforms like Snapchat and Facebook with his acidic self-deprecatory humor, making fun of all the CCD-frequenting struggling actors based out of Lokhandwala, Mumbai. Co-founder of SnG Comedy, a popular comedy collective that has amassed 470000 subscribers and 61 million views, the comedian has been selling out shows and venues with his hour-long comedy special, Vicky This Side, Varun That Side. In case reality wasn’t enough for this comic, the show is also streaming on Amazon Prime. Varun has also anchored shows on MTV, MTV Indies, UTV Bindaas and HotStar, and has done corporate shows for Google, Mercedes, HDFC, Standard Chartered, Radio Mirchi and several others. In January 2018, he released a retro horror movie called Shaitaan Haveli on Amazon Video and also went on a USA tour. This October, Varun is going on tour around Australia with fellow comedian Kunal Kamra.

Recently described as “the second most brilliant Indian comedian I’ve seen, after Russell Peters” by Wayne Brady, Sorabh Pant is one of India’s leading comedians, the kind to expend the last drop of energy and Glucon-D to make you laugh. Sorabh’s done over 1000 shows in 60 cities across 15 countries, as well as 300+ corporate shows. The zany comic has opened for international biggies like Rob Schneider (You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, Deuce Bigalow) and Wayne Brady (Whose Line Is It Anyway?,Wayne Brady Show), and has had TV shows on Pogo, Star World, CNBC and ET Now. He also founded the East India Comedy, India’s busiest comedy company, which has raked up 115 million YouTube views with shows like EIC Outrage and EIC vs Bollywood. And if all of this wasn’t enough, he has also released three novels – The Wednesday Soul, Under Delhi and Pawan: The Flying Accountant. Recently, Sorabh was streaming a live comedy show on Amazon Prime called Make India Great Again.

Actor, writer, sketch comedy artiste, improviser and stand-up comedian Sumukhi Suresh is amongst the most exciting talents in the comedy industry. A motormouth Hindi speaking Tamilian; Sumukhi first rose to prominence through YouTube sketches and the mockumentary web series "Better Life Foundation", and subsequently created and starred in the titular role in the acclaimed Amazon Prime Video show "Pushpavalli" with a sequel coming soon! Go Straight Take Left, co-written with comedian Naveen Richard is another feather to her cap of portraying characters with finesse! Notable among the actress' feature film credits is the 2018 Kannada satirical comedy "Humble Politician Nograj".

Growing up in a building with kids who would rarely let him bat, Joel D’Souza stuck to looking out the window for most of his childhood. Swinging on a swing was his favourite sport as it required little energy and zero friends. He would spend most of his time trying to do nothing and yet look busy only because he was busy daydreaming and lost in his thoughts. And if history has taught us anything, childhood trauma plus a pondering mind make for a great career in stand-up comedy. And Joel had started early, winning every open-mic competition and emerging as the most promising new face in the city. With Comicstaan 2, he won the hearts of the judges and the audience with his sharp and witty punchlines. So it became a win-win situation in the end, really.

Kolkata-born, Mumbai-based Anirban Dasgupta is a stand-up comedian and writer with a distinct comedic style. Since leaving behind his career as a corporate salesman, Anirban has headlined at major comedy clubs and festivals around India and abroad. After several popular youtube videos, he released his first stand-up special Take It Easy on Amazon Prime Video to overwhelming acclaim. Following that, he co-wrote and co-created Afsos, a first-of-it’s kind black comedy thriller series on Amazon Prime Video that was released in 2020 to rave reviews.

Zakir Khan is one of the the brightest comedians in the country, as proven by the massive success of his recent Haq Se Single tour, and the Amazon Prime special of the same name. Zakir created waves in 2016 with his appearance on AIB Diwas, as he swiftly went on to become what AIB founder Tanmay Bhat described as “The biggest stand-up comedy act in India. Period”. A writer by profession, this 'Confused Desi' serves his take on modern India, with a hard-to-resist style of humour that'll have you nodding your heads and clapping as you relate to everything he says. His work includes comedy specials like Kaksha Gyarvi; an acclaimed Amazon Prime series, Chacha Vidhayak Hai Hamare and a podcast, ‘Umeed’. Zakir is indeed a unique act, and it's easy to see why.

