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{{Infobox YouTube personality<br />
| name = Rohan Joshi<br />
| birth_place = Mumbai, India<br />
| education = <br />
| alma_mater = [[K J Somaiya College of Engineering]]<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|comedian|YouTuber|television presenter}}<br />
| known_for = AIB<br />
| awards = <br />
| youtube_handle = @rohanjoshi8016<br />
| youtube_display_name = Rohan Joshi<br />
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| youtube_years_active = 2018–present<br />
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| youtube_views = 15.2 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --><br />
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'''Rohan Joshi''' is a comedian and YouTuber. He was one of founding members of the creative agency ''[[All India Bakchod]]''. 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]].<br />
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==Early and personal life==<br />
Joshi attended [[K J Somaiya College of Engineering]], but eventually dropped out.<ref>{{cite news |title=AIB Comedian Rohan Joshi tweets experience on being bullied by teacher after reading about Amity student's suicide |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/aib-comedian-rohan-joshi-tweets-experience-on-being-bullied-by-teacher-after-reading-about-amity-student-suicide-2980746/ |work=The Indian Express |date=17 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bhat |first1=Tanmay |author1-link=Tanmay Bhat |title=INDIAN MEDIA REVEIW ft. Kunal Kamra |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2WmiaAk2bg&t=939s |website=youtube.com |format=video |date=July 9, 2025}}</ref> <br />
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In 2014, he was reported to be dating Shaheen Bhatt.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-24 |title=Alia Bhatt's sister in love! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/alia-bhatts-sister-in-love/articleshow/35543179.cms |access-date=2026-04-28 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> They broke up in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-12-21 |title=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 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/211217/alia-bhatt-and-sister-shaheen-spend-more-time-post-break-up-with-sidharth-and-rohan.html |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |language=en}}</ref> Joshi is an athiest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-13 |title=Global Focus - Coming out as an atheist in multi-faith India |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/asia-pacific/20170909-coming-one |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=RFI |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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==Career==<br />
In the late 2000s, Joshi was a contributor to ''JLT'', a humour magazine based in Mumbai.<ref name="HuffPo"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://oml.in/artists/comedy/rohan-joshi/ |website=Only Much Louder|title=Rohan Joshi &#124; Only Much Louder}}</ref> 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 India|Channel V]], and the [[Filmfare Awards]]. In 2013, the four started the SoundCloud podcast ''[[All India Bakchod]]'' (AIB).<ref name="HuffPo"/> 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 operating in 2018.<ref name="HuffPo">{{cite news |last1=Pathak |first1=Ankur |title=Woke To Broke: The Stunning Rise And Fall Of AIB |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/aib-tanmay-bhat-rohan-joshi-collapse_in_5cf38febe4b0e8085e3b5060 |date=2 June 2019 |accessdate=2 August 2019 |publisher=Huffington Post India}}</ref><br />
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In April 2019, Joshi confirmed that he was working on an hour-long stand-up comedy special for [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Arora |first1=Akhil |title=Rohan Joshi Working on Stand-Up Comedy Special for Amazon Prime Video |url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/rohan-joshi-stand-up-comedy-special-amazon-prime-video-2019-oml-2020266 |website=Gadgets 360 |publisher=NDTV}}</ref> On 10 January 2020, Joshi's special ''Wake N Bake'' was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pallavi |first=Krishna Priya |date=2020-01-13 |title=Wake N Bake Review: Rohan Joshi gives you a privilege check, but with a few good laughs |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/ott/story/wake-n-bake-review-rohan-joshi-gives-you-a-privilege-check-but-with-a-few-good-laughs-1636408-2020-01-13 |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Controversies ==<br />
Joshi's tweet over comedian [[Raju Srivastav]]'s death caused widespread outrage on Twitter. He later deleted his tweet and issued a clarification.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-21 |title=Rohan Joshi faces backlash for saying 'good riddance' on Raju Srivastava's death |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/rohan-joshi-faces-backlash-for-saying-good-riddance-on-raju-srivastava-s-death-101663769076889.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=Rohan Joshi apologizes after being trolled for insensitive remark on Raju Srivastava: 'Not about my personal…' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/rohan-joshi-apologises-after-being-trolled-for-insensitive-remark-on-raju-srivastava-8165492/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Title<br />
!Actor<br />
!Producer<br />
!Notes<br />
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|2016<br />
|''[[Baar Baar Dekho]]''<br />
| {{Yes}}<br />
| {{No}}<br />
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|-<br />
|rowspan=3|2020<br />
|''Wake N Bake''<br />
| {{No}}<br />
| {{No}}<br />
|Comedy stand-up special<br />
|-<br />
|''[[Chintu Ka Birthday]]''<br />
| {{No}}<br />
| {{Yes}}<br />
|Film released on [[ZEE5]]<br />
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|''[[Mentalhood]]''<br />
| {{Yes}}<br />
| {{No}}<br />
|Web series released on [[ALTBalaji]] and ZEE5<ref>{{Cite web|last=Siddiqui|first=Aqsa Akbani|title=Rohan Joshi bags ALTBalaji's Mentalhood|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/digital/rohan-joshi-bags-altbalaji-s-mentalhood-200211|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|2024<br />
|''[[India's Got Latent]]''<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|Guest judge<br />
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|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Indian comedians]]<br />
* [[List of stand-up comedians]]<br />
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