Kenneth Mathew Sebastian (born 31 December 1990) is an Indian

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and

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. He first rose to prominence through a

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channel that broadcasts clips of his stand-up shows, devotional song covers, in addition to original skits, garnering 152 million views since 2008. He has toured the

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. In 2017, he produced an hour-long comedy special for

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. He performs primarily in English, switching to

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for comic effect. He was also a judge in Comicstaan, a comedy reality show. He released his special ''The Most Interesting Person In The Room'' on Netflix in 2020.

Early life and education

Kenny Sebastian was born on 31 December 1990 to

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parents from

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, and was brought up in

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. His father was in the

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, hence Sebastian migrated throughout his childhood. He speaks English,

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and

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. Sebastian went to Kendriya Vidyalaya N.A.L. for his education. He holds a degree in Visual Arts from the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. Kenny married his longtime partner, Tracy Alison in Goa on 16 January 2022.

Career

Kenny made songs from tweets, popularly known as ''#KennySing4Me''. This gained him his initial popularity. He also created an improvised sketch show for

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known as ''The Living Room''. He co-wrote and acted in the

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called ''Star Boyz''. He did a cameo in the web series ''Humorously Yours'', in ''Better Life Foundation'' by Naveen Richard and in ''Pushpavalli'' by

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. He also has an original series ''Die Trying'', an improvised show ''The Improvisers: Something From Nothing'' along with

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and

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and a

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show ''Sketchy Behaviour'' co-written and co-starring

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.He also started his mini series named "Getting there" which has 3 episodes and two stand-up specials each on Amazon Prime and Netflix. He is a

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for '' Comicstaan'', a comedy hunt

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. His podcast titled ''Simple Ken'', which has featured various guests, has also gained popularity on audio streaming services and on YouTube. However, Kenny has stated time and again on the podcast that he would like the 'SimpleKen' community to remain small, as it was meant to be a personal, niche venture, and not mainstream. He has his own

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named SuperHuman Studioz and has also edited a Bollywood film "Station" at the age of 21. He also did subtitling work for about a month, before he quit abruptly.

Filmography

Discography

References

External links

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