One of the most instantly identifiable comedians in the country, Tanmay is the co-founder of edgy comedy collective AIB. He has written, directed and acted in several of their best comedy videos and projects, such as AIB Knockout (India’s first ever comedy roast), AIB Diwas (a full-day open-air comedy show), On Air with AIB (the satirical news show telecast on primetime television and Hotstar), and AIB Presents Royal Turds (a Bollywood-themed spoof award show). He has performed all over India, Dubai, The Comedy Store in London, the world’s largest arts festival (Edinburgh Fringe) in Scotland and Singapore.He’s also written for the Filmfare Awards, and moonlights as a humour columnist with Firstpost and Time Out Mumbai. His television credits include India’s first English sketch comedy special Ripping The Decade on Star World. Excitingly, for fans, he has recently got back on the stand-up stage and is trying out new material, building towards a special in 2018.

With his razor-sharp wit, Kanan is one of India’s most popular sketch and stand-up comedians in the country. The Mumbai-based comic has performed over a 1000 shows around the world and his recent comedy special, Keep It Real, was received with rave reviews. The man (who was only a boy back then) shot to fame with the hit Pretentious Movie Reviews series, with fellow comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath. He also dabbles in sketch comedy (acted in How Insensitive! and the acclaimed mockumentary Better Life Foundation by Them Boxer Shorts) and stand-up (toured India with two hour-long shows: Feeling with Kanan, and All Correct Opinions). He made his Bollywood debut with the 2017 release, Noor. In the same year, he also launched a web series called Keep It Real on Amazon Video. Furthermore, Kanan was part of a panel of judges in Comicstaan, a nine episode series, to mentor and find India’s next comic sensation!

Remember the Pretentious Movie Reviews on YouTube? Good. Now forget them. That was just a warm-up to comic Biswa Kalyan Rath’s full comedy prowess. The comedian has moved up a few notches since his YouTube glory days and is using his IIT-Kharagpur education, along with his knowledge of mathematics, language and life, to make jokes that have never been cracked before. He recently released his comedy special, Biswa Mast Aadmi, to rave reviews, with which he toured every pocket in India. Soon after, he released 'Laakhon Mein Ek', a surprisingly dark web-series on the IIT coaching industry. One of the most-followed comedians in the country, Biswa’s angry rant-styled delivery and his unique perspective turns every topic he touches into comedy gold, making audiences crack up instantly. The stand-up comedian, writer, actor, size-zero enthusiast and blogger, has done countless shows across all sorts of venues in the country and has managed to garner 14+ million views on YouTube. Currently, Biswa is part of a panel of judges in Comicstaan, a nine episode series, to mentor and find India’s next comic sensation! Need we say more?

The winner of Amazon Prime Video's comedy hunt, Comicstaan, in 2018 - Nishant Suri is one of the brightest young comics in the country today! An engineer -turned- banker -turned- wedding photographer -turned- stand up comedian, Nishant clearly knows what he wants to do in life. He's been doing stand up for a couple of years now, and in this while has won competitions at IIT Delhi, Vir Das's Pajamafest, Radio One Delhi and Comedy Central's Chuckle Hunt. He's loud, he's almost always angry and is said to have the one of the most weirdly animated hands on the circuit. He is still searching for Ramesh.

