Papa CJ is the funniest comedian in India:

Papa CJ is the funniest comedian in India:

 

Papa CJ is a stand-up comedian from India. He has toured sell-out shows across four continents and in October 2011 he taped a Showtime USA Stand-up Comedy Special with Russell Peters in Amsterdam. Papa CJ’s international TV credits include shows on various channels including Comedy Central, Paramount, ITV, BBC, The Comedy Channel, NBC, Showtime USA, Omni TV and MTV. He has been invited as a guest on multiple radio shows across the globe, including NPR in the USA and the BBC.  He has also been seen on multiple TV channels in India.

His Early life and career

Papa CJ did his schooling at the Lawrence School Sanawar in India and then went on to do an MBA at the University of Oxford from the Said Business School.

He then worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and motivational speaker and has trained executives from over 50 blue chip companies all over the world.

His Comedy career

After visiting the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004, he gave up his corporate career and started performing stand-up comedy in November 2004. He has since performed in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. After being a regular on the UK comedy circuit he moved back to New Delhi in early 2008, where he began grooming new talent and growing the stand-up comedy circuit in India. In 2008 he was also a contestant on Last Comic Standing 6 on NBC where he made it to the final 10.

Papa CJ has performed at the Just for Laughs festival in Canada and more regularly at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

His Personal life

Papa CJ founded a charity that works with underprivileged children in India, getting them out of child labour and back into the formal schooling system. This charity is funded largely by his comedy. He is also a qualified Laughter Yoga instructor.

That’s why the bible says “but the greatest among these is charity” Papa CJ is indeed a giver to the less privileged, I see him as my role model.