Ashish Shakya

Shy boy Ashish Shakya is a member of AIB, India's edgiest comedy collective. As part of AIB, he has been a part of the collective's ambitious projects such as AIB Knockout (India's first ever comedy roast), AIB Diwas (a full day open-air comedy show), On Air with AIB (the satirical news show telecast on prime-time television and Hotstar), and AIB Presents Royal Turds (a Bollywood-themed spoof award show). As a stand-up comedian, he has performed hundreds of shows across the country, and has written for brands like the Filmfare Awards, ET Now, the Hero Group and the Aditya Birla Group. His 6-year-old piece humour column with The Hindustan Times,The Blunder Years, had a devoted following and has also co-written the hit news comedy show The Week That Wasn't with Cyrus Broacha on CNN-IBN.