Zakir Khan is an Indian musician, stand-up comedian, writer, poet, and YouTuber. He was born and raised in Indore, Madhya Pradesh to a Rajasthani Muslim family of classical musicians.
Zakir Khan graduated from ST. Paul Higher Secondary School in Indore and then dropped out of B.com but he has a diploma in Sitar. He has stated that had he not been a standup comedian, he would instead be working as a music teacher. He became a known face in India’s stand-up comedy circuit in 2012 when he won the title of ‘India’s Best Stand Up’, a comedy competition organized by Comedy Central.
Zakir Khan is an emerging Urdu Poet and comes from a family of artists. He has presented his poetry in events like Rekhta. On his train journey to Delhi, he wrote first poem, “Mai Soonya Pe Sawar Hoon”. He also wrote “Apne Aap Ke Bhi Piche Khara Hoon Main”, “Bus Ka Intezar Karte Huye”.
Zakir Khan has more than six million YouTube subscribers and is well-known for works like his Haq Se Single Amazon Prime special. The Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare web series on Amazon Prime was written by Zakir Khan, who also portrayed the lead character. Furthermore, he co-hosts the show ‘On Air with AIB.’ Besides that, he has worked for HT Media Ltd. as a producer and researcher (Fever 104FM).
Zakir Khan also participated in Comicstaan Season 2 on Amazon Prime, serving as one of the judges and coaching the competitors in the anecdotal comedy subgenre. Later, he became one of the four judges for Season 3. Alongside Bhuvan Bam, Zakir Khan recently appeared in One Mic Stand Season 1 on Amazon Prime.
Apart from comedy, he has also generated podcast series Ummeed on Gaana, where he shares the inspiration he got from incidents in his life, along with his other comedian friends.
