Anubhav Singh Bassi

{{short description|Indian stand-up comedian and YouTuber}}

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| birth_place = Meerut,Uttar Pradesh, India

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| years_active = 2017–present

| nationality = Indian

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| years active = 2016–present

| genre = Comedy

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| subscribers = 5.15 million

| views = 400 million

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Anubhav Singh Bassi is an Indian actor, YouTuber and stand-up comedian. His career as a standup comic started after an open mic in 2017.{{Cite news|last=Hussain|first=Raahat|date=2 August 2019|title=Being Bassi|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/anubhav-singh-bassi-the-28-year-old-internet-comedy-sensation-is-back-for-another-show/article28795316.ece|access-date=29 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|last=Malik|first=Ektaa|date=24 January 2020|title=Stand-up comic Anubhav Singh bassi is not on air|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/anubhav-singh-bassi-stand-up-comedy-6232159/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123224000/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/anubhav-singh-bassi-stand-up-comedy-6232159/ |archive-date=23 January 2020 |access-date=29 January 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}} Bassi's YouTube videos have got 200 million+ views and he has over 4 million subscribers along with 3 million+ followers on Instagram.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 July 2020|title=A joke should be taken as a joke: Anubhav Singh Bassi|url=https://morungexpress.com/a-joke-should-be-taken-as-a-joke-anubhav-singh-bassi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209004840/https://morungexpress.com/a-joke-should-be-taken-as-a-joke-anubhav-singh-bassi |archive-date=9 February 2021 |access-date=29 January 2021|website=MorungExpress}}

Along with this, he has done a monologue for Amazon Funnies.{{Cite news|last=Akundi|first=Sweta|date=25 August 2020|title=How comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi is spending the lockdown|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/anubhav-singh-bassi-delves-into-reading-poetry-in-lockdown/article32437285.ece|access-date=29 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}} and a cameo in ZEE5's Comedy Couple (2020). He has done his show tour in more than 35 cities across India. He also delivered a Ted Talk about his struggles.

In January 2023, Bassi announced his Bollywood debut with Luv Ranjan's Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar alongside Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor which got released on 8 March 2023. He came up with his first standup special 'Bas Kar Bassi' on Amazon Prime Video in February 2023.

Early life and family

Anubhav Singh Bassi was born on 9 January 1991 in a small town in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his schooling from Dewan Public School. He graduated with a BA LLB degree from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow in 2015. Bassi has also been a UPSC aspirant and an entrepreneur, before starting his career in stand-up comedy.

Filmography

=Films=

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Year

! Film

! Role

! Notes

2020

|Comedy Couple

Himselfcameo appearance
2023

|Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

Manu Dabbas

=Web series=

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Platform

! Notes

2023

|Bas Kar Bassi

HimselfAmazon Prime Videostandup comedy

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