Biography

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If you like your comedians worldly, Papa CJ is right up your alley. He has sold-out not just his tours in India, but performances across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. In the last few years alone he has performed in France, Hong Kong, USA, Northern Ireland, Singapore, Malta, UAE and Indonesia.

In 2008 Papa CJ represented India on the NBC TV Show Last Comic Standing. From the thousands of comedians that contested from all over the world, he was ranked in the top ten in the world. His comedy has been likened to that of an Indian Chris Rock – full of attitude, energy and caustic observations about society.

In the last few years Papa CJ has represented Indian stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, the Just for Laughs Festival in Canada and the Indian Comedy Festival in South Africa. Papa CJ represented Indian stand-up comedy on BBC in America, the Paramount Comedy channel in the UK, Omni TV in Canada and the Comedy Channel in Australia.

In the wake of such success, Papa CJ has not forgotten his roots; he founded the charity One Child that helps underprivileged children in India, funded largely by proceeds from his own comedy. One Child has been successful in getting children out of child labour and into the formal schooling system.

Papa CJ also pioneered and has been running open mic nights for comedians in India. In addition to growing local talent, he is also promoting stand-up comedy in India by investing in bringing down international talent to tour India.

Papa CJ has been employed by clients in multiple roles including performing stand-up comedy live or for TV, as an MC and compere for corporate events, as a host and presenter for high profile award ceremonies, as a warm up act for TV shows, as an auctioneer at charity events and as a performer at private functions.

In a past life Papa CJ also completed an MBA from the University of Oxford and worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and run over 100 sessions for over 50 blue chip companies all over the world. These companies include Accenture, Nike, Google, BBC, Universal Music, UBS, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Unilever and also HM Treasury in the UK.

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