Kunal Kamra is an Indian stand-up comedian and social media personality. He is known for his stand-up actions against patriotism and government in today’s India. Kamla hosts a podcast on YouTube called “Shut Up Ya Kunal.”
Wiki/Biography
Kunal Kamra was born on 2 October 1988 in Mahim, Mumbai (36 years old as of 2024). His zodiac sign is Libra. He comes from a family with a business background. He completed his education from a secondary school in Mumbai and then went to Jai Hind College to pursue a degree in commerce. Kamla dropped out of college without informing her parents, leaving college midway. At the age of 17, he began interning with MTV’s in-house production team. A year later, Kunal joined Prasoon Pandey’s Corcoise Films as a production assistant. He worked there for six years, handling international shoots, creating commercials for popular brands and holding high-level meetings with representatives of large media organizations. In 2013, Kunal decided to explore something different to break up the monotony of work. It was then that his friend, comedian Siddharth Dudeja, introduced Kunal to stand-up comedy and suggested he give it a try. In 2013, his first professional show “Blue Frog” was lucky. He went to the venue to visit his friend Karunesh Talwar, who was the headliner of the event, and got a chance to perform on stage.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family and caste
Kunal Kamra belongs to a Hindu family. His father was a businessman who owned a drug store in Mumbai. Little is known about his mother and siblings.
Profession
Kunal started his career as a stand-up comedian in 2013 by performing at Canvas Club in Mumbai. He won over the house with his perfect comedy punch. Later, he performed in various comedy shows and was appreciated by the audience. In 2017, Kunal launched a podcast called “Shut Up Ya Kunal” along with his friend Ramit Verma. The show features one or more public figures and is intended to create humor. The show featured prominent personalities such as BJP spokesperson Madhukeshwar Desai, Gujarat MLA and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani and former JNU student leader Shehla Rashid. The series featuring Jinan University students was viewed approximately 1.1 million times within a few hours of its release.
Kunal Kamra on his show Shut Up Ya Kunal
In February 2018, Kamla performed a performance titled “Patriotism and the Government,” mocking the government’s need to respond to every criticism with nationalism. The punchline of the show “Siachen mein humaare jamaan lad rahe hain” went viral on social media.
Kunal has since collaborated with East India Comedy (EIC) to produce a comedy video titled ‘Kaun Banega Trollpati’, which satirizes right-wing social media trolls. In the video, Kamra, who plays the role of ‘Bhakt Launda’, is seen sitting in the hot seat opposite the show’s host The Real Amitji. The game show included questions like “In which year did Maharana Pratap defeat Akbar at the Battle of Haldighati?” The grand prize is a new Twitter follower. The video has been viewed more than 450,000 times.
dispute
- In 2017, he deleted his Twitter account over a controversial post expressing distaste for a particular religion.
- In January 2020, Kamra was banned from flying by various Indian airlines including IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet and GoAir for questioning Arnab Goswami during a flight.
- In October 2024, he made headlines for his Twitter spat with Ola Cabs CEO Bhavish Aggarwal. The feud started when Kamra shared a photo on Twitter in which a number of scooters were parked outside an Ola service station but could not be serviced. After selling Ola’s electric scooters to customers, he went on to raise questions about Ola’s service.
Snippet of Kunal’s tweet
Responding to Kamla’s attack on his career as a comedian, Bhavesh called him a “failed comedian”. He also asked Kamla to work for him at Ola petrol station and pay him. He went on to accuse Kunal of gaining fame by targeting Ola. He then asked Bhavish to improve its after-sales service and repair and maintain customers’ scooters.
Snippet of Bhavish’s tweet
fact
- Kamla is a cycling enthusiast and owns a Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle.
- He was often found smoking and drinking.
- Kunal considers Douglas Stanhope, Louis C.K. and Bill Burr to be his idols.
- Stand-up comedians like Anuvabh Pal and Karunesh Talwar are his favorite comedians.
- Previously, he lived in a one-bedroom apartment on the first floor of a building in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park, but in January 2019, his landlady asked him to move out of the place as his job had political advantages.
Kunal Kamra’s WhatsApp conversation with his landlady
- Kamra suffers from dyslexia, which makes it difficult for him to read long messages and emails.
- As his podcast “Shut Up Ya Kunal” went viral online, Kamla became a controversial figure among the public for his outspoken humor.
- His favorite targets include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Arnab Goswami and the right-wing mentality in general.
Kunal Kamra channels Narendra Modi’s look
- Kunal said he received death threats because of his sharp political humor.
- He started his career as an open mic, performing on set between performances by some well-known comedians.
- In January 2019, an emotional outburst over a Republic TV report led to a flood of trolls and his phone number was shared on the social platform, forcing Kamra to deactivate his Twitter account for a month.
- Kunal was never interested in studying and left college in his second year to work in advertising. However, he only told his parents about it three years later, when his monthly salary was Rs 35,000.
- 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 interesting. Politics and pop culture are merging now (in India). Everything is political. In comedy, your premise has to be relevant and your punchline has to be funny. Politics fits the bill perfectly. “
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