East India Comedy

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East India Comedy
East India Comedy logo.png
OriginMumbai, India
Websiteeastindiacomedy.com
YouTube information
Also known asEIC
Created by
  • Sapan Verma (2012-)
  • Sahil Shah (2012-)
  • Kunal Rao (2012-2019)
  • Azeem Banatwalla (2012-)
  • Angad Singh Ranyal (2012-)
  • Sorabh Pant (2012-2017)
  • Atul Khatri (2012-2017)
Years active2012–Present
Subscribers1.50 M
(31 May 2021)
Total views150.88 M
(31 May 2021)
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers

East India Comedy is a group of 4 Indian stand-up comedians that performs comedy shows, organizes comedy workshops, corporate events and scripts, movies and television shows.[1][2] The group claims to be India's busiest comedy company with a record 130 shows across the country in the calendar year 2013.[3][4] East India Comedy maintains a YouTube channel that shows their comedy stints and satires on topics like politics, religion and the Indian film industry.[5][6] Much of their reputation was initiated through their online presence. The group hosts India’s version of the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), the Ghanta Awards.[7][8]

Members[]

  • Sorabh Pant, Founder (Left, 2017)
  • Kunal Rao, Co-Founder (Left, 2019)
  • Sapan Verma, Co-Founder
  • Shahil Shah, Co-Founder
  • Angad Singh Ranyal
  • Azeem Banatwalla
  • Atul Khatri (Left, 2017)

History[]

In 2012, East India Comedy was founded by Sorabh Pant along with , [9] Sapan Verma and Sahil Shah.[10] Later in the same year, the group was joined by Azeem Banatwalla, and Angad Singh Ranyal.

EIC is among the pioneering comedy groups in India which, along with Tanmay Bhat's All India Bakchod, is responsible for a complete revamping of the Indian Comedy Scene.

In 2017, Sorabh Pant and Atul Khatri left EIC to pursue their solo careers.[11] And in 2019, Kunal Rao Left the Comedy Group.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "What We Do". East India Comedy. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ^ Sengupta, Devina (25 July 2014). "New startups in comedy business step up hiring as humour delights". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ^ Dubey, Gaurav (3 August 2014). "Are Bollywood stars fine with Indian stand-up comics mocking them?". mid-day. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. ^ Pant, Sorabh (2014). Under Delhi. Hachette India. ISBN 978-9350098103.
  5. ^ Why is India so reluctant to talk about sex?. BBC. 10 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Video: East India Comedy's new musical 'Wrecking God' shows why urban Indians dread religious festivals". DNA India. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Stage is set for the Ghanta Awards 2014". Indian Express. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  8. ^ Chatterjee, Arundhati (9 February 2013). "Vote for the worst of Bollywood". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  9. ^ "LiveInStyle". Live In Style.
  10. ^ Jain, Tanvi (10 June 2012). "Comic Timing". Indian Express. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  11. ^ Fernandes, Daniel (6 August 2017). "'You Started It' with Daniel Fernandes". Daniel Fernandes, Youtube channel. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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