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Abijit Ganguly Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Hometown: Bengaluru, India

Education: Delhi School Of Economics

Wife: Nidhi Shah

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s) Stand-up Comedian, Freelance Writer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters**- 175 cm**
in meters**- 1.75 m**
in feet & inches**- 5ā€™ 9ā€**
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Career
Debut Open Mic: Stein Auditorium (2014)
YouTube: Indian Mid Twenties Issue, Parents & Marriage (2014)
Awards, Honours, Achievements Iconic Achievers Award in 2019 for 'Most Promising Stand-Up Comedian of the Year'
Personal Life
Date of birth 5 September
Age (as of 2020) Not Known
Zodiac sign Virgo
Birthplace Bengaluru, India
Nationality Indian
Hometown Bengaluru, India
School The Mother's International School
College/University ā€¢ Delhi Vishwavidyalaya
ā€¢ Delhi School of Economics
Educational Qualification(s) ā€¢ Bachelor of Business Economics (2005 - 2008) check sources
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ā€¢ Master's degree in International Business (2010 - 2012) check sources
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Food Habit Non-Vegetarian check sources
Instagram
Controversy In April 2017, Abijit Ganguly accused Kapil Sharma
of plagiarism saying that he had used one of his jokes in his 100th episode of 'The Kapil Sharma Show.' Later, Kapil Sharma's fans abused Abijit Ganguly on social media platforms, and in response, Abijit mocked Kapil Sharma's fans for thrashing him for the plagiarism episode. check sources
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Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Marriage Date 15 February 2016 (Monday)
Family
Wife Nidhi Shah (Artist)
Parents Father- Rama Prasad Ganguly
Mother- Shefali Ganguly
Siblings Brother- Aidityo Ganguly
Favourite Things
Cricketer Sourav Ganguly

Some Lesser Known Facts About Abijit Ganguly

  • Does Abijit Ganguly drink alcohol?: Yes

  • Abijit Ganguly is an Indian stand-up comedian, freelance writer, and YouTuber who is well known for his observational humour. The stand-up sets performed by him are based on observational humor with occasional self-deprecation and political satire.

  • Abijit Ganguly was born in Bengaluru and raised in Delhi. He completed his formal education at Delhi University.Ā In 2012, he pursued his masterā€™s degreeĀ in International Business from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

  • Abijit tried his hand at comedy for the first time in 2010 at an open mic that was organized by the comedy collective Cheese Monkey Mafia in Delhi. After his first performance, people liked his content, and he started getting more shows at pubs, bars, and corporate events. After completing his masterā€™s degree in 2012, Abhijit worked as a business analyst with Deloitte India till 2014. Stand-up comedy was a part-time thing for him; however, after 2014, he started pursuing comedy as a full-time profession.

    News coverage of the Cheese Monkey Mafia event

  • Abijit performed at different branches of the Canvas Comedy Club, and at That Comedy Club Banglore. He has also done tours of different cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Shillong, Nagpur, etc. Abijit has also performed in Dubai, Nepal, Australia, and Tanzania.

    Abijit Ganguly performing at That Comedy Club Banglore

  • Abijit was introduced to stand-up comedy when he was pursuing his masterā€™s degree in Delhi where he attended an event at the Indian Habitat Centre. He said-

    I used to attend a lot of theatre at the India Habitat Centre, one day I accidentally saw the performance of Abish Mathew and I was blown away. I enjoyed the show so much that I mailed the organiser of the show asking if I could try my luck at it. Surprisingly, he wrote back inviting me for an open mic, and that is how the journey began,ā€

  • Pursuing comedy as a full-time profession was a dream when Abijit entered the field of stand-up comedy. He worked at a corporate firm for a while; however, he left the job after his income from his comedy gigs became equal to that of the salary that he received from his corporate job.

  • Abijit started performing more stand-up gigs in different cities and along with this, he started uploading snippets of his shows on YouTube. He uploaded his first video on his YouTube channel on 27 November 2014. The title of the video was ā€˜Indian Mid Twenties Issue, Parents & Marriage.ā€™

  • Abijit has done more than 500 shows, and he had a long journey from performing at open mics in cafes to touring around the world to perform his individual sets. In an interview with The Hindu, Abijit talked about how he kept on improving. He said,

Getting famous is just the first step. Once you have established yourself there is the constant urge to keep getting better . If I should look back at a video I uploaded three years ago and do not feel I need to improve on it, then I am not honing my skills. And the day you stop getting better at your art is the day you have lost it,ā€

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