Ravi Gupta is an Indian standup comedian, illustrator, cartoonist and content manager, known for his jokes based on humorous situations of daily life.
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Wiki/Biography
Ravi Gupta was born on 18 September in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Virgo. He was interested in plays and drama since his school days and often participated in school level competitions.
Ravi Gupta during his school days
He pursued graduate studies in Applied Arts and Illustration at Banaras Hindu University from 2009 to 2013. After completing his formal education, he moved to Delhi and started working as a painter.
Ravi Gupta during his convocation ceremony after completing his graduation.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Weight (Approx): 80 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
He is from a middle class family.
parents and siblings
Not much information is available about his father. His mother’s name is Sushila Gupta. She has an elder sister named Poonam Gupta who is married to Dharamraj Gupta.
Ravi Gupta’s parents
Ravi Gupta with his mother
Ravi Gupta with his elder sister Poonam Gupta
Ravi Gupta’s elder sister, Poonam Gupta, with her husband, Dharamraj Gupta
wife and children
He married Prerna Srivastava from Kanpur in November 2022 in a destination wedding ceremony at Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. The couple has no children.
Ravi Gupta with Prerna Srivastava (left) on her wedding day
Ravi Gupta’s wife Prerna Srivastava with her parents
relationships/affairs
He dated Prerna Srivastava for a few years before marriage.
Ravi Gupta (right) with Prerna Srivastava
Religion
He follows Hindu religion.
livelihood
Illustrator, Cartoonist and Content Manager
She worked as an intern illustrator at Drawing Room Media from May 2012 to July 2012. He worked as a senior illustrator at White Mice Media from June 2013 to August 2014 and at Satyabhavana Productions from October 2014 to August 2016.
Ravi Gupta during his early years in Delhi
He worked as a content manager at Bobble Keyboard from September 2016 to August 2018. He worked as Content Manager from March 2022 to May 2022 and Creative Campaign Innovator at Bobble AI from May 2022 to November 2022. He has also worked as an illustrator in Crazy Geometry.
Ravi Gupta working as a painter
comedian
In an interview, Ravi Gupta talked about his inspiration for starting standup comedy and said that he was working as an illustrator in corporate companies in 2015 but he was not happy with the work as he found the work too monotonous. It seemed so and it did not give him satisfaction. , He watched interviews of many actors on television who often promoted the theatre; However, Ravi was not good at acting and did not consider it as an alternative career option.
Ravi Gupta in 2015
He once saw standup comedians Zakir Khan and Amit Tandon and became interested in doing standup comedy. Ravi sent a message to Zakir Khan on Instagram, who replied to him and encouraged him to follow his passion. Although Ravi did not quit his job, he started doing standup comedy in bars and clubs in the evenings while working during the day.
Ravi Gupta (right) with Zakir Khan
Later he also started uploading standup comedy videos on social media platforms like YouTube and TikTok. Although initially, her videos did not become popular, her video ‘I don’t worry about tomorrow’ became a hit on TikTok after Bollywood superstar Riteish Deshmukh made a reel of her video.
Ravi Gupta shows YouTube play button after 1 lakh subscribers
He gradually became famous for his videos and did many shows and tours in different cities of India. Ravi Gupta is appreciated for his observational comedy as he often takes inspiration from various life situations and also uses the local dialect of Uttar Pradesh in his jokes. In February 2022, he also appeared in the Good Night India TV show aired on Sony SAB, hosted by Amit Tandon and Jiah Shankar.
Ravi Gupta during a comedy show
Ravi Gupta (left) with Archana Puran Singh
income/salary
Reportedly, he charges around Rs 1-2 lakh per show.
Facts/General Knowledge
- He goes by the name puredesicomic on Instagram.
- He likes to smoke and drink wine and other alcoholic beverages during parties.
Ravi Gupta smoking cigarette
Ravi Gupta drinking beer
- He is a cat and dog lover and has a dog named Piku.
Ravi Gupta with his pet dog
Ravi Gupta is playing with the cat
- His first favorite comedian was Sunil Pal.
- He likes to read books in his free time.
Ravi Gupta reading a book
- To maintain his fitness, Ravi often does exercises like jumping rope.
Ravi Gupta during a rope-skipping session
- In an interview, Ravi Gupta said that if people want to earn money fast then they should not come into the standup comedy genre. He said that although there is money in this industry, it takes years to perfect one’s timing and expertise in telling jokes.
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