Daniel Fernandes (comedian)

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

Daniel Fernandes
Born (1984-08-02) 2 August 1984
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
MediumStand-up
Years active2011–present[1]
GenresPolitical/news satire, Observational comedy, Black comedy
Subject(s)Current events, Self-deprecation, Religion

Early life

Fernandes was born in Mumbai and was raised in Goa.[3] He received his MBA in marketing from Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Pune.[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, Fernandes is known to cover Indian social issues including free speech,[1] student suicide,[4] death penalty and marital rape.[10][2] He collaborated with several Indian 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]

gollark: Yes it does.
gollark: Governments actually having some input from the organizations they deal with and regulate is important, but it's also bad if you end up having large companies benefit themselves at the expense of smaller ones and/or people.
gollark: intellec™
gollark: See, if the government was mostly not allowed to do things, that wouldn't happen because they COULDN'T make those changes.
gollark: Most big Western governments have at least a few tens of percentage points of national GDP.

References
  1. "The unbearable lightness of comedy". Daily News & Analysis. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. "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. "Comedy 'O' Comedy". Newsmobile. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. "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. "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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