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Born on September 14, 1981, Sorabh Pant is an Indian comedian and writer. His career began as a television writer before he started performing with Vir Das in 2008. In March 2008, they collaborated on the show News on the Loose, and he subsequently opened for Vir Das’s Walking on Broken Das in the same year. He has performed over 250 shows and now boasts a career total exceeding 1500 shows across 90 cities and 16 countries. The Times of India has rated him among India's top-ten stand-up comedians, solidifying his position as a highly successful comedian in India. Critics frequently characterize Pant's comedy as 'over the top,' 'manic,' and sometimes 'marginally unstable,' with his performances commonly featuring elements of community observations, sexual humor, impersonations, and political wordplay. He launched his solo show Pant on Fire in November 2009, which toured extensively across India, Dhaka, Dubai, and North America by November 2012. He has opened for prominent international comedians like Wayne Brady in July 2011 and Rob Schneider in November 2011, with Rob Schneider later praising him as "Very Loud! He is known for the phrase “Killed in every city,” and he produced the comedy specials ‘Pants on Fire’ and ‘Traveling Pants,’ with ‘Traveling Pants’ exploring cultures and individuals both within India and internationally. His debut novel, The Wednesday Soul, was released in December 2011; it is a comic take on life after death, and he has since published Under Delhi (2014), Pawan: The Flying Accountant (2017) and Vote for Pant: But, Don’t (2022). In 2012, Sorabh Pant founded East India Comedy, a large comedy collective which performed 130 shows in 2013. He is also the first Indian comedian to headline shows in China, Canada, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. Wayne Brady considers him a brilliant Indian comedian, after Russell Peters. He maintains a significant online presence with over 2.7 million Twitter followers, 500k Facebook followers, 92.2k Instagram followers, and his stand-up videos have garnered over 45 million views. He has three comedy specials on Amazon Prime Video, including "Make India Great Again," which received positive reviews, and ‘Rant of The Pant 2017’ which reached over 25 million views. Currently, he writes a weekly column for Deccan Chronicle and Asian Age and is scheduled to perform at 'The Laughter Vibe' comedy show in Dubai, collaborating with Shreeja Chaturvedi for the event, which will feature a mix of Hindi and English and be hosted by Knite Entertainment.
