The Most Famous
COMEDIANS from India
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Indian Comedians of all time. This list of famous Indian Comedians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Jaspal Bhatti (1955 - 2012)
With an HPI of 27.48, Jaspal Bhatti is the most famous Indian Comedian. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Jaspal Singh Bhatti (3 March 1955 – 25 October 2012) was an Indian television personality known for his satirical take on the problems of the common man. He is most well known for his television series Flop Show, Full Tension and mini capsules Ulta Pulta which ran on Doordarshan, India's national television network, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was commonly known as "King of Comedy" and also "King of Satire". He carried out various anti corruption crusades in Chandigarh. His frontal attack on issues like redtapism, nepotism, and corruption was both comic and awakening for masses. In 2013, he was (posthumously) honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as comedians born between 1955 and 1955. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased comedians include Jaspal Bhatti. As of April 2022, 1 new comedians have been added to Pantheon including Jaspal Bhatti.
