Abhishek Upmanyu is a popular Indian stand-up comedian. He is a well-known Indian YouTuber with more than 2 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Wiki/Biography
Abhishek was born on Saturday, 19 May 1990 (age 35 years; as of 2025), in New Delhi. His zodiac sign is Taurus. He completed his schooling from St. Xavier’s High School, Chandigarh and A.K.S.I.P.S. Chandigarh. Later, he attended Panjab University, Chandigarh to complete B.E. in Chemical Engineering.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 8″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
He was born into a North-Indian family. His parents live in New Delhi with his sister Vishakha Upmanyu. There is no much information available about his family.
Abhishek Upmanyu’s Sister
Career
After completing his graduation, he worked in a few private companies. In 2009 and 2010, he worked as an intern with ‘Ranbaxy,’ Gurgaon and ‘Engineers India Limited,’ New Delhi respectively. He joined ‘HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd,’ Bhatinda in 2011 and ‘Grail Research’ as a research analyst. In 2013, he joined ‘Bain & Company,’ but later, left this job to pursue his career in stand-up comedy. In 2015, he joined ‘On Air with AIB;’ as a writer. He manages a Twitter handle called GareebGuy. In 2016, he uploaded his first video on his YouTube Channel with the title ‘Indian Insults & Comebacks.’ His two comedy shows- ‘Thoda Saaf Bol’ and ‘Jealous of Sabjiwala’ gained immense popularity. He has also performed his comedy acts at various national and international platforms.
Controversy
Criticised for Agreeing with A Racist Remark
In April 2025, he received backlash from his Indian followers after he agreed with a Pakistani woman’s racist tweet in which she said that Indians deserved to be racially abused in the West. Following this, many followers criticised him, due to which he shut down his Twitter (now X) account.
The tweet of the Pakistani woman with which Abhishek Upmanyu agreed with
Facts/Trivia
- His hobbies include playing the guitar and travelling.
- He is a cat lover and owns a cat, Mitch Hedberg.
Abhishek Upmanyu with His Cat
- His favourite comedians are Vinay Sharma, Aditi Mittal, Zakir Khan, and Bridget Christie.
- He got a tattoo inked of his favourite Indian dish- Daal Makhani, in his own handwriting.
Abhishek Upmanyu’s Tattoo
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