Formerly called East India Comedy Website eastindiacomedy.com | Founded 2012 (2012) | |
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East India Comedy is a group of Indian stand-up comedians that performs comedy shows, organizes comedy workshops, corporate events and scripts movie and television shows. The group claims to be India's busiest comedy company with a record 130 shows across the country in the calendar year 2013. East India Comedy maintains a YouTube channel that shows their comedy stints and satires on topics like politics, religion and the Indian film industry. 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.
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History
East India Comedy was founded by Sorabh Pant in 2012 along with other comedians.
Performers
The group consists of seven full-time performers and hires other comedians, cinematographers and editors as freelancers on project basis. The full-time stand up comedians are:
Early Years
Sahil Shah was born on 8 January 1991 in Mumbai. His mother is Meenal Shah and father, Vinit Shah, a urologist; specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. He has one brother named Saagar Shah.
Sahil was educated at Jai Hind College and BD Somani International School. He also attended St. Mary’s ICSE, Mazgaon, Mumbai, India.
Shah Family Life & Career
Prior to fame, Sahil created a Twitter account and opened with his inaugural tweet reading “chaiwala” in 2010. Sahil considers himself an outcast in his family of doctors and says ” My Life is a Punchline”.
In 2010, Sahil was additionally cast in the motion picture “Guzaarish”; which he considers as a trademark in his acting Career. He has been in a number of shows, such as Channel V ‘UR Fired’ and ‘The Front Row’ on Star World.
Sahil Shah on the Mayan Apocalypse on 9 Mar 2013. Sahil is likewise known for his youtube indicate ‘The Ad Show’ in which he ridicules notices and ensures he never gets a promotion bargain in his life. Sahil’s mother, Meenal Shah was featured on their show in the fall of 2016; where their parents read their negative comments from social sites.
Sahil is likewise known for his youtube indicate ‘The Ad Show’ in which he ridicules notices and ensures he never gets a promotion bargain in his life. Sahil’s mother, Meenal Shah was featured on their show in the fall of 2016; where their parents read their negative comments from social sites. Apart from comedy clubs and sold out auditoriums, Sahil has performed in multiple colleges across India.
Sahil has given a TEDx talk on 18 September 2015. The title of his message is “Are Your Parents Happy with Your Job?”; explaining that innovation comes naturally when you love your job. He also talked about his passion transcended into a hobby and ultimately into a career which he built upon asking himself many questions and re-modelling the silliest and stupidest experience into jokes.