Anubhav Singh Bassi is one of India’s best-selling stand-up comedians and a YouTube sensation. He is known for YouTube videos titled ‘Cheating,’ ‘Waxing’ and ‘Hostel.’ He is famous among the youth because of his nostalgic content. Retrospective comedy is his USP. Most of his sets are based on past experiences with his friends in school and college. It was his first appearance on YouTube in 2019 titled ‘Cheating’, which made him an overnight star.
Wiki/Biography
Anubhav Singh Bassi was born on Wednesday, January 9, 1991 (age 29 years; as in 2020), and hails from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. He did his schooling from Dewan Public School in Meerut, and later, he pursued a five-year integrated LLB program from Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. Later, he turned into a UPSC candidate; however, he was unsuccessful in the UPSC exam.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 1″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family & Caste/Ethnicity
He belongs to a Jat family of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
Parents & Siblings
Not much is known about Anubhav’s parents. His younger sister’s name is Ruchi Aniruddh Singh who is a homoeopathic medical officer.
Anubhav with his sister Ruchi Aniruddh Singh
Career
As a Stand Up Comedian
Anubhav tried many career options before turning into a stand-up comedian; started as a lawyer. Next, he started a fast food restaurant, but to his dismay, he also failed. Later, he went on to work at a law firm, but soon realized that a nine-to-five job was not for him. So, he started visiting open mics in his spare time. One day, in 2017, he googled about an open mic, happening at ‘Canvas Laugh Club’ and landed there to perform. When asked by the host if he had a script, he grumbled,
Apni bezzati toh kar hi lenge”
The audience, as well as the promoters, loved his set and invited him to perform the next day as well. From then on, there was no looking back.
As a YouTuber
Anubhav Singh Bassi made his YouTube debut with a video titled ‘Cheating’ in 2019. The video went viral and made Anubhav an overnight star. During the interview, he said,
Before posting it, I thought, ‘If this video reaches 5 million views, I’ll feel like I’ve achieved something for my hard work’. The video started getting a million views a day. I stopped looking when it hit 4 million.
Achievement
Anubhav Singh Bassi has received the YouTube Gold Button for crossing 10,00,000 subscribers and has over 1.88 million subscribers (as of 2020).
Net worth
Anubhav Singh Bassi’s YouTube net worth is around $100k and he charges around INR 4 lakh per show.
Facts/Trivia
- Anubhav Singh Bassi is a smoker and occasional drinker. He is often found posting pictures of himself enjoying drinks on social media platforms. In his famous stand-up set ‘Hostel’, he said,
Pehle toh main college pahuncha, mujhe gaanja mil gaya. Maine phooka, semester khatam ho gaya.” 
- Since his childhood, Anubhav was an all-round student. In the TEDx Talks video, he revealed that he wanted to explore every field. Therefore, he widely participated in various extracurricular activities, such as debate, extempore, singing, dancing, theater, etc., as well as sports during his school days.
- In 2008, during his school days, Anubhav was crowned head boy at Dewan Public School (Meerut).
Anubhav is branded as ‘boy head’
- A YouTube video titled ‘Cheating’ is recognized as his first upload. But a little known fact is that his first video was about a lawyer which was uploaded on his Facebook account.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ca83yD6qng
- Unlike other stand-up comedians, Anubhav does not upload many videos on his YouTube channel. His YouTube channel has only three stand-up videos (as of 2020). When asked in an interview, “Why don’t you post a lot of content on your channel,” he replied,
I am a live performer. For me, to develop content, I need a live audience. Without that, we won’t know if a line or a joke is actually funny or not.”
- Anubhav used to idolize Zakir Khan when he was struggling to become a stand-up comedian. In an interview, when asked who he looked up to in stand-up comedy, he replied,
As far as content goes, my biggest inspiration is Zakir Khan. But I look up to everyone, even the ones who don’t do well, but are really funny.’
Anubhav Singh Bassi with Zakir Khan
- Anubhav has visited nearly 35 cities in India; did his comedy show, ‘Bas Kar Bassi,’ in six months, with sold-out shows.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
