Sorabh Pant is an Indian

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and writer. He has performed over 250 shows. He was rated amongst India's top 10 stand-up comedians by ''

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''. In a poll by

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in March 2012, he was listed No. 1 of the 30 most interesting

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users in India.

Career

Pant started as a writer for television. In March 2008, he met

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and they did a show together on

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called ''News on The Loose''. 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. After working with Das for three and a half years, he did his first solo act at HQ. In November 2009, he became one of just three Indian comedians to hit auditoriums with his solo show, ''Pant on Fire''. Sorabh also featured in F.A.Q. on Pogo . In July 2011, when

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toured India, Pant was his opening act. In November 2011, Pant opened for American actor and comedian

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on his India tour. Pant released his debut novel ''The Wednesday Soul'' in December 2011.

''Pant on Fire''

''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.

''Traveling Pants''

''Traveling Pants'' is a comedy special which takes on cultures and people in India and around the world. In July 2012, it became the second show by an Indian comedian to be showcased at the coveted Comedy Store, Mumbai.

The East India Comedy

In 2012, Pant founded comedy company The

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, and over the next year recruited comedians

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Atul Khatri Atul Naraindas Khatri is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTube personality. He was rated among the top Indian comedians by CNN-IBN and was the only Indian to perform in the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival (Sep 2014). He was also the win ...

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and

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. Pant and Khatri are no longer a part of EIC. The East India Comedy performed 130 shows across the country in 2013, including the specials ''Men Are From Bars'' and ''Comedy News Network''.

Comedic style

Pant's material has been described as "over the top", "manic", and occasionally "marginally unstable."

, for whom Pant has opened, has said: "He's the second brilliant Indian comedian I've seen, after

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." Pant's jokes take a dig at communities and involve a lot of sex – two things which he says work "big time" in India. He also does impersonations of communities, and some of his jokes are about women. Pant says, "I am a home-grown comedian. I have the Indian sensibility". He has also been working on a lot of material that revolves around politics and puns.

''The Wednesday Soul''

Pant's book, ''The Wednesday Soul'', is a "fictitious and comic take on life after death". It was published by

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Personal life

His sister is author

Meghna Pant Meghna Pant is an Indian author, journalist and speaker. She has won a variety of awards for her contribution to literature, gender issues and journalism. In 2012, she won the Muse India National Literary Awards Young Writer Award for her debut ...

References

External links

Official websiteEast India Co.medy''The Wednesday Soul''
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