stand-up comedian
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, actor, and podcaster. He is known for hosting the ''Flagrant'' podcast with
Andrew Schulz
Andrew Cameron Schulz (born October 30, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. In addition to his stand-up, he is known for his work on MTV2's '' Guy Code'' and its two spinoffs,YouTube
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.
Early life
Singh was born on May 4, 1984, in
Dallas, Texas
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, into an
Indian
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family from
Uttar Pradesh
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. His father is a business owner. He started developing his stand-up skills at school talent shows. He went to
Austin College
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Career
Stand-up comedy
Singh began performing stand-up comedy by his freshman year in college as he performed at his first open mic in
Denton, Texas
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.
In February 2022, Singh self-released his first comedy special, ''Bring Back Apu'' on
YouTube
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. This special amassed a million views in one week of being released.
Television, film, and web series
Singh was featured in five episodes of the
improv
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comedy show ''
Wild 'n Out
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Premise
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'' (2014-2015), moving to a creative consultant role in 2017.
Additionally, he appeared in a smaller role in HBO's '' The Leftovers'' (2014) and was a cast member for the fifth season of MTV's ''
Guy Code
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'' (2015).
In 2016, Singh appeared as Mookie in the
Netflix
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Singh co-hosts the ''Flagrant'' podcast with fellow comedian
Andrew Schulz
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. The podcast releases two episodes a week and an additional episode exclusively for
Patreon
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subscribers.
Personal life
He married his wife Jasleen, née Chawla, in July 2021 in
New Jersey
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