Daniel Fernandes (comedian)

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Daniel Fernandes
Born (1984-08-02) 2 August 1984 (age 41)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater Symbiosis International University (MBA)
Comedy career
Years active2011–present [1]
Medium Stand-up
Genres Political/news satire, Observational comedy, Black comedy
Subjects Current events, Self-deprecation, Religion

Daniel Fernandes (born 2 August 1984) is an Indian stand-up comedian. He is known for his dark and surreal style of comedy, which references social issues in India. [2]

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Early life

Daniel Fernandes was born on 2 August 1984 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India and was raised in Goa. [3] He received his MBA in marketing from Symbiosis International University. [4]

Career

Based in Mumbai, Fernandes regularly performs at comedy clubs including Canvas Laugh Club, [2] [5] The Comedy Store, [6] Blue Frog [7] [8] and High Spirits. [9] In his comedic material and interviews, he is known to cover Indian social issues including free speech, [1] student suicide, [4] death penalty and marital rape. [10] [2] He has collaborated with several fellow stand-up comedians including Gursimran Khamba, [7] Aditi Mittal, [11] Biswa Kalyan Rath, [12] Sundeep Rao, Radhika Vaz, [13] Abish Mathew and Kanan Gill. [5] [14]

In October 2015, Fernandes accompanied Nawazuddin Siddiqui for promotions of the 2015 biographical film, Manjhi: The Mountain Man . [15] In March 2015, he hosted Forbes India's entrepreneurial awards event, 30Under30. [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "The unbearable lightness of comedy". Daily News & Analysis . 3 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "WATCH: Comedian Daniel Fernandes Makes An Important Point About Marital Rape". Huffington Post . 29 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Laughs, giggles and some serious fun". The Hindu . 24 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Comedy 'O' Comedy". Newsmobile. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Canvas Laugh Club: A Musical Stand-up Comedy". NDTV . 24 July 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Nagpur Round Table 83 to organize Standup Comedy Show to raise funds for building class-rooms". Nagpur Today. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 "The Week Ahead: Rolls-Royce Launch, Verdict on Juvenile in Delhi Rape Case". The Wall Street Journal . 19 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "THE BEST IN STAND-UP COMEDY: Daniel Fernandes, Abish Mathew, Aadar Malik". Bluefrog. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Trivia and comedy: New elements to Pune's nightlife". Daily News & Analysis . 24 July 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Marital Rape in India: Watch stand-up comic bring out scary truth!". India.com. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "A gaggle of giggles". Deccan Herald . 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Tough job to make it easy". The Hindu . 7 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "A weekend of Ha Ha Hee Hee". Bangalore Mirror . 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Yellow Experiment: coming of age of Indian comedy". Hindustan Times . 7 April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui gives IIM-L students a lesson on dreaming". Hindustan Times . 7 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "The 2015 Forbes India 30Under30 Celebrations". Forbes India . 9 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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