Anubhav Singh Bassi
Anubhav Singh Bassi is an Indian comedian.[1] Bassi was born in Parikshitgarh, Meerut. He is 31 years old (2022). He specializes in anecdotal comedy.[2] His career as a standup comic started after an open mic in 2017.[3][1] Bassi's YouTube videos have got 200 million+ views and he has over 3 million subscribers along with 1 million+ followers on Instagram.[3][4]
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Nationality | Indian |
Education | National Law University |
Occupation | Comedian |
Years active | 2017–present |
Along with this, he has done a monologue for Amazon Funnies.[5] and a cameo in Zee5's Comedy Couple. He has done his show tour Bas Kar Bassi in more than 35 cities across India. He also delivered a TED talk with great panache about his struggles. Bassi was awarded 'Youth Icon of the Year' by Golden Glory Awards (2021).
Early life and family
Bassi was born on 9 January, 1991 in a Hindu, Jat family in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his schooling from Dewan Public School, where he was the head boy. He graduated with a BA LLB degree from NLU-Lucknow in 2015. Bassi has also been an UPSC aspirant and an entrepreneur, before entering into standup.
References
- Malik, Ektaa (2020-01-24). "Stand-up comic Anubhav Singh lassi is not on air". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- Tankha, Rajkumari Sharma (4 September 2020). "Courtroom to comedy: Anubhav Singh Bassi on how he never planned to be comedian". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- Hussain, Raahat (2019-08-02). "Being Bassi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- "A joke should be taken as a joke: Anubhav Singh Bassi". MorungExpress. 28 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- Akundi, Sweta (2020-08-25). "How comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi is spending the lockdown". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-01-29.