Abhishek Upmanyu is a popular Indian stand-up comedian. He is a well-known Indian YouTuber with more than 2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Abhishek Upmanyu was born on Saturday, 19 May 1990 in New Delhi. He completed his schooling from St. Xavier’s High School, Chandigarh and A.K.S.I.P.S. Chandigarh. Later, he attended Panjab University, Chandigarh to complete B.E. in Chemical Engineering.
After completing his graduation, he worked in a few private companies. In 2009 and 2010, he worked as an intern with ‘Ranbaxy,’ Gurgaon and ‘Engineers India Limited,’ New Delhi respectively. He joined ‘HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd,’ Bhatinda in 2011 and ‘Grail Research’ as a research analyst. In 2013, he joined ‘Bain & Company,’ but later, left this job to pursue his career in stand-up comedy.
In 2015, he joined ‘On Air with AIB;’ as a writer. He manages a Twitter handle called GareebGuy. In 2016, he uploaded his first video on his YouTube Channel with the title ‘Indian Insults & Comebacks.’ His two comedy shows- ‘Thoda Saaf Bol’ and ‘Jealous of Sabjiwala’ gained immense popularity. He has also performed his comedy acts at various national and international platforms.
Abhishek Upmanyu performs live comedy gigs right now throughout India. He has performed numerous comedic performances abroad as well, including in Canada and the United States.