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	'''Papa CJ''' is a stand-up comedian from India. In November 2014 he won the 'Asia's Best Stand-up Comedian' award by ''Top 10'' Magazine in Kuala Lumpur. He has toured sell-out shows across five continents and in October 2011 he taped a Showtime USA Stand-up Comedy Special with [[Russell Peters]] in Amsterdam.		'''Papa CJ'''<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Kumar \|first=Utpal \|date=11 April 2020 \|title=The Papa of Comedy \|work=The Sunday Guardian \|url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/culture/the-papa-of-comedy}}</ref> is a stand-up comedian from India. In November 2014, he won the 'Asia's Best Stand-up Comedian' award by ''Top 10'' Magazine in Kuala Lumpur. He has toured sell-out shows across five continents and in October 2011 he taped a Showtime USA Stand-up Comedy Special with [[Russell Peters]] in Amsterdam.

	==Early life and career==		==Early life and career==
	Papa CJ did his schooling at the [[Lawrence School Sanawar]] in India where he was the head boy and then went on to do an MBA at the [[University of Oxford]] from the [[Said Business School]].<ref name=PapaCJ>{{cite web \|url=http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|accessdate=2013-05-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130630024546/http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|archivedate=2013-06-30 }}</ref>		Papa CJ did his schooling at the [[Lawrence School Sanawar]] in India where he was the head boy and then went on to do an MBA at the [[University of Oxford]] from the [[Said Business School]].<ref name=PapaCJ>{{cite web \|url=http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|title=Papa CJ - International Stand-up Comedian from India - Biography \|accessdate=2013-05-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630024546/http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|archivedate=2013-06-30 }}</ref>

	He then worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and motivational speaker and has trained executives from over 50 blue chip companies all over the world.		He then worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and motivational speaker and has trained executives from over 50 blue chip companies all over the world.
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	==Publishing career==		==Publishing career==
	Papa CJ's debut book, an autobiography titled 'Naked', was published in the Indian subcontinent by Westland, an Amazon company, on 16 ~~Dec~~ 2019.		Papa CJ's debut book, an autobiography titled 'Naked', was published in the Indian subcontinent by Westland, an Amazon company, on 16 December 2019.

	He has also written articles for multiple publications including [[Harvard Business Review]].		He has also written articles for multiple publications including [[Harvard Business Review]].
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	Under his initiative called The Papa CJ Happiness Project, he performs in support of charitable causes across the world and particularly in India. In addition to fundraising shows he also performs free shows in hospitals and for long suffering patients in their homes.		Under his initiative called The Papa CJ Happiness Project, he performs in support of charitable causes across the world and particularly in India. In addition to fundraising shows he also performs free shows in hospitals and for long suffering patients in their homes.

	==Motivational ~~Speaking~~, ~~Corporate Training~~ and ~~Executive Coaching~~==		==Motivational speaking, corporate training and executive coaching==
	Papa CJ runs multiple different training modules for organisations, the most popular of which apply learnings from stand-up comedy into the personal and professional lives of people in the workplace.		Papa CJ runs multiple different training modules for organisations, the most popular of which apply learnings from stand-up comedy into the personal and professional lives of people in the workplace.

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	* Razor TV Singapore - comedy in hospitals: https://web.archive.org/web/20131113211144/http://www.razor.tv/video/529118/comedian-brings-laughter-to-hospitals		* Razor TV Singapore - comedy in hospitals: https://web.archive.org/web/20131113211144/http://www.razor.tv/video/529118/comedian-brings-laughter-to-hospitals
	* Malaysia's 89.9 BFM Radio interview: http://www.bfm.my/finding-the-funny-papa-cj		* Malaysia's 89.9 BFM Radio interview: http://www.bfm.my/finding-the-funny-papa-cj
	* Comedy Central: https://archive.is/20130419222850/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/videos/50520		* Comedy Central: https://archive.today/20130419222850/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/videos/50520
	* Showtime USA: http://www.sho.com/sho/schedules/titles/141920/episode-105#/index		* Showtime USA: http://www.sho.com/sho/schedules/titles/141920/episode-105#/index
	* Paramount Comedy UK: http://www.theworldstandsup.com/Comics-A-Z/cj.aspx		* Paramount Comedy UK: http://www.theworldstandsup.com/Comics-A-Z/cj.aspx
	* Omni TV Canada: http://www.omniab.ca/programming/signatureseries/details.php?id=106		* Omni TV Canada: http://www.omniab.ca/programming/signatureseries/details.php?id=106
	* BBC UK: ~~http~~://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8419225.stm		* BBC UK: https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8419225.stm
	* NPR USA: http://m.npr.org/news/front/17680952?page=5		* NPR USA: http://m.npr.org/news/front/17680952?page=5
	*BBC UK: <nowiki>~~http~~://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8419225.stm</nowiki>		*BBC UK: <nowiki>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8419225.stm bbc.co.uk]</nowiki>
	*CAREER AHEAD INDIA:		*CAREER AHEAD INDIA:
	* https://www.careerahead.in/post/q-a-with-papa-cj		https://www.careerahead.in/post/q-a-with-papa-cj

