Vipul Goyal

Vipul Goyal
Medium Stand-Up Comedy
Nationality Indian
Years active 2012–present
Genres Satire, observational comedy, improvisational comedy
Spouse Nancy Gupta Goyal
Website www.humorouslyyours.com

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 one of India's most successful web-series Humorously Yours.[1][2] The show is produced by The Viral Fever, India's biggest web-series production house and depicts a hilarious semi-autobiographical account of his life interspersed with standup clips.[3] Vipul is the only ace Indian comedian with a dedicated show of his own, with more than 35 million views on his online videos across various platforms (as of August 2017).[4]

Early life

Vipul was born in Falna in Rajasthan, India. He studied electrical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.[5] 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. October 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Gupta, Soumya. "TVF is Back Again with its 4th Iconic Web Series Humorously Yours". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  3. ↑ "TVF's new web series Humorously Yours is a look at the life of a stand-up comic". Firstpost. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Will the real guy, please stand up? - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  5. ↑ One for the laughs - The Hindu
  6. ↑ Funny way to go viral | Business Line
  7. ↑ Mumbai comedians make small towns laugh with desi gags - The Times of India
  8. ↑ "Stand-Up Comedians Adda (Part 1) | Film Companion". Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  9. ↑ Humorously Yours Team (2017-08-01), Vipul Goyal on Modiji and Taxes, retrieved 2017-08-12
  10. ↑ "Vipul Goyal". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
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