Aditi Mittal

Mittal is one of the better-known faces of the Indian English stand-up comedy scene in North and West India.[http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/jul/120712-Getting-candid-with-the-phunny-girl.htm "Getting candid with the phunny girl"], "Mid-Day", Mumbai, 12 July 2012. In 2009, she was one of the first 5 Indians to be featured in an Indians-only stand-up show called Local Heroes, organized by the U.K based "The Comedy Store."[http://www.zomato.com/por/events/mumbai/local-heroes-100015552 "Local Heroes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140126120129/http://www.zomato.com/por/events/mumbai/local-heroes-100015552|date=2014-01-26}}, "Zomato.com", Mumbai, 20 June. Today, she is a regular at Canvas Laugh Factory, Comedy Store Mumbai and has performed at venues and humor festivals across the country, clubs in UK and at Laugh Factory, Los Angeles.[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tdQIqKqo76MyRXZRSaDHRI/Society--Funny-girls.html "What makes India’s Women comedian tick"], "Mint", Mumbai, 6 July 2013.[http://www.standupplanet.org/2013/05/28/from-the-directors-notebook-los-angeles-california/ "From the Directors notebook"], "Stand Up Planet", USA.

In 2013, Mittal was invited by the BBC for the prestigious 100 Women Conference in London.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24579511 "100 Women: Who took part"], "Bbc.com", London, 22 November 2013. She first performed her solo show ‘Things they wouldn’t let me say’ in July 2013 at the Canvas Laugh Factory, Mumbai.[http://nh7.in/indiecision/2013/07/24/aditi-mittal-walks-into-a-bar/ "Aditi walks into a bar"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055400/http://nh7.in/indiecision/2013/07/24/aditi-mittal-walks-into-a-bar/|date=2016-03-04}}, "NH7.com", Mumbai, 24 July 2013. The tour features an appearance by sex therapist Dr. Mrs. Lutchuke and the "thinking" Bollywood starlet Dolly Khurana.[http://in.bookmyshow.com/events/Things-They-Wouldnt-Let-Me-Say/ET00015938 "Things they wouldn’t let me say"], "Bookmyshow.com".

Along with American and South African comics, Mittal has been featured in the American documentary [https://web.archive.org/web/20190417120903/https://www.kcet.org/shows/stand-up-planet/stand-up-planet-comedy-showcase-chapter-4 Stand-Up Planet], which depicts a stand-up comic's quest to find some of the best humor from corners of the developing world.[http://www.standupplanet.org/comics/ "Comics"], "Stand Up Planet".{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/11/311410262/stand-up-planet-follows-jokes-to-serious-global-issues|title=Aditi Mittal in Stand Up Planet|last=|first=|date=11 May 2014|website=npr|access-date=3 March 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://eventseeker.com/artist/61984-aditi-mittal|title=Aditi Mittal in Stand-up Planet|last=|first=|date=|website=Eventseeker|access-date=3 March 2020}} She has appeared on CNN-IBN's Phenking News with Cyrus Broacha, and is a staple on the political satire show Jay Hind.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110622180829/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110619/jsp/graphiti/story_14129838.jsp "Telegraph"], "Just for laughs", Calcutta, 19 June 2011.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185519/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-27/coimbatore/34764377_1_standup-comedy-comedian-vir-das "A funny weekend treat for city residents"], "The Times of India", Coimbatore, 27 October 2012. She was one of the founding members of the Ghanta Awards and the Filmfail Awards, two of the biggest parody award shows in India.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202193118/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/the-2nd-annual-ghanta-awards-list-of-winners/241045-8-66.html "The 2nd annual ghanta awards list of winners"], "IBNlive.in", 20 March 2012.[http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/theatre/filmfail-awards "The Filmfail Awards"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204015102/http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/theatre/filmfail-awards |date=February 4, 2014 }}, Time Out, Mumbai, 22 March 2012. She has featured in Ripping the Decade with Vir Das, Fools Gold Awards on Comedy Central India, and Bollywood OMG on Channel V.[http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k10/dec/decrel50.php "R.I.P.ping the Decade"], "Indiantelevision.com", 27 December 2010.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140202185523/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-31/tv/31255224_1_fools-channel-award "Now, an awards for fools!"], "The Times of India, 31 March 2012.[http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2012/may/060512-No-laughing-matter.htm "No laughing matter"], "Mid-Day", Mumbai, 6 May 2012.

