Do you ever feel sad, depressed or submerged in the vibes of existential crises at certain points of time in your life? Do you sometimes feel the need to escape reality, and isolate some time just for yourself, to fill yourself with glee? Yes you do, everyone does! There are immensely talented people who work their lives off, solely to fulfill these expectations of yours.
They make you cry tears of laughter, turning that frown upside down. In an ode to the same, we bring you four eminent comedians that caught our eye!
1. Gursimran Khamba
Co-founder of the hot potato comedy enterprise, ‘All India Bakchod’ popularly known as ‘AIB’, Gursimran Khamba is one of the most talented people in India. Gursimran did his bachelors in Journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University (DU). He landed a full scholarship, and was all set to move to England for his Masters. However, he was tragically diagnosed with tuberculosis which sadly, blighted his dream. While recovering, he not only grew fond of, but also was inspired by a peculiar genre of entertainment, Stand Up Comedy. After completely gaining his health back, the enthusiast started his own blog and gained a lot of popularity for his perky takes on sensitive issues. After a gradual succession of events, Gursimran soon managed to formulate his podcast, AIB with his comrade, Tanmay Bhat. With his experience, he has managed to crack the knack to tickle the right nerves in people and get them rolling, with his extremely bold and lucid speaking skills. .
2. Tanmay Bhat
The hysterical comedy sketch-group AIB was founded by the joint initiative of Tanmay Bhat and Gursimran Khamba. Quite frankly, Tanmay is one of the funniest people we have come across. He fails to endorse the concept of nervousness in any way and is able to crack people up and make them bust their guts – with the help of his exorbitantly quick witted sense of humor and priceless gestures. Tanmay has shown his skill in a deluge of events such as Weirdass Comedy alongside Vir Das. He has performed apace with comics from the UK in ‘Best in Stand Up Nights’ too. He also started a show named ‘On Air With AIB’ where he was one of the co-hosts and addressed the problems faced by the country in a satirical way. Tanmay is an iconic public figure, is known for his wit and intellect and has also acted as a representative of the common man in many significant debates. He uses his skills to not only entertain his viewers but also to brace the issues and matters of contention pertaining to India.
3. Daniel Fernandes
If you are particularly fond of jokes which hurt the sentiments of some, Daniel Fernandes is your man. A big zealot of dark, surreal and deprecating humor, Daniel takes a remarkably bold stand on sensitive topics with the sole motive of making people laugh, and not caring one bit about how judgmental minds might perceive his valiance. Daniel has his own company, ‘Microphone Entertainment’ through which he spreads smiles. He also is the limelight of two large comedy festivals in India; ‘The Bangalore Comedy Festival’ and’ The Weirdass Pajama’. Daniel often performs at the Canvas Laugh club, a place where highly experienced professionals perform stand up comedy. Initially Daniel had a job in the field of advertising, but then he realised that such a tedious and mediocre life was not exactly what he aspired for. He wanted to move on to something more intriguing, which is the sole reason for his career change.
4. Abish Mathew
Abish Mathew is the happiest person you will ever see in your life. He is ecstatic, cheerful, rollicking and extremely jovial in delivering whatever he has to say. Abish is amazing at improv and has the capability to keep making people laugh till eternity without getting bored. He is a huge fan of self derogatory humor and as a matter of fact, is brilliantt at it. Abish’s jokes are always original and fresh and a treat to witness. Abish has performed all over the world in eminent places including The New York Comedy Club, Lafflines, Canada, and the Utrecht International Comedy Festival at Holland. He has performed with many other stand up comedians including Tanmay, Gursimran, Daniel and Kanan Gill, having pretty genial relations with them. His comedy special, ‘Abish and Friends hit the Big Time’ ran full houses for 3 whole years. Abish is more or less a major factor, responsible for the English stand up comedy revolution in India.
Do not just entertain yourself with rolling laughter, but also make sure to imbibe inspiration from their demeanor and skill! Dying to see them in action? Well, we have brilliant news for you! All of them will be present to tickle your funny bones at The Coalition 3 on 4th, 5th and 6th March. Catch them if you can!
