54 Indian stand up comedians

Abhishek Sharma, known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian film actor and extreme comedian. He got appreciation for his work in films like Bol Bachchan and Entertainment (2014). He is also a dancer and has participated in numerous dance reality shows, including, Nach Baliye (2007) and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2010). As a stand up comedian, he made a name for himself after he participated in successive Comedy Circus seasons, Comedy Circus 2 (2008) and was a wild card entry in Comedy Circus 3 (2009) with Sudesh Lehri, apart from Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo (2010) and Jubilee Comedy Circus (2011). He is also a part of The Kapil Sharma Show Season 2 which started airing from 29 December 2018.

Mir Afsar Ali or Mir is an Indian radio jockey, television anchor, singer, comedian and actor. He is the host of Mirakkel, a Comedy show on Zee Bangla and Hi Kolkata on Radio Mirchi. He also appears on a show in which suspenseful stories are read named Sunday Suspense on Radio Mirchi

All India Bakchod was a Mumbai-based comedy company which created the eponymous podcast, YouTube channel, and production company. The name is a parody of All India Radio. It began in 2012 as a humor/pop-culture podcast co-started by comedians Tanmay Bhat and Gursimran Khamba. Their friends and contemporary comedians, Rohan Joshi and Ashish Shakya were frequent guests, and the four co-founded the namesake YouTube channel in 2013, and began making sketches. They subsequently formed a digital agency and produced sketches, live comedy, and TV shows.

Ali Asgar is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian. He has appeared in many Indian TV serials and movies. Asgar appeared as Kamal Agarwal in Star Plus TV show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki. He also appeared in SAB TV's show F.I.R. as Inspector Raj Aryan. He is commonly known for his role in Colors TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil as Dadi.

Alexander Babu Arulanthu, also known by his stage name as Alexander Babu or Alex Babu, is an Indian stand-up comedian, singer, yoga teacher, musician and actor.

Bhanu Bandyopadhyay was an Indian actor, known for his work in Bengali cinema. He acted in over 300 movies, in numerous plays and performed frequently on the radio.

Kishore Bhanushali is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian notable for his works in Hindi films and television serials. He has a likeness to late Bollywood actor Dev Anand. He had the main lead in many films like Hum Hain Khalnayak, Jai Maa Karwa Chauth, and also a central role in Ramgarh Ke Sholay.

Tanmay Bhat is an Indian YouTuber, stand-up comedian, script writer, performer, producer, co-founder of the creative agency All India Bakchod (AIB) along with Gursimranjeet Singh Khamba. He was one of the first four comedians to be featured at the Comedy Store Mumbai's first all-Indian comedian line up, titled Local, and soon thereafter he performed alongside comedians from Nepal in Stand Up event.

Papa CJ is a stand-up comedian from India. In November 2014 he won the 'Asia's Best Stand-up Comedian' award by Top 10 Magazine in Kuala Lumpur. He has toured sell-out shows across five continents and in October 2011 he taped a Showtime USA Stand-up Comedy Special with Russell Peters in Amsterdam.

Saloni Daini is an Indian television actress and stand-up comedian, having started her career as a child actress. She is claimed to be one of the youngest comic stars on TV. She has faced the camera from the age of three, acting in Marathi serials and Marathi and Hindi films, and has released a music album for Disney. She also mimicks film stars and politicians, and was seen in the promos of Shah Rukh Khan's Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain. In 2010, she appeared on Comedy Circus Mahasangram. She also featured in video series called Main 13 Hoon for #fame in June 2015 where among others, Saloni mimes Arnab Goswami pretty well along with Kajol and Sonam Kapoor.

Vir Das is an Indian comedian, actor and comedy musician. After beginning a career in standup comedy, Das moved to Hindi cinema starring in films like Delhi Belly, Badmaash Company and Go Goa Gone. In 2017, he entered the international stage with his Netflix special Abroad Understanding. Das has performed in approximately 35 plays, over 100 stand-up comedy shows, 18 films, eight TV shows and six comedy specials. He has written comedic columns for Femina, Maxim, Exotica, DNA and Tehelka. In 2019, he made his debut in American television with the television series, Whiskey Cavalier.

