Rohan Joshi
Indian stand-up comedian
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Rohan Joshi is a comedian and YouTuber. He was one of founding members of the creative agency All India Bakchod. Joshi scripted and starred in several YouTube sketches for All India Bakchod, and was one of the co-creators of the satirical news comedy show On Air with AIB. Now, he runs his own YouTube channel and makes reaction videos with Tanmay Bhat.
- Writer
- comedian
- YouTuber
- television presenter
Rohan Joshi | |
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| Born | Mumbai, India |
| Alma mater | K J Somaiya College of Engineering |
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| Known for | AIB |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Subscribers | 186 thousand |
| Views | 15.2 million |
| Last updated: 1 May 2026[needs update] | |
Early and personal life
Joshi attended K J Somaiya College of Engineering, but eventually dropped out.[1] He attended Jai Hind College and subsequently worked as a journalist for a period of time. Before working for CNBC and Times Now, Joshi also attended Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, where he received his postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism.[2]
In 2014, he was reported to be dating Shaheen Bhatt.[3] They broke up in 2017.[4] Joshi is an atheist.[5]
Career
In the late 2000s, Joshi was a contributor to JLT, a humour magazine based in Mumbai.[6] In addition to performing across India, Joshi served as a humour columnist for several publications including Mid-Day. In 2011, he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2011 and 2012, he co-wrote the Filmfare awards. In addition, he has performed in over 250 shows.[7] Joshi spent a couple of years at Vir Das's comedy platform Weirdass, writing live comedy shows with Tanmay Bhat and Ashish Shakya. With Gursimran Khamba, they co-wrote television scripts and jokes for MTV, Channel V, and the Filmfare Awards. In 2013, the four started the SoundCloud podcast All India Bakchod (AIB).[6] Joshi scripted and starred in several YouTube sketches for All India Bakchod, and was a co-creator of the satirical news comedy show On Air with AIB. Following controversy and sexual misconduct allegations against AIB members, the comedy company ceased operations in 2018.[6]
In April 2019, Joshi confirmed that he was working on an hour-long stand-up comedy special for Amazon Prime Video.[8] On 10 January 2020, Joshi's special Wake N Bake was released on Amazon Prime Video.[9] In the same year, Netflix India started a series with Tanmay Bhat reacting to various movies & TV shows on Netflix, called "Tanmay Reacts".[10] Bhat also reacts to memes and videos on his own channel, and Joshi has been a part of the panel since 2020.[11][12]
Controversies
Joshi's tweet over comedian Raju Srivastav's death caused widespread outrage on Twitter. He later deleted his tweet and issued a clarification.[13][14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Actor | Producer | Notes |
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| 2016 | Baar Baar Dekho | Yes | No | |
| 2020 | Wake N Bake | No | No | Comedy stand-up special |
| Chintu Ka Birthday | No | Yes | Film released on ZEE5 | |
| Mentalhood | Yes | No | Web series released on ALTBalaji and ZEE5[15] | |
| 2024 | India's Got Latent | No | No | Guest judge |