Mittal was featured on BBC World and BBC America among "India’s trailblazers", and appeared on BBC Asia with RJ Nihal.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22712469 "India’s Trailblazers: The Female stand-up comic"], "BBC.com", London, 30 May 2013.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b02x9r27 "Female stand-up comedian Aditi Mittal"], "BBC.com", London, 18 June 2013. Her material has been described as "acerbic and cutting edge".[http://wonderwoman.intoday.in/story/little-miss-sunshine-aditi-mittal/1/100554.html "Little Miss Sunshine"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822130623/http://wonderwoman.intoday.in/story/little-miss-sunshine-aditi-mittal/1/100554.html |date=2016-08-22 }}, "India Today".[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tdQIqKqo76MyRXZRSaDHRI/Society--Funny-girls.html "What makes India’s Women comedian tick"], "Mint", Mumbai, 6 July 2013.[http://www.actfaqs.com/TOI-rates-ADITI-MITTAL-for-Laughs "TOI rates Aditi Mittal for Laughs"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202144911/http://www.actfaqs.com/TOI-rates-ADITI-MITTAL-for-Laughs|date=February 2, 2014}}, "Actfaqs.com", 10 June 2013. Her jokes cover everything from Osama bin Laden to sanitary napkins, toddlers to Miss India winners.[http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tdQIqKqo76MyRXZRSaDHRI/Society--Funny-girls.html "What makes India’s Women comedian tick"], "Mint", Mumbai, 6 July 2013.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130906072954/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130903/jsp/t2/story_17302995.jsp#.Us6YLBZ6vCE "Want a laugh? Just let her loose!"], "Telegraph", Calcutta, 3 September 20.[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/laugh-out-loud/1/143957.html "Laugh Out Loud"], "India Today", 7 July 2011. She says, "My brand of humor is personal. It’s observational."[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/laugh-out-loud/1/143957.html "Laugh Out Loud"], "India Today", 7 July 2011. She developed the character of Dr. (Mrs.) Lutchuke because she did not like the way sex was portrayed by the media.[http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/art-culture/get-up-stand-up "Get Up Stand Up"], "Open Magazine", 28 May 2011. Mittal has spoken at India's 1st Sex Exposition by India Today, WIFT India (Women in Film and Television), Indian School of business, Hyderabad and comedy festivals across the country.

She speaks fluent English and Hindi and has comprehension in French and Spanish.

Mittal believes that humor is the best fix for gravitas. A fan of Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig, she stepped into the stand-up comedy scene after quitting her job in New York and moving to India. Allured by the burgeoning interest in it, she trained herself, subsequently moving on to live performances.{{Citation needed|date=August 2018}}

In the end of 2013 and in October 2014, she was included in the BBC's 100 women.{{Cite news |date=2013-10-20 |title=100 Women: Who took part? |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-24579511 |access-date=2022-12-18}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-29758792|title=Who are the 100 Women 2014?|date=2014-10-26|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-01-05|language=en-GB}} In December 2014, Mittal featured as a part of the Roast panel on the AIB (All India Bakchod) Knockout. In February, she appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's The Now Show.{{Cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0512ln6 |title = BBC Radio 4 - the Now Show, Series 45, Episode 5}}

Mittal's YouTube series Bad Girls showcases women activists. The first episode, released in February 2017, focused on Nidhi Goyal.{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/neon/social-buzz/nidhi-goyal-aditi-mittal-comedy-visually-impaired-woman-disability-and-sexuality-comedian-bad-girls-youtube|title=Visually-Impaired Comedian Nidhi Goyal Slays It On 'Bad Girls'|last=Sharma|first=Deeksha|work=The Quint|date=17 February 2017|accessdate=27 August 2018}}

Mittal appeared in James May's Our Man in India in 2024.

In 2018, she was accused of sexual harassment by comedian Kaneez Surka who stated that Mittal had forcefully kissed her on the mouth. Mittal denied the accusation, leading to Surka publicly posting what had happened on Twitter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/kaneez-surka-accuses-comedian-aditi-mittal-of-sexual-harassment/story-5PCSKJR9ONZ1tRzkfBx0jI.html|title = Kaneez Surka accuses comedian Aditi Mittal of sexual harassment|date = 10 October 2018}} In October 2018, Mittal "said she gave the improv artiste, who was hosting an open mic, a peck on the lips 'as a joke as a part of the act'. and "apologised later to Surka when she realised the discomfort she had caused."{{Cite news|date=2018-10-11|title=#MeToo: Comedian Aditi Mittal apologises to Kaneez Surka, says her intentions were not 'sexual in nature'|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/metoo-comedian-aditi-mittal-apologises-to-kaneez-surka-says-her-intentions-were-not-sexual-in-nature/articleshow/66159684.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-05-22}}

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