Akaash Singh is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and podcaster of Indian origin. He is best known for hosting a podcast with American stand-up comedian Andrew Cameron Schulz and for his YouTube comedy series Bring Back Apu.
Wiki/Biography
Akaash Singh was born on Friday, May 4, 1984 (age 39 years; in 2023) in Dallas, Texas. His zodiac sign is Taurus. Akaash continued his schooling in Texas. He wanted to become a doctor like his uncle so Akaash attended Austin College, Sherman, Texas for his initial studies from 2002 to 2006.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Moss Green
Family
Akaash Singh belongs to an Indian immigrant family in America.
Parents & Siblings
His mother, Padma Devi, was a homemaker. He has a brother Anshul Singh.
Akaash Singh with his mother
Akaash Singh (on the left) with his brother
Wife
Akaash Singh got married to Jasleen Singh in July 2021 in New Jersey. Jasleen Singh works as a marketing analyst.
Akaash Singh with Jasleen Singh
Relationships/Affairs
Akaash Singh was in a relationship with Jasleen Singh for six years before tying the Knot in July 2021. Jasleen and Akaash met at the Hoboken Comedy Festival in New York in 2015. Jasleen came to know about Akaash through her sister who is a big fan of Akaash’s podcast. According to Akaash, he saw her at a festival in New York and started chasing her.
Akaash Singh and Jasleen Singh
On October 4, 2019, Aakash wrote a post on his Instagram talking about his relationship with Jasleen and said,
Four years ago today I chased this girl after a comedy show because she looked like she might be Indian, and she had that – rare for our people. Fast forward to today and she will be my wife. Moral of the story: Give street harassment a chance.”
After about four years of dating, Akaash Singh proposed to Jasleen Singh at the Empire State Building in 2019 two days after her birthday and they got married in 2021.
Akaash Singh proposed to Jasleen on top of the Empire State Building
Religion/Religious Views
Aakash Singh follows Hinduism. During the show, he talked about his religion and said,
I have a Sikh name, but I am a Hindu”
Caste
Akaash Singh belongs to the Kshatriya cast.
Career
Comedy
Akaash Singh started doing stand-up comedy during high school. Speaking about it, he said,
My first experience doing comedy came in high school — because a friend told me to do it, it was at an open mic at a bar in Denton called the Brick House Café. I was on stage for about five minutes. I didn’t do it again for another four or five years.”
Akaash Singh during one of his shows
After graduating from college, Singh pursued stand-up full-time and moved to LA in September 2006. While in LA, he did a few gigs but they didn’t pan out. By February 2007, he was doing at least 5 open mics per week. In 2008, he moved to New York where he began doing occasional comedy club gigs and became a comedy bandit at the Village Lantern.
Akaash Singh performed freestyle comedy in 2020
Akaash is known for his comic take on racism and his jokes about white privilege. In February 2022, Akaash released a comedy special on his official YouTube channel “Bring Back Appu” which was based on the removal of the Indian immigrant character, Appu, from the popular American show ‘The Simpsons’ as it was criticized for being racist. However, Akaash in his video made a joke about the character not being racist but the American dream. The video crossed over a million views in its first week. In March 2022, he released The Crowdwork Special which made him the comedian who produced two specials in a few months.
acting
Television
In 2014, Akaash Singh made his television debut with the American show Good Medicine. In the show, he played the role of an Indian-American wannabe, Raj. In the same year, he appeared in the HBO supernatural drama television series The Leftovers, playing the role of a Dry Cleaner employee. He became famous for appearing in seasons 6 & 7 of the American sketch comedy and improvisational battle rap game show Wild ‘n Out. In 2015, Akaash Singh appeared in the American reality comedy television series Guy Code on MTV2. Akaash Singh has appeared in many television shows including Red Oaks (2015), Guy Code vs. Girl Code (2016), and Fake News at Night (2018).
Akaash singh in a still from the show Guy Code vs. Girl Code (2016)
Netflix
In 2016, AAkash appeared in the American comedy drama series Brown Nation. He plays the role of Mookie, an employee of an IT company in America who is of Indian origin.
Podcasts
Akaash Singh hosts the podcast, Flagrant, with Andrew Schulz, an American comedian. The podcast originally started as a sports podcast but in 2022, it began covering current events and pop culture. After the podcast’s success, Singh also created a Patreon where they post additional podcasts during the week.
Akaash Singh (far right) in a still from his Flagrant 2 podcast
Other Works
Akaash Singh owns a production company, Padma Devi productions, in his mother’s name.
Favourite
- TV program: Looney Tunes, Bugs Bunny
- Sports person: Reggie Miller
- Comedian: Ramy Youssef
Facts/Trivia
- During an interview, in 2022, talking about his love for sports and it being the inspiration behind starting the famous Flagrant podcast with American stand-up comedian Andrew Schulz, he said,
I’m a big Cowboy fan. Mavericks fans, obviously. I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Sports are big. Andrew is not very good at sports. Huge basketball fan, but that’s it. But we both talked about how sports is a good thing because people are less political than sports usually are. Colin Kaepernick divides a lot of people, but usually, [for] most of us, I think sport is a place to leave all that behind. It has some places, but I’m not going to unfriend someone because they’re a Bears fan or a Niners fan. So, it’s a place where we can all come, even if we’re different, and just talk about this. And there’s not a lot of sensitivity, usually around sports fans. It’s a way that we know we can still do our non-sports stuff that’s comedic and lighthearted and funny, and have an outlet.”
- In an interview, in 2017, when asked why he chose to become a stand-up comedian, Akaash said that it was his friend who pushed him to become a comedian and said,
When I was in 11th grade Anatomy and Physiology, one of my friends in that class said ‘You’re not going to be a doctor. You’ll be a stand-up comedian, and I’ll be your manager and take 10% of whatever you make.’ I was intrigued, but never thought I could do it. Then he texted me our freshman year of college and said there was an open mic in Denton [Texas] and I need to gather materials. I nervously performed this in our small dormitory. Not a dorm, but our little dorm room with bunk beds. And then I went and did it. And I remember there were moments when the audience was laughing so hard that I couldn’t say the next line because I memorized the script. I remember being shocked because, ‘oh my god the audience is laughing so hard I can’t say what I want to say next.”
- In February 2022, Akaash Singh appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast hosted by American comedian, broadcaster and UFC color commentator Joe Rogan.
Akaash Singh (left) with Joe Rogan on the set of The Joe Rogan Experience
- In July 2022, Akaash Singh sold out all 5 of his shows in Minneapolis.
Akash Singh during his show in Minneapolis
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