Mimicry Dayanand is an Indian impressionist, stand-up comedian, actor and television presenter from the Karnataka state of India. He is renowned for his impression of politicians and film actors of Karnataka.

Paresh Ganatra is an Indian television, stage and film actor. He is best known for his role as Praveen Thakkar in the super-hit Star Plus comedy series Baa Bahoo Aur Baby (2005–2010). He recently appeared in Scam 1992 directed by Hansal Mehta.

Kanan Gill is an Indian stand-up comedian, actor and YouTuber. He won the Punch Line Bangalore Competition. He is known for the YouTube series Pretentious Movie Reviews where he reviews flawed yesteryear Bollywood films along with fellow stand-up comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath. He was one of the main personalities behind the YouTube Comedy Hunt and also co-hosted the YouTube FanFest India. In 2017, he had his own one-hour comedy special, Keep It Real. He made his debut on the big screen with the movie Noor, alongside Sonakshi Sinha. In 2018, he was also the judge on Comicstaan, a comedic reality TV show.

Sunil Grover is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian. He came into limelight for his portrayal as Gutthi on Comedy Nights with Kapil but gained popularity for playing the role of Dr Mashoor Gulati on The Kapil Sharma Show. Grover was also seen in Bollywood films Gabbar Is Back, The Legend of Bhagat Singh and Bharat.

Appurv Gupta is an Indian Hinglish stand-up comedian and satirist.

Swwapnil Joshi is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show Uttar Ramayan. He has done some of the most successful series in television such as Krishna, Eka Lagnachi Dusri Goshta as well as films like Duniyadari, Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai casting him as the lead actor. He has done many comedy shows like Comedy Circus and Papad Pol – Shahabuddin Rathod Ki Rangeen Duniya in Hindi industry. Swwapnil owns a wrestling team named 'Vidarbhache Wagh' in Zee Maharashtra Kusti Dangal.

Biswa Kalyan Rath is an Indian stand-up comedian, writer and YouTuber. He is from Odisha. He came into prominence through the YouTube comedy series, Pretentious Movie Reviews with fellow comedian Kanan Gill. He played a minor role in Brahman Naman, and another minor role in the show, 'Laakhon Mein Ek' which he co wrote.

Zakir Khan is an Indian stand-up comedian, writer, poet,presenter and actor. In 2012, he rose to popularity by winning Comedy Central's India's Best Stand Up Comedian competition. He has also been a part of a news comedy show, On Air with AIB. His popular acts are 'Kaksha Gyarvi' and 'Haq Se Single' on Amazon Prime.

Atul Khatri is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTube personality. He was rated among the top Indian comedians by CNN-IBN and was the only Indian to perform in the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival. He was also the winner of the CEO's Got Talent season 1.

Sudesh Lehri is an Indian stand-up comedian and film and television actor. He participated in the 2007 comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge III in 2007. He placed third in the show after Kapil Sharma and Chandan Prabhakar. Afterwards, Lehri played in the show Comedy Circus as a contestant partnering with Krushna Abhishek. Together, they won three seasons and quickly garnered popularity as "Krushna-Sudesh". The duo appeared on Comedy Nights Bachao, Comedy Nights Live, and Comedy Nights Bachao Taaza. His latest show is The Drama Company on Sony Entertainment Television, in which he appears with Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty.

Jamie Janumala is an Indian stand-up comedian. She is the daughter of Indian comedian Johnny Lever.

John Prakash Rao Janumala, popularly known as Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and one of the most noted comedians in Hindi cinema. Lever is one of the first stand-up comedians in India. Lever has received thirteen Filmfare Awards nominations in Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, and has won the award twice, for his work in Deewana Mastana (1997) and Dulhe Raja (1998). He began his career in 1984, and has acted in more than three hundred Bollywood films.

