Rohan Joshi

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Rohan joshi
Born
Mumbai, India
Alma materK J Somaiya College of Engineering
Occupations
  • Writer
  • comedian
  • YouTuber
  • television presenter
Known forAIB
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2018–present
Subscribers171 thousand
Views13 million
Last updated: 22 July 2023[needs update]

Rohan Joshi is a YouTuber. He was one of founding members of the creative agency All India Bakchod. Joshi scripted and starred in several YouTube sketches for All India Bakchod, and was one of the co-creators of the satirical news comedy show On Air with AIB. Now, he runs his own YouTube channel and makes reaction videos with Tanmay Bhat.

Early life and education

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Joshi attended K J Somaiya College of Engineering, but eventually dropped out.[1] He attended Jai Hind College and subsequently worked as a journalist for a period of time. Before working for CNBC and Times Now, Joshi also attended Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, where he received his postgraduate diploma in [2] broadcast journalism.

Career

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In the late 2000s, Joshi was a contributor to JLT, a humour magazine based in Mumbai.[3] In addition to performing across India, Joshi served as a humour columnist for several publications including Mid-Day. In 2011, he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2011 and 2012, he co-wrote the Filmfare awards. In addition, he has performed in over 250 shows.[4] Joshi spent a couple of years at Vir Das's comedy platform Weirdass, writing live comedy shows with Tanmay Bhat and Ashish Shakya. With Gursimran Khamba, they co-wrote television scripts and jokes for MTV, Channel V, and the Filmfare Awards. In 2013, the four started the SoundCloud podcast All India Bakchod (AIB).[3] Joshi scripted and starred in several YouTube sketches for All India Bakchod, and was a co-creator of the satirical news comedy show On Air with AIB. Following controversy and sexual misconduct allegations against AIB members, the comedy company ceased operating in 2018.[3]

In April 2019, Joshi confirmed that he was working on an hour-long stand-up comedy special for Amazon Prime Video.[5] On 10 January 2020, Joshi's special Wake And Bake was released on Amazon Prime Video.

Controversies

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Joshi's tweet over comedian Raju Srivastav's death caused widespread outrage on Twitter. He later deleted his tweet and issued a clarification.[6][7]

Filmography

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Year Title Actor Producer Notes
2020 Chintu Ka Birthday No Yes Film released on ZEE5
2020 Mentalhood Yes No Web series released on ALTBalaji and ZEE5[8]
2016 Baar Baar Dekho Yes No

See also

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References

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