Rahul Dua is a famous Indian stand-up comedian and is known as the smartest comedian of the new generation. He first gained great success when he appeared on the comedy reality show “Comicstaan”. He is also an active YouTuber and his videos have gone viral. His genre of comedy is “Observational Comedy”. Dua was a former investment banker who later became a stand-up comedian.
Wiki/Biography
Rahul Dua was born in 1992 (age 28 in 2020) and is from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He attended Sacred Heart Convent School, Ludhiana, and pursued a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications at Thapar University, Patiala. After that, he appeared for CAT (MBA Admission Test) and was successfully admitted to the Institute of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi, one of the top business schools in India. His MBA majors were in Finance and Marketing.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5’10”
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
family
Parents and siblings
Rahul Dua’s father, the late Kirti Dua, was a professor at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU). His mother, Geeta Dua, was a teacher at Sat Paul Mittal School, Ludhiana. His younger brother is named Sidharth Dua.
Rahul prays with his family
Relationships, Wife and Children
In October 2020, Rahul Dua got engaged to Nidhi Tyagi.
Rahul Dua and Nidhi Tyagi’s engagement photos
Rahul Dua and his girlfriend Nidhi Tyagi
Profession
In the corporate sector:
Rahul Dua worked as a project intern at Nokia in Gurgaon for six months (January 2011-June 2011). After that, he started working as a credit risk officer at Citibank in Mumbai and eventually became an investment banker. Dua worked at Citibank for about 18 months. While trying his hand at public speaking, he also worked as an assistant manager at Star India Private Limited (Star TV) in Gurgaon (2015-2017).
As a stand-up comedian:
Apart from his day job at Star TV, he also found time to attend open mic nights at Delhi’s Connaught Place. When Dua finally started getting paid for his performances, he decided to pursue stand-up comedy full-time. In an interview, he said:
When I started getting paid, I decided to quit my job and pursue comedy full time. Coincidentally, the ad for Comicstaan came out while I was on my notice period.
In 2018, Dua participated in the Indian talk show TV series “Comicstaan” as a contestant for the first time and won the second place. It was after participating in this reality show that Dua became famous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO10Y6wrZFs
Achievement
- Winner of NDTV Comedy Rising Star Award (2016)
NDTV Comedy Rising Star
- Winner, Comedy Central’s Funny Scavenger Hunt (2016)
Rahul Dua’s Chuckle Hunt certificate.
- Comicstaan Season 01 Runner-up
Facts/Trivia
- Rahul was a very bright student. He was an honors student in school and college. He was a merit scholarship recipient at Taipal University, Patiala, where he pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and Communications.
- After graduation, Rahul scored 99.4% in the MBA entrance exam CAT (Common Admission Test) and was finally admitted to one of the best MBA colleges in India, the Delhi Institute of Management Studies (FMS).
- Rahul enjoys watching Netflix and movies, cooking, reading, cycling, and painting.
- His favorite comedians are Dave Chappelle, James Acaster and Bill Burr.
- Rahul actively participated in various extracurricular activities in school and college.
- At Taipal University, Rahul won awards in filmmaking, skits and commercial production competitions at the inter-college cultural festival.
Rahul Dua performs a skit
- When Rahul was an investment banker at Citibank, he was the funniest guy among his colleagues. In an interview, he said,
It was hard work, but the best part of my day was the 10-minute break when we would joke about our jobs. I was the clown in the group.”
- Nishant Suri and Rahul Dua, the winners of the first season of “Comicstaan”, toured the country and held the Dua-Suri show, where each performed for 30 minutes.
- He surprised audiences with his latest show (2020), Oh Hello!, which was his first solo tour. He was originally going to tour forty cities as part of Oh Hello, but due to the coronavirus outbreak, he performed this hilarious show online.
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