Sorabh Pant
| Sorabh Pant | |
|---|---|
 Sorabh Pant | |
| Born | 14 September 1981 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Medium | English |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Subject(s) | Comedy |
| Website | sorabhpant |
Sorabh Pant is an Indian stand-up comedian and writer.[1][2] He has performed over 250 shows.[3][4] He was rated amongst India's top 10 stand-up comedians by The Times of India.[5] In a poll by IBN Live in March 2012, he was listed No. 1 of the 30 most interesting Twitter users in India.[4][6]
Career
[edit]Pant started as a writer for television.[2][7] In March 2008, he met Vir Das and they did a show together on CNBC-TV18 called News on The Loose.[7][8] Pant's career in comedy took off when he started as the opening act for Vir Das's show, Walking on Broken Das, later that year.[9] After working with Das for three and a half years, he did his first solo act at HQ.[10] In November 2009, he became one of just three Indian comedians to hit auditoriums with his solo show, Pant on Fire.[2][10]
Sorabh also featured in F.A.Q. on Pogo .
In July 2011, when Wayne Brady toured India, Pant was his opening act.[2][9][11] In November 2011, Pant opened for American actor and comedian Rob Schneider on his India tour.[1][12][13]
Pant released his debut novel The Wednesday Soul in December 2011.[2]
Pant on Fire
[edit]Pant on Fire is Sorabh Pant's first comedy special, and was staged in more than 10 cities in India, Dhaka, and Dubai. The tour reached North America in November 2012.[2][14][15]
Traveling Pants
[edit]Traveling Pants is a comedy special which takes on cultures and people in India and around the world.[16] In July 2012, it became the second show by an Indian comedian to be showcased at the coveted Comedy Store, Mumbai.[14]
The East India Comedy
[edit]In 2012, Pant founded comedy company The East India Comedy, and over the next year recruited comedians Kunal Rao, Sapan Verma, Sahil Shah, Atul Khatri, Azeem Banatwalla and Angad Singh Ranyal. Pant and Khatri are no longer a part of EIC.[17]
The East India Comedy performed 130 shows across the country in 2013, including the specials Men Are From Bars and Comedy News Network.[citation needed]
Bibliography
[edit]Books
[edit]- Wednesday Soul: The Afterlife With Sunglasses (2011)
- Under Delhi (2014)[18]
- Pawan: The Flying Accountant (2017)[19]
- VOTE FOR PANT But, Don’t (2022)[20]
Comedic style
[edit]Pant's material has been described as "over the top", "manic", and occasionally "marginally unstable."[14]
Wayne Brady, for whom Pant has opened, has said: "He's the second brilliant Indian comedian I've seen, after Russell Peters."[2][14][21]
Pant's jokes take a dig at communities and involve a lot of sex – two things which he says work "big time" in India.[10] He also does impersonations of communities, and some of his jokes are about women.[15] Pant says, "I am a home-grown comedian. I have the Indian sensibility".[10] He has also been working on a lot of material that revolves around politics and puns.[1]
The Wednesday Soul
[edit]Pant's book, The Wednesday Soul, is a "fictitious and comic take on life after death".[22] It was published by Westland Books.
Personal life
[edit]His sister is author Meghna Pant.[23][24] He is married to Iva Bagchi, and together they have 2 kids.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Secret Behind Sorabh Pant's Hair Loss > NH7 | Discover new music from India and around the world". Nh7.in. 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g TWB (28 September 2011). "Pant on Fire!". This Week Bangalore. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Funny Thursdays in Bangalore". Daily News and Analysis. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b ""Pant on Fire" Comedian Sorabh Pant's English Comedy Special". Dubainightplanner.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ Nona Walia (11 September 2011). "Comic Relief". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Twitter@6: 30 interesting Indians to follow – India News – IBNLive". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ a b Nona Walia (11 September 2011). "Comic Relief". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "About R.I.P.Ping The Decade". Starworld.in. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b Catherine Rhea Roy (13 October 2011). "FEATURES / METRO PLUS : Laugh your Pant off". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Wearing the comic pants". Daily News and Analysis. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Wayne Brady's performance – DNA". Daily News and Analysis. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Rajinikanth looks like me, I don't look like him: Rob Schneider". Hindustan Times. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ Ranjit Rodricks (29 November 2011). "Hollywood Star Rob 'Hot Chick' Schneider Had Sidhartha Mallya, Atul Kasbekar, Elahe Hiptoolah And Nagesh Kukunoor in Splits at The Black Dog Comedy Evenings in Mumbai". MissMalini. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d ""Pant on Fire" Comedian Sorabh Pant's English Comedy Special". Dubainightplanner.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Sorabh Pant | Madhavi Tata". Outlookindia.com. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "The Travelling Pants (A) event tickets now available". In.bookmyshow.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Comic Timing". The Indian Express. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "'Under Delhi' by Sorabh Pant | Book Review". Indian Nerve. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "It took comedian Sorabh Pant 5 years to write his new humour novel. Here's why". Hindustan Times. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Pant, Sorabh. ""Vote for Pant: But, Don't": A book of political satire by comedian Sorabh Pant". The Dispatch. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Sorabh Pant – Artist Profile". eventseeker.com. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "How to Get Published: Sorabh Pant | Work & Life 8bjjhuhuh7h". iDivayhyyg6g6g6d6h.com. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- ^ "Sibling Speak". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "The Metrognome – Two Pants on fire". 18 October 2012.
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