Vipul Goyal Explained

Vipul Goyal
Co-Founded:The Viral Fever-->
Medium:Stand-Up Comedy
Nationality:Indian
Genre:Satire, observational comedy, improvisational comedy
Years Active:2012–present
Influences:Raju ShrivastavaRahul Gandhi Kamaal R Khan-->
Spouse:Nancy Gupta Goyal
Alma Mater:Vyaa

Vipul Goyal is an Indian stand-up comedian and actor. He is counted among the top comedy performers in India and also plays the main protagonist in the web-series Humorously Yours.[1] [2] The show is produced by The Viral Fever and depicts a semi-autobiographical account of his life interspersed with standup clips.[3] Vipul is the only Indian comedian with a dedicated show of his own, with more than 70 million views on his online videos across various platforms (as of August 2017). The show revolves around his struggles of becoming a comedian and season 2 depicts the life after his success. He is often called the Indian Seinfeld as he does some observational comedy.[4]

Early life

Vipul was born in Falna Pali Marwar in Rajasthan, India. He studied electrical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.[5] He has been involved in theatre during college life. He was also a part of "Love in December", along with Nitin Gupta. He was greatly inspired by Indian stand-up comedian of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge fame, Raju Shrivastava.[6]

Career

Goyal is a pioneer of clean comedy and his content is based on topics like Indian dads, Facebook, engineering, Sachin Tendulkar, Indian trains, dating, management, and politics.[7] [8]

He is regularly invited to media forums for discussions on the Indian standup scene or his hilarious takes on current affairs.[9]

He regularly performs at colleges and companies all over the country and went on his first official tour starting in late 2016 which continued into 2017.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The Viral Fever Videos: Vipul Goyal takes a dig at Bilawal Bhutto's statement on Kashmir. India.com. 3 October 2014 .
  2. News: TVF is Back Again with its 4th Iconic Web Series Humorously Yours. Gupta. Soumya. BW Disrupt. 2017-08-12. en.
  3. News: TVF's new web series Humorously Yours is a look at the life of a stand-up comic. 2016-12-18. Firstpost. 2017-08-12. en-US.
  4. News: Will the real guy, please stand up? - Bangalore Mirror -. Bangalore Mirror. 2017-08-12.
  5. News: One for the laughs . 24 June 2014 . The Hindu . Neeraja . Murthy . 29 July 2018 .
  6. Web site: 2019-06-18. Vipul Goyal: My struggle finally ended with Humorously Yours. 2021-08-27. The Indian Express. en.
  7. Web site: Funny way to go viral | Business Line . thehindubusinessline.com.
  8. Web site: Mumbai comedians make small towns laugh with desi gags - The Times of India . timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  9. News: Stand-Up Comedians Adda (Part 1) Film Companion. 2017-08-12. en.
  10. Web site: Vipul Goyal. www.facebook.com. en. 2017-08-12.