Urooj Ashfaq is one of the best new comedy stars in India. She is known for her dark and absurd humour. She has also worked as a comedy content writer and has written for shows like Son of Abish, Die Trying and many videos for All India Comedy (AIB). While she is a talented writer, her forte is stand-up comedy. Apart from stand-up comedy and content writing, she has also acted in several videos and a web series Pushpavalli (2017).
Wiki/Biography
Urooj Ashfaq was born on Thursday, August 24, 1995 (25 years old in 2020). She grew up in Abu Dhabi and moved to Mumbai when she was 12 years old. She attended school at the Ryan International School in Mumbai. Later, she obtained a degree in psychology from Jai Hind College in Mumbai. She won several stand-up comedy competitions during her time in Mumbai; until she eventually made her debut on TLC’s Queen of Comedy (2017), India’s first ever female stand-up comedy show.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5’4″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Urooj was born in Abu Dhabi to a Muslim family. When Urooj was 12, his family moved to Mumbai. Despite being born into a Muslim family, Urooj calls himself an atheist.
parents
Urooj Ashfaq’s mother’s name is Rubina Ashfaq. Not much is known about her father. She lives with her parents in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.
Urooj Ashfaq and her mother Rubina Ashfaq
Relationships, husbands and children
Urooj Asfaq is a young single woman.
Profession
TV series
Urooj made her debut on TLC’s Queen of Comedy (2017), India’s first all-female talk show. She was one of the top three contestants and one of the most popular comedians on the show. Her dark and absurd humour on the show is her signature style. Queen of Comedy was the platform that made her famous.
Comedy Content Writer
Urooj Ashfaq started her career as a comedy content writer in 2014. She worked with Abish Mathew on the comedy talk show Son of Abish. In 2016, she interned at All India Bakchod (AIB) for two months. In 2017, Urooj wrote content for another AIB video, Honest Engineering Campus Placements. She also wrote content for the Amazon Prime series Die Trying (2018), starring Kenny Sebastian.
YouTube and Web Series
Urooj appeared in the AIB video “If Apps Were People (2017)” where she played the role of “Supriya”, a girl trying to avoid distractions from mobile apps, which went viral.
Urooj Ashfaq played the role of “Tara” in the Indian web television comedy series Pushpavalli (2017).
Urooj plays ‘Tara’ in ‘Pushpavalli’
In 2019, she hosted Comicstaan, an Indian talk show television series aired on Amazon Prime. As a professional comedian, she also coaches contestants off-screen.
Urooj hosts Comicstaan S02
Urooj Ashfaq is also an active YouTuber who regularly uploads various talk show videos on her channel. In a video titled “Casual Relationship” uploaded by her on YouTube in 2020, she took an in-depth look at the issues of modern dating.
dispute
- Urooj Ashfaq participated in the anti-CAA rally held at the historic August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai. Thousands of protesters gathered there to protest against the Citizenship Act. Apparently, the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has received a lot of criticism for discrimination based on religion as the protesters believe that the Citizenship Act is sectarian and discriminates against followers of Islam. Urooj uploaded a picture on Instagram where she is holding a banner with a message to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Her fans and followers criticized her for behaving like an illiterate and not understanding the amendment bill.
Urooj Ashfaq at August Kranti Maidan
- On March 19, 2018, Uruji was again slammed for being insensitive to Hinduism. She tweeted that beef should be cooked at the upcoming Hindu religious ceremony called Yagnya in Madhya Pradesh. Hindus consider cows to be sacred animals. Therefore, this statement triggered their anger. Even after being lambasted on social media, she did not promise to apologize for her comments, instead boldly suggesting in subsequent tweets that she would apologize more often.
Even after being lambasted on social media, she did not promise to apologize for her comments, instead boldly suggesting in subsequent tweets that she would apologize more often.
Achievement
- Winner of FemaPalooza held in Mumbai in April 2017.
- Urooj was one of the top three contestants on the TLC show Queens of Comedy.
- Urooj has won several stand-up comedy competitions in Mumbai.
Favorite things
- Book: India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha
- Program: Big Mouth (American TV series)
Facts/Trivia
- Urooj Ashfaq occasionally drinks alcohol. She often uploads pictures on social media platforms where she drinks while eating or with friends.
Urooj is enjoying his drink.
- Urooj started going to open mic shows with her friend Sumaira Shaikh, also a stand-up comedian, to make the most of her gap year. Previously, Urooj had completed her graduation in psychology and tried to get into various universities for her masters. To her great disappointment, she did not get accepted into any of the universities, hence, she took a gap year.
- Since childhood, Urooj was a fun-loving girl. Her outgoing behavior and confidence attracted people around her. She told jokes to break the ice and make friends. In an interview, she said,
I was always the funny guy in class. It was just my way of making friends. I made jokes, relieved tension, and made friends.”
Urooj’s childhood photo
- Urooj is good at stand-up comedy, and she jokes about all sorts of weird topics, like cannibalism, burqas, tattoos, mentally ill people, hair removal, and more.
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