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	==Early life and career==		==Early life and career==
	Papa CJ did his schooling at the [[Lawrence School Sanawar]] in India where he was the head boy and then went on to do an MBA at the [[University of Oxford]] from the [[Said Business School]].<ref name=PapaCJ>{{cite web \|url=http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2013-05-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.~~today~~/20130630024546/http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|archivedate=2013-06-30 }}</ref>		Papa CJ did his schooling at the [[Lawrence School Sanawar]] in India where he was the head boy and then went on to do an MBA at the [[University of Oxford]] from the [[Said Business School]].<ref name=PapaCJ>{{cite web \|url=http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2013-05-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130630024546/http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|archivedate=2013-06-30 }}</ref>

	He then worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and motivational speaker and has trained executives from over 50 blue chip companies all over the world.		He then worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and motivational speaker and has trained executives from over 50 blue chip companies all over the world.
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	* Razor TV Singapore - comedy in hospitals: https://web.archive.org/web/20131113211144/http://www.razor.tv/video/529118/comedian-brings-laughter-to-hospitals		* Razor TV Singapore - comedy in hospitals: https://web.archive.org/web/20131113211144/http://www.razor.tv/video/529118/comedian-brings-laughter-to-hospitals
	* Malaysia's 89.9 BFM Radio interview: http://www.bfm.my/finding-the-funny-papa-cj		* Malaysia's 89.9 BFM Radio interview: http://www.bfm.my/finding-the-funny-papa-cj
	* Comedy Central: https://archive.~~today~~/20130419222850/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/videos/50520		* Comedy Central: https://archive.is/20130419222850/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/videos/50520
	* Showtime USA: http://www.sho.com/sho/schedules/titles/141920/episode-105#/index		* Showtime USA: http://www.sho.com/sho/schedules/titles/141920/episode-105#/index
	* Paramount Comedy UK: http://www.theworldstandsup.com/Comics-A-Z/cj.aspx		* Paramount Comedy UK: http://www.theworldstandsup.com/Comics-A-Z/cj.aspx
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	*BBC UK: <nowiki>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8419225.stm</nowiki>		*BBC UK: <nowiki>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8419225.stm</nowiki>
	*CAREER AHEAD INDIA:		*CAREER AHEAD INDIA:
	https://www.careerahead.in/post/q-a-with-papa-cj		* https://www.careerahead.in/post/q-a-with-papa-cj

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	==Early life and career==		==Early life and career==
	Papa CJ did his schooling at the [[Lawrence School Sanawar]] in India where he was the head boy and then went on to do an MBA at the [[University of Oxford]] from the [[Said Business School]].<ref name=PapaCJ>{{cite web \|url=http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2013-05-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130630024546/http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|archivedate=2013-06-30 }}</ref>		Papa CJ did his schooling at the [[Lawrence School Sanawar]] in India where he was the head boy and then went on to do an MBA at the [[University of Oxford]] from the [[Said Business School]].<ref name=PapaCJ>{{cite web \|url=http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|title=Archived copy \|accessdate=2013-05-18 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630024546/http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm \|archivedate=2013-06-30 }}</ref>

	He then worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and motivational speaker and has trained executives from over 50 blue chip companies all over the world.		He then worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and motivational speaker and has trained executives from over 50 blue chip companies all over the world.
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	* Razor TV Singapore - comedy in hospitals: https://web.archive.org/web/20131113211144/http://www.razor.tv/video/529118/comedian-brings-laughter-to-hospitals		* Razor TV Singapore - comedy in hospitals: https://web.archive.org/web/20131113211144/http://www.razor.tv/video/529118/comedian-brings-laughter-to-hospitals
	* Malaysia's 89.9 BFM Radio interview: http://www.bfm.my/finding-the-funny-papa-cj		* Malaysia's 89.9 BFM Radio interview: http://www.bfm.my/finding-the-funny-papa-cj
	* Comedy Central: https://archive.is/20130419222850/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/videos/50520		* Comedy Central: https://archive.today/20130419222850/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/videos/50520
	* Showtime USA: http://www.sho.com/sho/schedules/titles/141920/episode-105#/index		* Showtime USA: http://www.sho.com/sho/schedules/titles/141920/episode-105#/index
	* Paramount Comedy UK: http://www.theworldstandsup.com/Comics-A-Z/cj.aspx		* Paramount Comedy UK: http://www.theworldstandsup.com/Comics-A-Z/cj.aspx

