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Rohan Joshi

Rohan Joshi is a comedian and YouTuber. He was one of founding members of the creative agency All India Bakchod. Often considered as one of the best comedians in India. Joshi scripted and starred in several YouTube sketches for All India Bakchod, and was one of the co-creators of the satirical news comedy show On Air with AIB. Now, he runs his own YouTube channel and makes reaction videos with Tanmay Bhat. He is also known to have worked as a Teacher at Jai Hind College.

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Rohan Joshi
Born
Mumbai, India
Alma materK J Somaiya College of Engineering
Occupations
  • Writer
  • comedian
  • YouTuber
  • television presenter
Known forAIB
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Years active2018–present
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Views15.2 million
Last updated: 1 May 2026

Rohan Joshi is a comedian and YouTuber. He was one of founding members of the creative agency All India Bakchod. Often considered as one of the best comedians in India. Joshi scripted and starred in several YouTube sketches for All India Bakchod, and was one of the co-creators of the satirical news comedy show On Air with AIB. Now, he runs his own YouTube channel and makes reaction videos with Tanmay Bhat. He is also known to have worked as a Teacher at Jai Hind College.

Early and personal life

Joshi attended K J Somaiya College of Engineering, but eventually dropped out.1 He attended Jai Hind College and subsequently worked as a journalist for a period of time. Before working for CNBC and Times Now, Joshi also attended Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, where he received his postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism.2

In 2014, he was reported to be dating Shaheen Bhatt.3 They broke up in 2017.4 Joshi is an atheist.5

Career

In the late 2000s, Joshi was a contributor to JLT, a humour magazine based in Mumbai.6 In addition to performing across India, Joshi served as a humour columnist for several publications including Mid-Day. In 2011, he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2011 and 2012, he co-wrote the Filmfare awards. In addition, he has performed in over 250 shows.7 Joshi spent a couple of years at Vir Das's comedy platform Weirdass, writing live comedy shows with Tanmay Bhat and Ashish Shakya. With Gursimran Khamba, they co-wrote television scripts and jokes for MTV, Channel V, and the Filmfare Awards. In 2013, the four started the SoundCloud podcast All India Bakchod (AIB).6 Joshi scripted and starred in several YouTube sketches for All India Bakchod, and was a co-creator of the satirical news comedy show On Air with AIB. Following controversy and sexual misconduct allegations against AIB members, the comedy company ceased operations in 2018.6

In April 2019, Joshi confirmed that he was working on an hour-long stand-up comedy special for Amazon Prime Video.8 On 10 January 2020, Joshi's special Wake N Bake was released on Amazon Prime Video.9 In the same year, Netflix India started a series with Tanmay Bhat reacting to various movies & TV shows on Netflix, called Tanmay Reacts.10 Bhat also reacts to memes and videos on his own channel as part of the show, and Joshi has been a part of the panel since 2020.1112

Controversies

Joshi's tweet over comedian Raju Srivastav's death caused widespread outrage on Twitter. He later deleted his tweet and issued a clarification.1314

Filmography

Year Title Actor Producer Notes
2016 Baar Baar Dekho Yes No
2020 Wake N Bake No No Comedy stand-up special
Chintu Ka Birthday No Yes Film released on ZEE5
Mentalhood Yes No Web series released on ALTBalaji and ZEE515
2024 India's Got Latent No No Guest judge
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "AIB Comedian Rohan Joshi tweets experience on being bullied by teacher after reading about Amity student's suicide". The Indian Express. 17 August 2016.
  2. Bhat, Tanmay (9 July 2025). "INDIAN MEDIA REVEIW ft. Kunal Kamra" (video). youtube.com.
  3. "Alia Bhatt's sister in love!". The Times of India. 24 May 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  4. "Alia Bhatt and sister Shaheen spend more time post break-up with Sidharth and Rohan | Alia Bhatt and sister Shaheen spend more time post break-up with Sidharth and Rohan". Deccan Chronicle. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  5. "Global Focus - Coming out as an atheist in multi-faith India". RFI. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  6. Pathak, Ankur (2 June 2019). "Woke To Broke: The Stunning Rise And Fall Of AIB". Huffington Post India. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. "Rohan Joshi | Only Much Louder". Only Much Louder.
  8. Arora, Akhil. "Rohan Joshi Working on Stand-Up Comedy Special for Amazon Prime Video". Gadgets 360. NDTV.
  9. Pallavi, Krishna Priya (13 January 2020). "Wake N Bake Review: Rohan Joshi gives you a privilege check, but with a few good laughs". India Today. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  10. "Netflix India Releases Death Note Reaction Video Featuring Comedian Tanmay Bhat". Anime News Network. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. "Meet Tanmay Bhat, The 'OP' of Desi YouTube Who Gave Us Memorable AIB Sketches". News 18. 31 July 2023.
  12. "Tanmay Bhat Says Ranveer Allahbadia Is Not Replying To His Texts Since Samay Raina Controversy: 'Pata Nahi Kya...'". News18. 26 February 2025.
  13. "Rohan Joshi faces backlash for saying 'good riddance' on Raju Srivastava's death". Hindustan Times. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  14. "Rohan Joshi apologizes after being trolled for insensitive remark on Raju Srivastava: 'Not about my personal…'". The Indian Express. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  15. Siddiqui, Aqsa Akbani. "Rohan Joshi bags ALTBalaji's Mentalhood". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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