Haarsh Limbachiyaa is an Indian screenwriter, producer and television personality. He has written the shows Comedy Circus Ke Tansen, Comedy Nights Bachao and Comedy Nights Live. Limbachiyaa also wrote Dialogues for the film PM Narendra Modi and lyrics for the title-track of the film Malang. He has also created, produced and hosted Khatra Khatra Khatra and Hum Tum Aur Quarantine. He is currently a host of India's Best Dancer with his wife Bharti Singh.

Shailesh Lodha is an Indian poet, actor, comedian and writer. He is known for playing the role of Taarak Mehta in India's longest running sitcom serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, since July 2008.

Srujan Lokesh is an Indian film actor, television presenter, radio presenter and producer who mainly works in the Kannada film industry. His father Lokesh is a very well known veteran theater artist and film actor in Kannada. His mother Girija Lokesh is also a popular Television and film actress. Subbaiah Naidu, credited as the first hero of Kannada silent movies is the grandfather of Srujan Lokesh and Father of Lokesh.

Satyajit Padhye is an Indian ventriloquist, puppeteer and puppet maker, and third generation ventriloquist.

Anuvab Pal is an Indian stand up comedian, screenwriter, playwright and novelist. He is occasionally featured as a rotating co-host on Season 4 of the top rated podcast The Bugle.

Sunil Pal is an Indian comedian, actor and voice actor, and the (2005) winner of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge on STAR One. He has acted in various Bollywood films doing minor comic roles.

Nirmal Palazhi is an Indian actor who has worked predominantly in the Malayalam film industry known for his work on Puthan Panam, Diwanji Moola Grand Prix and Ira.

Hemant Pandey is an India film, theatre and television actor, most known for his role as Pandeyji in TV series, Office Office (2000). Originally from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, Hemant Pandey got his first break in Delhi by an NGO called Janmadhyam and Allaripu which is specially for women. Hemant has worked in all fields of acting in theatre, television shows and movies also.

Sorabh Pant is an Indian stand-up comedian and writer. He has performed over 250 shows in multiple cities. He was rated amongst India's top 10 stand-up comedians by The Times of India. In a poll by IBN Live in March 2012, he was listed No. 1 of the 30 most interesting Twitter users in India.

Manish Paul is an Indian television host, anchor and actor. Starting as a radio jockey and VJ, he moved to acting before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting.

Navin Prabhakar is an Indian comedian, singer, actor and a mimicry artist. He is most known for his Pehchan Kaun act on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (2005). Subsequently, he hosted a mimicry and stand-up show Hello Kaun? Pehchaan Kaun (2008–2009).

Gangavathi Pranesh, also known as Gangavathi Beechi and Junior Beechi is an artist from Gangavathi, Karnataka, India who is a stand-up comedian who primarily performs in Kannada, often sharing his life experiences through his humorous speeches. He is very popular among Kannada speaking population and has traveled to 11 countries such as USA, Australia, Dubai, Singapore, and England to give lectures on humour. He has also given around 3500 programs in 400 places in State of Karnataka.

Ritu Vasu Primlani is an Indian stand-up comedian and environmentalist. She received the 2015 Nari Shakti Puraskar from the Government of India for her work.

Ahsaan Qureshi, also known as Ehsaan Qureshi, is an Indian stand-up comedian. He was born in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. He is the 2005 runner-up of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, a stand-up comedy competition on Star One. Qureshi has been a stage performer for the last 20 years. Most of his jokes focus on political satire and social issues. He had put in his name for the reality show at the behest of his friends. Lately he has been seen acting in a Bollywood movie, Bombay to Goa released in 2007, Ek Paheli Leela released in 2015, and the Bhojpuri film Hanuman Bhakt Hawaldar released in 2007. He was seen in SAB TV comedy show Hum Aapke Ghar Mein Rehte Hain. He was a contestant in Bigg Boss 2 in 2007.

Sanjay Rajoura is a stand-up comedian. He is a part of Aisi Taisi Democracy.

Maya Krishna Rao is an Indian theatre artist, stand-up comedian and social activist. Her well-known plays include Om Swaha, Dafa No. 180, Ravanama and Heads Are Meant for Walking Into. She is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2010), which she returned five years later citing growth of intolerance in India.

Sal Yusuf is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian who works in Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi-language films.

