Kunal Kamra
| Kunal Kamra | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kunal Kamra |
| Born | 3rd October 1988 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works and roles | Shut up Ya Kunal, Fresh Thoughts |
| Website | http://www.kunalkamra.in |
Kunal Kamra is an Indian Stand-up Comedian, who is widely popular for his Observational Comedy.[1] Kunal was born on 3 October 1988, in Mahim[2] Mumbai India.After 8 years in advertising, Kunal started doing stand-up in 2013.[3][4] He rose through the ranks at blistering pace and is currently well established as one of India’s most important and popular voices on stage and social media, known for his fearless, incisive and often polarising material.[5]
Early Life
Kamra grew up in Mumbai, and joined Jai Hind College for a degree in commerce. He dropped out in his second year to start working as a production assistant in Prasoon Pandey’s ad film production house Corcoise Films, where he stayed for eleven years.[6]
He started performing as a standup comedian in 2013, with a gig at the Canvas Laugh Club in Mumbai. A clip of one of his gigs, uploaded on YouTube in 2017, lead to him receiving death threats for his satirical take on Indian hyper-nationalism.[7] He started his eponymous titled web-series Shut Up Ya Kunal in July 2017 along with Ramit Verma. The episodes typically feature a conversation with one or more invited guests, interposed with clips of news segments or debates, edited for humour.[8]
Shut Up Ya Kunal
The episodes have sequentially featured interviews with the vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth-wing Madhukeshwar Desai, Indian National Congress national spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid, Supreme Court of India lawyer Karuna Nundy and The Wire co-founder Siddharth Varadarajan, member of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Jignesh Mevani and ex-vice president of JNU Shehla Rashid, and senior NDTV India journalist Ravish Kumar.[9][10][11][12]
Web Series
| Name | Year | Genre | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canvas Laugh Club[13] | 2013 | Comedy | YouTube | |
| Shut up Ya Kunal[14] | 2017 | Podcast | YouTube |
References
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- ^ "D'souza, Dipti Nagpaul (11 March 2018). "Don't Get Mad, Get Funny: Kunal Kamra on why his standup comedy is edgy, funny but completely safe". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2018".
- ^ "Chatterjee, Suprateek (2018-03-17). "Kunal Kamra: The accidental revolutionary". Live Mint. Retrieved 22 May 2018".
- ^ "Rao, Soumya (2 August 2017). "A new Indian comedy podcast is finally making politicians laugh. How many will say Shut Up Ya Kunal?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 May 2018".
- ^ "Bakshi, Asmita. "Shut Up Ya, Kunal: Comedian Kunal Kamra's antidote to prime time debates". India Today. Retrieved 27 May 2018".
- ^ ""Watch: Ravish Kumar has been given death threats. Here is his conversation with Kunal Kamra". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 May 2018".
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External links
- Kunal Kamra at IMDb