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{{Infobox person
| name = Papa CJ
| image = Papa CJ - black and white photo.jpg
| caption = Papa CJ in one of his show posters
| occupation = Stand-Up Comedian
| website = {{URL|http://PapaCJ.com/|www.papacj.com}}
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'''Papa CJ''' is a stand-up comedian from India. In November 2014 he won the 'Asia's Best Stand-up Comedian' award by ''Top 10'' Magazine in Kuala Lumpur. He has toured sell-out shows across five continents and in October 2011 he taped a Showtime USA Stand-up Comedy Special with [[Russell Peters]] in Amsterdam.

==Early life and career==
Papa CJ did his schooling at the [[Lawrence School Sanawar]] in India where he was the head boy and then went on to do an MBA at the [[University of Oxford]] from the [[Said Business School]].<ref name=PapaCJ>{{cite web |url=http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-05-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130630024546/http://www.papacj.com/biog.htm |archivedate=2013-06-30 }}</ref>

He then worked as a management consultant in London. He has also worked as an executive coach and motivational speaker and has trained executives from over 50 blue chip companies all over the world.

==Comedy career==
After visiting the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004, he gave up his corporate career and started performing stand-up comedy in November of that year. He has since performed in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. After being a regular on the UK comedy circuit he moved back to New Delhi in early 2008, where he started off the English language stand-up comedy circuit in India and began grooming new talent. In 2008 he was also a contestant on ''[[Last Comic Standing 6]]'' on NBC, where from over 3000 worldwide contestants he made it to the final 10.

In 2009 Papa CJ became the first Indian comedian to be invited to perform at the [[Just for Laughs]] festival in Canada. In 2015 he became the first Indian comedian invited to do a solo show at the [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]], where he took his comedy special 'Papa CJ | Naked'. He has performed multiple times at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2016 he sold out the [[Soho Theatre]] in London and got two standing ovations on his Broadway debut in New York when he headlined [[Carolines on Broadway]].

==Publishing career==
Papa CJ's debut book, an autobiography titled 'Naked', was published in the Indian subcontinent by Westland, an Amazon company, on 16 Dec 2019.

He has also written articles for multiple publications including [[Harvard Business Review]].

==Philanthropy==
Under his initiative called The Papa CJ Happiness Project, he performs in support of charitable causes across the world and particularly in India. In addition to fundraising shows he also performs free shows in hospitals and for long suffering patients in their homes.

==Motivational Speaking, Corporate Training and Executive Coaching==
Papa CJ runs multiple different training modules for organisations, the most popular of which apply learnings from stand-up comedy into the personal and professional lives of people in the workplace.

Two unique sessions he runs are 'A Comedian's Guide to Communication Strategy' and 'Naked Leadership'. Naked Leadership is a unique approach towards leadership training that combines a multi-genre theatrical production with a learning activity that forces participants to reflect deeply and prioritise their personal and professional lives. They leave the session with a great sense of gratitude.

Papa CJ is regularly invited as a motivational speaker and has spoken on multiple platforms including [[TEDx]] and [[Josh Talks]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.PAPACJ.com}}
* Video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv2nVO4P7QU
* Razor TV Singapore - comedy in hospitals: https://web.archive.org/web/20131113211144/http://www.razor.tv/video/529118/comedian-brings-laughter-to-hospitals
* Malaysia's 89.9 BFM Radio interview: http://www.bfm.my/finding-the-funny-papa-cj
* Comedy Central: https://archive.is/20130419222850/http://press.comedycentral.co.uk/videos/50520
* Showtime USA: http://www.sho.com/sho/schedules/titles/141920/episode-105#/index
* Paramount Comedy UK: http://www.theworldstandsup.com/Comics-A-Z/cj.aspx
* Omni TV Canada: http://www.omniab.ca/programming/signatureseries/details.php?id=106
* BBC UK: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8419225.stm
* NPR USA: http://m.npr.org/news/front/17680952?page=5
*BBC UK: <nowiki>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8419225.stm</nowiki>
*CAREER AHEAD INDIA:
https://www.careerahead.in/post/q-a-with-papa-cj

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