George Vivian Paul is an Indian

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, writer, actor and

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er and co-founder of Kochin Komedians from the state of

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. He also organises standup comedy shows on busy streets, thus making him the nation's first street comic to be recognised. He began his journey as part of Kalkutta Komedians and Comedified. and continued to start Kochin Komedians in 2016 in

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

. He currently best known for his podcast Vivian's Irrelevant Podcast'''.

Education

Vivian finished his

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at Mar Athanasius College of Engineering and has worked in cities like

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and

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before being introduced to the

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scene in

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Early life and career

George Vivian Paul has worked in construction companies in various cities across the country as a

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for a period of a little over two years, before shifting his career to be a stand-up comedian in Kolkata. He joined the stand-up comedy group 'Kalkutta Komedians' and started performing at open-mics across the city. Owing to his father's career in the

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, Vivian had to move around to various parts of the country which allowed him to pick up many languages. With mostly performing his sets in English, he would deliver punchlines in the local dialects to make the joke more impactful. In 2016, on realizing the potential for stand-up comedy in Kochi, Vivian co-founded 'Kochin Komedians', a part of the 'Komedian's Network'. Through the group, he would organize open-mics across the city. During the COVID- 19 pandemic, he started his podcast Vivian's Irrelevant Podcast''' in partnership with the indie music streaming service ''SocialMob''. He made his acting debut in the award winning film '' Avasavyuham,'' which went on the win the best film in the

52nd Kerala State Film Awards The 52nd Kerala State Film Awards, presented by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy were announced by the Minister for Cultural Affairs, Saji Cheriyan in Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandru ...

References

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