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Abhishek Upmanyu

Abhishek UpmanyuFrom infopedia the free encyclopedia

Abhishek Upmanyu is an Indian stand-up comedian, writer and director from Delhi. Known for his rapid-fire, high-energy observational comedy about Delhi life, family, relationships, anxiety and everyday Indian habits, he became one of India's most popular comedians through his YouTube channel, which has more than 5 million subscribers.

He started out as a writer on On Air with AIB (2015) and broke through with the viral sets

Abhishek Upmanyu
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    Abhishek Upmanyu

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  • Occupation :

    Stand-up Comedian, Writer, YouTuber

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  • Year Active :

    2015 – present

  • Notable Work :

    Self-released stand-up special "Jealous of Sabziwala" (2023); viral YouTube sets "Indian Insults & Comebacks" and "Delhi, Mumbai & Rich People" (2017); writer on On Air with AIB; director of Prime Video's "Bas Kar Bassi" (2023)

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  • Figure Mesurement:

    Indian Rupees

  • TV Serials:

    On Air With Aib (writer); Guest On The Kapil Sharma Show And Kaun Banega Crorepati 17

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  • Instagram:

    https://www.instagram.com/aupmanyu/

  • Youtube:

    https://www.youtube.com/@aupmanyu

  • Nationality:

    Indian

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Career

Writing and early stand-up (2015–2016)

  • 2015: Joined the writing team of the news-comedy show On Air with AIB.
  • Performed in open mics and club shows, including at Mumbai's Canvas Laugh Club.

YouTube breakthrough (2017–2022)

  • January 2017: Released Indian Insults & Comebacks and Delhi, Mumbai & Rich People, both written, performed and co-edited by him; both videos went viral.
  • Followed with sets such as Shameless (2018), Friends, Crime & The Cosmos (2019), Marriage & Indian English (2019) and Team Animals (2021), plus the Trash Jokes ("Ghatia Comedy") crowd-work series.
  • Toured widely in India and abroad.

Jealous of Sabziwala and directing (2023)

  • February 2023: Released his debut special Jealous of Sabziwala as a paid members-only video on his own YouTube channel, an unusual independent route for a leading Indian comedian. The special deals with mental health, health anxiety, narcissism and mortality. His agent Warren Viegas (LVC Comedy) told DeadAnt the team saw it as a risk worth taking.
  • A free 12-minute excerpt reportedly crossed about 3 million views in its first 24 hours; on 9 October 2023 he made the full special free on YouTube.
  • 1 February 2023: Bas Kar Bassi, Anubhav Singh Bassi's stand-up special directed by Abhishek Upmanyu, premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
  • Appeared with Zakir Khan, Kusha Kapila and Anubhav Singh Bassi on The Kapil Sharma Show (February 2023).
  • December 2023: Released the long-form story set Employee No.1.

Recent work (2024 – present)

  • Guest on Amit Tandon's Chaar Yaar (2024) and the first guest of Chalchitra Talks' The Longest Interview Season 3 (2025).
  • Late 2025: Appeared with Anubhav Singh Bassi, Harsh Gujral and Ravi Gupta in a stand-up comedians' special episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 17, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.
  • Continues to tour and release stand-up on YouTube.

Awards & Achievements

  • YouTube channel with 5.2 million+ subscribers and more than 530 million views
  • About 3 million followers on Instagram
  • One of the first top Indian comedians to self-release a full special (Jealous of Sabziwala, 2023) directly to fans
  • Directed Bas Kar Bassi, which DeadAnt reported spent two weeks at #1 on Prime Video India

Media

Reviews

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References

  1. "Did Abhishek Upmanyu turn down USD 1 million offer to keep his special independent?", DeadAnt, 20 Feb 2023. Link
  2. "Every Indian comedy special released in 2023", DeadAnt. Link
  3. "Bas Kar Bassi – Official Trailer" (directed by Abhishek Upmanyu), Prime Video India (YouTube), 2023. Link
  4. "Jealous of Sabziwala (Full Special)", Abhishek Upmanyu (YouTube), 9 Oct 2023. Link
  5. "Abhishek Upmanyu | The Longest Interview" (Season 3, Ep. 1), Chalchitra Talks, 2025. Link
  6. "Fun With The Comedians", The Kapil Sharma Show, SET India, Feb 2023. Link
  7. "KBC S17 Ep 70 – Stand-Up Comedians Special", SET India, 2025. Link
  8. "Abhishek Upmanyu deactivates X account, faces criticism for comment on post by Pakistani user", DNA India, 29 Apr 2025. Link
  9. Profile image: illustrated avatar created by Infopedia (no free-licence photo available).

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This page was last edited on 09 Nov 2026, at 19:09 (IST).
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