Samay Raina is an Indian chess streamer, YouTuber, stand-up comedian and printing engineer. He was the joint winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy contest Comicstaan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he began streaming games of chess along with his friend Sagar Shah, GM Vidit Gujrathi, GM Abish Mathew and fellow comedians, Biswa Kalyan Rath, Vaibhav Sethia and others. Through his YouTube channel, he has raised substantial amounts of money for various causes including help for waste pickers' community, and relief for West Bengal and Assam flood victims

Kenneth Mathew Sebastian, better known as Kenny Sebastian, is an Indian stand-up comedian, musician and filmmaker. He first rose to prominence through a YouTube channel that broadcasts clips of his stand-up shows, devotional song covers, in addition to original skits, garnering 152 million views since 2008. He has toured the United States, Singapore, The United Arab Emirates and Australia. In 2017, he produced an hour-long comedy special for Amazon Prime. He performs primarily in English, switching to Hindi for comic effect.

Robo Shankar is an Indian standup comedian who has appeared in character roles in Tamil films. He made his breakthrough with STAR Vijay's Kalakkapovathu Yaaru, performing standup comedy. He is a now cast as regular on several shows on Star Vijay and has presented television shows for the channel. He visited and performed stage shows in more than 30 countries. He was awarded "Doctorate" by International Tamil University, USA.

Girish Sharma is an Indian television presenter, event host, comedian and entertainer. Girish Sharma also known for his anchor training videos on YouTube.

Kapil Sharma is an Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter, actor and producer known for hosting The Kapil Sharma Show. He previously hosted the television comedy shows Comedy Nights with Kapil and Family Time with Kapil.

Bharti Singh is an Indian comedian, and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy sketch shows as well as has hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2012), Nach Baliye 8 (2017) and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 (2019). As of December 2019, she appeared on Khatra Khatra Khatra, a show conceptualised by her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa for Colors TV.

Nishant Tanwar, also known as 'Joke Singh', is an Indian Stand-up comedian and actor. He started off his professional career working at NDTV, and began doing stand-up in 2009 when he found his passion for the same at an open mic event.

Upasana Singh is an Indian actress and stand-up comedian. Singh is known for her role as a deaf-mute in the 1997 film Judaai. Later on she got famous for her negative portrayal in Son Pari as Cruella/kalipari a dark fairy,her comedic role as Gangaa in patriotic sitcom on Doordarshan Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Zee thriller show Tamanna House.Later on She played small roles in priyadarshan and david dhawan films as a regular cast .She played the character of "Bua" in the TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil which got her widespread critical acclaim.She is popular for her onscreen style and Punjabi and funny English dialogue delivery. She has done numerous Bollywood films as well as regional cinema such as Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani and Gujarati. During Covid-19 Singh was one of the top indian actress who's almost 6 serials Om Namah Shivay, Son Pari, The Kapil Sharma Show, Santoshi Maa, Aashiq Biwi Ka & Chalo Saaf Karein were retelecast. Currently she is working in Star Bharat new standup comedy series Gangs of Filmistaan.

Sivakarthikeyan is an Indian film actor, playback singer, producer, lyricist and television presenter who works in Tamil films. He produces films under his production company, Sivakarthikeyan Productions. He has won a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, four Edison Awards, three SIIMA Awards and three Vijay Awards.

Raju Srivastava, often credited as Gajodhar, is an Indian comedian.

Sudha Baragur is an Indian humorist and stand-up comedian based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Sumukhi Suresh is an actor, stand-up comedian, writer and director from India. She is popularly known for her humorous sketches which she writes and stars in for live performances as well as online platforms. In an online article, Hindustan Times referred to Sumukhi Suresh as "India's Tina Fey."

Sindhu Venkatanarayanan is an Indian stand-up comedian who lives and performs in the UK under the name of Sindhu Vee. She was born in India and has lived in Delhi, Lucknow and the Philippines. She has studied at the universities of Delhi, Oxford, Chicago and McGill.

Vijay Ishwarlal Pawar (V.I.P) born on 23 May 1973 in Mumbai is an Indian T.V. comedy actor.