Gaurav Kapoor is an Indian stand-up comedian known for his unparalleled storytelling skills. He drives humor from his daily life and experiences. His comedy genre is a combination of observational and anecdotal comedy. The Delhi-based comedian hit the limelight when he opened for world-renowned stand-up comedian, ‘Russell Peters,’ during his ‘Almost Famous World Tour’ in Delhi.
Wiki/Biography
Gaurav Kapoor was born on November 30, and hails from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India. He did his schooling from Sumermal Jain Public School, Janakpuri, New Delhi. Gaurav pursued his studies in journalism from Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi (2007-2010). Later, he obtained a master’s degree in fashion management from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (2011-2013).
Gaurav Kapoor at Maharaja Agrasen College
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family & Caste
Parents & Siblings
Gaurav Kapoor’s father’s name is Yugal Kapoor. His mother’s name is Sunita Kapoor. He has two brothers, Prateek Kapoor and Kritik Kapoor. Her sister’s name is Kritika Kapoor.
Gaurav Kapoor family
Gaurav Kapoor’s parents
Relationships, Wife & Children
On 28 February 2017, Gaurav Kapoor got married to Shreya Sharma.
Gaurav Kapoor with his wife Shreya Sharma
Career
In the Corporate Sector
In January 2013, Gaurav started working as a retail planner at ‘Reliance Brands Limited,’ Mumbai, where he worked for almost one and a half years. Later, he worked as an assistant manager at ‘Celio’ for a period of four months. From 2014 to 2017, he worked as an assistant manager for the planning and merchandising department at ‘Pantaloons,’ Mumbai.
As a comedian
While working as an assistant manager at ‘Pantaloons,’ Mumbai, he was nominated as the ‘funniest man in the group’ in his office event. In 2015, Gaurav started touring and trying his luck at several open mics around Mumbai. He won various open mic competitions on the Mumbai circuit, including ‘Big Mic’, ‘Canvas Laugh Club,’ ‘Chalta Hai,’ and ‘Buzz Off.’ Gaurav got his big break when he opened for famous Canadian comedian ‘Russell Peters,’ during his ‘Almost Famous World Tour’ in Delhi. After that, he performed and uploaded various stand-up comedy videos on his YouTube channel on subjects like ‘Smartphones and Passwords,’ ‘Rich People, Lifebuoys and Nanos,’ ‘Destination Weddings,’ etc. On 20 July 2018, Gaurav’s stand-up special, ‘Hahakaar,’ premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
Controversy
Gaurav Kapoor was once beaten and abused by his audience to the extent that his show was cancelled. It happened on April 6, 2017 when Gaurav made a joke about the ‘Royal Enfield Bullet’ and its rider, in a stand-up video he uploaded on his channel.
Instead of retaliating with abuse or violence, Gaurav does what he does best, which is stand-up comedy. On October 16, 2017, he uploaded another video titled ‘Royal Enfield Joke & Internet Hate,’ in which he humorously replied to his haters and trollers. In the description of the video, he mentioned ‘If you like the video, COME TO THE LIVE SHOW.’
Facts/Trivia
- Gaurav Kapoor is an occasional drinker.
Gaurav Kapoor is enjoying a drink
- Gaurav is very interested in stand up comedy since his college days. He also won first place in a stand-up comedy competition at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay University. He is actively involved in various extra-curricular activities, such as debate, extempore, dance, advertisement crazy competition, etc.
Gaurav Kapoor performed in a college event.
- While pursuing his undergraduate studies, Gaurav also aspired to join the Indian army and appeared for the SSB exam, but he failed to achieve his dream.
Gaurav Kapoor as SSB candidate- Chest No. 8
- Gaurav has close to 2 million views on each of his YouTube videos, and he has earned a loyal fan following. Despite his huge fan base, he thinks gathering an audience for a live show is a big time challenge. In an interview, he said,
I have two million views on my video on YouTube, but it’s not easy to sell tickets.
- In July 2020, Gaurav criticized the abusive influence of social media that led to rape threats against a female comedian, Agrima Joshua, a close friend of Gaurav. He made an emotional appeal to the audience to stop thinking of such bad people and their defamatory remarks against female comedians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zl5N_3MRnY
- In 2020, Gaurav was also part of the show ‘Amazon Funnies’, featuring 14 of India’s top stand-up comedians. All comedians perform for 10 minutes in the show. Gaurav talks about the experience of watching a movie in a small town cinema in the late 90s and one of the most memorable mass beds in school.
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