Kunal Kamra is an Indian Stand-up comedian and social media personality. He is known for his stand on patriotism and government in India today. Kamra hosts a podcast on YouTube titled “Shut Up Ya Kunal.”
Wiki/Biography
Kunal Kamra was born on 2 October 1988 (age 30 years; as in 2018) in Mahim, Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Libra. He belongs to a family with a business background. He did his schooling from a high school in Mumbai and went to Jai Hind College to pursue his studies in commerce. Kamra left his school and left his college midway without informing his parents. At the age of 17, he started working as an intern at MTV in their in-house production team. After a year, Kunal joined Prasoon Pandey’s Corcoise Films as a production assistant. He worked there for six years working on international shoots, producing commercials for popular brands, and holding high-powered meetings with representatives of large media organizations. In 2013, Kunal decided to explore something different to break the monotony of his job. At that time, his friend, Siddharth Dudeja, who is also a comedian, introduced Kunal to stand-up comedy and suggested him to try it. His first professional show “Blue Frog” in 2013 was not so lucky. He went to the venue to catch up with his friend, Karunesh Talwar, who headlined the event and got a chance to perform on stage.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family & Caste
Kunal Kamra belongs to Hindu Family. His father is a businessman who owns a pharmacy in Mumbai. Not much is known about his mother and siblings.
Career
Kunal started his career as a stand-up comedian in 2013 by performing at Club Kanvas in Mumbai. He brought the house down with his perfect comic punch. After that, he performed on various comedy shows and got appreciation from the audience. In 2017, Kunal launched a podcast titled “Shut Up Ya Kunal” with his friend Ramit Verma. These shows feature one or more public figures and aim to create humor. The show has featured prominent personalities like Madhukeshwar Desai, BJP spokesperson, Jignesh Mevani, Gujarat MLA and Dalit activist, and Shehla Rashid, former JNU student leader. The episode featuring JNU Students reached about 1.1 million views within hours of its airing.
Kunal Kamra during his show “Shut Up Ya Kunal”
In February 2018, Kamra performed an act titled “Patriotism and Government” which made fun of the government’s need to use nationalism as an answer to every criticism. The punchline “Siachen mein humaare jawan lad rahe hain” from the act went viral on social media.
After that, Kunal made a comedy video titled “Kaun Banega Trollpati” in collaboration with East India Comedy (EIC) which took a look at right-wing social media trolls. The video features Kamra as ‘Bhakt Launda’ in the hot seat, opposite The Real show host Amitji. The game show includes questions like “In which year did Maharana Pratap defeat Akbar at the Battle of Haldighati?” and the grand prize is a new Twitter follower. The video crossed over 4.5 lakh views.
Controversy
- In 2017, he deleted his Twitter account due to controversial posts, which displeased certain religions.
- In January 2020, Kamra was banned by several Indian airlines including Indigo Airlines, Air India, SpiceJet, and GoAir for mocking Arnab Goswami during a flight.
Facts
- Kamra is a cycling enthusiast and owns a Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle.
- He is often seen smoking and drinking alcohol.
- Kunal considers Douglas Stanhope, Louis CK, and Bill Burr as his idols.
- Stand-up comedians like Anuvab Pal and Karunesh Talwar are his favorite comedians.
- He previously lived in a one-room apartment on the first floor of a building in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, but, in January 2019, the landlord asked him to vacate the place as he had political advantages in his job.
Kunal Kamra’s WhatsApp conversation with his house owner
- Kamra has dyslexia which makes it difficult for him to read long messages and emails.
- With his podcast “Shut Up Ya Kunal” turning into an online rage, Kamra has become a controversial figure among the public for his loud hilarity.
- His favorite targets include PM Narendra Modi, Arnab Goswami, and the general mentality of the right wing.
Kunal Kamra imitated Narendra Modi’s look
- According to Kunal, he has received death threats for his edgy and biting political humor.
- He started his career as an open mic who used to perform on set between the performances of some famous comedians.
- In January 2019, emotional criticism of a TV Republic report resulted in a stream of trolls and his phone number being shared on social platforms forcing Kamra to deactivate his Twitter account for a month.
- Kunal was never interested in studies and left his college when he was in his second year to do advertising work. However, he told his parents about this only after 3 years when he used to get a salary of ₹35000 per month.
- When Kamra was asked in an interview about choosing politics as the subject of his comedy, he replied-
I’m interested in politics because it’s funny. Politics and pop culture are mixing right now (in India). Everything is political. In comedy, your premise must be relatable and your punchline must be funny. Politics fit the bill perfectly.”
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