Vipul Goyal

Vipul Goyal is an Indian stand-up comedian and actor. He is counted among the top comedy performers in India and also plays the main protagonist in the web-series Humorously Yours.[1][2] The show is produced by The Viral Fever and depicts a semi-autobiographical account of his life interspersed with standup clips.[3] Vipul is the only Indian comedian with a dedicated show of his own, with more than 50 million views on his online videos across various platforms (as of August 2017). The show revolves around his struggles of becoming a comedian and season 2 depicts the life after his success. He is often called the Indian Seinfeld as he does some observational comedy.[4]

This article is about Vipul Goyal, the stand-up comedian. For the politician, see Vipul Goel.

Vipul Goyal
MediumStand-Up Comedy
NationalityIndian
Alma mater IIT Bombay
Years active2012–present
GenresSatire, observational comedy, improvisational comedy
SpouseNancy Gupta Goyal

Early life

Vipul was born in Falna in Rajasthan, India. He obtained AIR 165 (Gen) in IIT-JEE 2003. He studied electrical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.[5] He has been involved in theatre during college life. He was also a part of "Love in December", along with Nitin Gupta. He was greatly inspired by Indian stand-up comedian of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge fame, Raju Shrivastava.

Career

Goyal is a pioneer of clean comedy and his content is based on topics like Indian dads, Facebook, engineering, Sachin Tendulkar, Indian trains, dating, management, and politics.[6][7]

He is regularly invited to media forums for discussions on the Indian standup scene or his hilarious takes on current affairs.[8][9]

He regularly performs at colleges and companies all over the country and went on his first official tour starting in late 2016 which continued into 2017.[10]

References
  1. "The Viral Fever Videos: Vipul Goyal takes a dig at Bilawal Bhutto's statement on Kashmir". India.com. 3 October 2014.
  2. Gupta, Soumya. "TVF is Back Again with its 4th Iconic Web Series Humorously Yours". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. "TVF's new web series Humorously Yours is a look at the life of a stand-up comic". Firstpost. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. "Will the real guy, please stand up? - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. Murthy, Neeraja (24 June 2014). "One for the laughs". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. "Funny way to go viral | Business Line". thehindubusinessline.com.
  7. "Mumbai comedians make small towns laugh with desi gags - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  8. "Stand-Up Comedians Adda (Part 1) | Film Companion". Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  9. Humorously Yours Team (1 August 2017), Vipul Goyal on Modiji and Taxes, retrieved 12 August 2017
  10. "Vipul Goyal". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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