Performing since the age of 7, comedian, musician and actor Aadar Malik was born to rule the stage - best manifested with his 2016 Amazon Prime Video special, Standup The Musical, a unique comedy show which included a guitar and piano. A trained actor with over 10 years of experience in Indian theatre, Aadar lives to perform for audiences across the world. He was also trained in music at the prestigious Trinity College in London, and his composition ‘Goat Song’ was shortlisted at the Worldwide Comedy Short Film Festival, London and was a rage on social media. He is a member of SnG Comedy, a popular comedy collective that has amassed 470K subscribers and 61 million views. Their content consists of sketches, stand-up, and a candid interview-cum-chat series, The Big Question, which has featured several popular guests. They also focus on Improv comedy and have done several shows around the country.

Urooj Ashfaq is a Mumbai-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actress celebrated for her sharp wit and candid humor. She first garnered attention as a finalist on TLC's Queens of Comedy in 2017 and has since become a prominent figure in India's comedy landscape. Urooj's material often delves into personal themes such as family dynamics, mental health, and everyday observations, delivered with a distinctive blend of vulnerability and sarcasm. In 2023, Urooj achieved international acclaim by winning the Best Newcomer award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for her debut solo show Oh No!, marking the first time an India-based comedian received this honor. Following this, she embarked on a successful UK tour and returned to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024 with her new show, It's Funny To Me. Her latest tour, It's Funny To Me, has been performed across India and internationally, including shows in Bengaluru and planned performances in the United States. Beyond stand-up, Urooj has contributed as a writer and actress to various projects, including Die Trying (2018), Pushpavalli (2020), and Comedy Premium League (2021). Her work continues to resonate with audiences seeking fresh, introspective, and boundary-pushing comedy.

Kaneez Surka is an improviser, comedy actor, sketch artist and stand-up comedian. She is India’s first female improviser and has been associated with The Improvisers collective since 2009, along with comedians Abish Mathew, Kanan Gill and Kenny Sebastian. She’s been invited to four international Improv Festivals, ones in Amsterdam, Berlin, Seattle and Toronto. Currently, she hosts a game-show called The General Fun Game Show, which has featured popular comics Kanan Gill, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Tanmay Bhat, Rohan Joshi, Abish Mathew, Zakir Khan and several others. In 2014,Kaneez began conducting improv workshops all around the country, expanding the improv scene in India. She is also a part of the popular TV segment The Week That Wasn’t with Cyrus Broacha on CNN IBN. Presently, Kaneez also hosts the Improv All Stars: Games Night on Amazon Video.

Prashasti Singh is a stand-up comic, writer, actor and improviser, who you've most recently seen in Amazon Prime Video's Comicstaan. She has been active in the Mumbai comedy circuit since 2015. She has 3 years of experience in improv comedy and 2 years in stand-up, performing across venues like Canvas Laugh Club, NCPA and the Cuckoo Club. Prior to comedy she has dabbled with theater and has performed at venues like Kamani auditorium in Delhi and Rangamandira in Bangalore. Prashasti has a degree in engineering from Delhi university and MBA from IIM Lucknow. She has worked with a Television Broadcast company for 4 years understanding and creating content for the heartland consumer.Modesty is clearly not her forte.

Kumar Varun is a member of Random Chikibum, a comedy collective with fellow comedian Rahul Subramanian. Self-described as "a group of over-enthusiastic, furniture-loving, animal-agnostic, clingy individuals on a mission to make no sense", they won the Comedy Hunt on YouTube in 2015, and have a popular office-humour series, Random Daftar, as part of Laughter Games on YouTube. Kumar is a popular feature of several AIB sketches, and has recently forayed into stand-up comedy.

Vikramjit Singh used to be a nice guy. Then he became angry, and when he couldn't get any angrier, he became funny. Rich people and the proverbial “nice” people get his angst going, as does India's obsession with gyms and food. He calls his humor rib-tickling, and loves an audience that has the stomach for it. An ex-advertising guy, he has been featured as one of NDTV's Rising Stars of Comedy, and recently won the Radio One LoL championships in Delhi. He’s also a columnist with The Times of India with an (ir)regular column called Why so serious. He is also a dedicated food-gatherer, keeping stocks of eatables for when times get rough, and makes money by performing at venues like Canvas Laugh Club.