Sorabh Pant is one of the most prominent Indian stand-up comics. He rose to fame when he met world famous comedians Wayne Brady and Rob Schneider during their Indian tours.
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Sorabh Pant was born on Monday, 14 September 1981 (age 39 years; as in 2020) in Mumbai. He went to St. Mary’s School (ISC), Mumbai. He did B.Com. (1997-2000) and M.Com. (2000-2002) from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.
A rare picture of Sorabh’s childhood
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Hair Color: N/A (Bald)
Eye colour: black
family and caste
parents and siblings
His mother’s name is Sujata Pant and his father’s name is not known. Both are retired Income Tax Commissioners. His sister is the famous author and journalist Meghna Pant.
Sorabh Pant with his family
Sorabh Pant with his sister
Relationships, wife and children
Sorabh married his girlfriend Eva Bagchi (a writer) on 12 February 2011 (Saturday). The couple have two children. His son’s name is Vikramaditya and daughter’s name is Tara.
Sorabh Pant is marrying his girlfriend!
Sorabh with his children
signature/autograph
livelihood
as a writer
He started out as a TV writer. He has worked as a writer for shows on Pogo, Star World, CNBC and ET Now. He also worked with Guru Vir Das in the show “News on the Loose”.
Saurabh has also written 3 books. His first book ‘The Wednesday Soul’ was published in the year 2012. Life after death has been described in a humorous manner in this book. This was followed by ‘Under Delhi’ in 2014, which was the story of a girl fighting rapists in Delhi. His third book ‘Pawan: The Flying Accountant’ was about a suicidal superhero. It was published in 2017.
Sorabh Pant’s book released
as a comedian
Saurabh started doing stand-up in 2008. Initially, he played opening act for his guru Vir Das. When asked about his first stand-up comedy experience he said,
Horrible! I was opening for Vir Das in Delhi and I was thrown in the deep end with 500 people in front of me. I was given 11 minutes, I finished it in four minutes and I spoke even faster than usual. It was an epic disaster. In fact, the first 11 shows I did were disastrous!”
He became famous after being the opening act for world famous comedians Wayne Brady and Rob Schneider during their Indian shows. Sorabh’s first special was titled ‘Pants on Fire’ and was released in 2009. Since then, he has released 5 more specials titled ‘The Traveling Pants,’ ‘Making Money for My Kids,’ ‘Born on Mars,’ ‘My Dad Thinks.’ He’s funny,’ and ‘Make India Great Again.’
Sorabh has performed more than 2000 shows all over the world as of 2020. He is the prime choice for headlining corporate shows and college fests. He was rated one of the top 10 Indian stand-up comics by The Times of India. He was also listed. In a survey conducted by IBN Live in March 2012, he was ranked among the 30 most interesting Twitter users in India. He also performs almost all over India at major events of Black Dog Easy Evenings.
Sorabh co-founded the comedy collective East India Comedy (EIC) in 2012 with India’s top comedians such as Sapan Verma, Sahil Shah, Kunal Rao, Azim Banatwala, Angad Singh Ranyal and Atul Khatri. The group is famous for making YouTube videos, performing at corporate events and comedy shows. The collective is known as India’s busiest comedy company, performing a record of 130 shows in the year 2013. He left EIC in 2017 to focus on his solo career.
Sorabh Pant with other members of EIC
He also has a podcast titled ‘Wake Up with Sorabh’ on his YouTube channel.
controversies
Sorabh faced many controversies for his controversial views on beef ban, Narendra Modi and Salman Khan, he even received death threats. When asked about his controversial content, he said,
I also stay relatively neutral in my Rant of the Pants videos. I believe in being open-minded and discussing any issue. There is no conscious effort to be bold, but the idea is to do justice to the material.”
Favourite Things
- Food: Jumbo King’s Brown Bread Vada Pao
- Books: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Susannah Clark
Facts/General Knowledge
- Saurabh is addicted to drinking alcohol occasionally.
- His hobbies include playing cricket and travelling.
- According to him, he was the class clown during his college days. In an interview he said,
I would dress up like the devil, go to juniors’ classes and promote events. I was expelled almost three times. Some people loved me, but others absolutely hated me, just like the internet. So when I get insulted online, it doesn’t matter to me, because I’ve heard it all.
Sorabh Pant in his college days
- During an interview, Sorabh revealed that his name on his first voter ID card was ‘Sulabh Pani’. He also shared a funny story about his mother naming him Sorabh. He said,
My mother named me after the Persian legend of Rustam and Sohrab, where Rustam kills his son Sohrab by stabbing him. Since that day I have been maintaining distance from my father.
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