Abish Mathew

Abish Mathew is an Indian stand-up comedian and YouTuber.^[2][3][4] He is known for his work with All India Bakchod, as the creator and host of a late night show Son of Abish and Journey Of A Joke, He is also referred to as GM Abish Mathew in Comedians on Board (A YouTube Tournament series by Samay Raina) and as the host of Comicstaan.^[5][6][7]

Abish Mathew
Alma mater	Father Agnel School,New Delhi
Occupations	comedian YouTuber
Known for	Son Of Abish Journey Of A Joke
YouTube information
Channel	Abish Mathew
Years active	2007–present
Genre	comedy
Subscribers	1.09 Million^[1] (12 July 2022)
Total views	153 Million^[1]
Associated acts	All India Bakchod

Personal life

He got engaged to actress and YouTuber Archana Kavi in 2015.^[8] They were married on 23 January 2016 in Vallarpadam Church, Kerala^[9] The marriage function was attended by Rima Kallingal, Aashiq Abu and Abish's friends from Delhi and comedians like Kenny Sebastian, Kaneez Surka, Rohan Joshi and Kanan Gill. In 2021, the couple filed for divorce.^[10][11]

Career

He began his career as a radio jockey at Red FM, Delhi before switching to stand-up comedy.^[12]

He has a YouTube channel called Son Of Abish,^[13] and another called Journey of a Joke.^[14]

In 2018 Abish appeared in an Amazon PrimeVideo special, Whoop.^[15]

Controversy

Abish was in news in May 2021 after a nine year old tweet of his on Mayawati resurfaced. Later, an unconditional apology was given by Abish.^{[16][17][18][19]}

References

1. "About Abish Mathew". YouTube.
2. Narayanan, Lavanya (10 August 2018). "Back to basics with Abish Mathew". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
3. Qureshi, Mehab (2021-04-28). "How Indian YouTubers Raised Rs 50 Lakh for Oxygen Supply". TheQuint. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
4. "8 YouTube channels to follow for some much-needed laughs". The Indian Express. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
5. . Sonofabish.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
6. "Son of Abish: Rohan Joshi, Ashish Shakya's banter kickstarts season 3". Firstpost. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
7. "Abish Mathew, Atul Khatri to be mentors on 'One Mic Stand 2'". Newsd.in. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
8. "Stand-up comic Abish Mathew engaged to Malayalam actress Archana Kavi". dna. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
9. "Archana Kavi to marry stand-up comedian Abish Mathew | Archana Kavi to marry Abish Mathew".
10. "Archana Kavi opens up about her fight with depression and her divorce". OnManorama. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
11. "#Exclusive/ Archana Kavi: I suffered for years, but know how to tackle my low phases now - Times of India". The Times of India. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
12. "Interview: Comedian Abish Mathew on possibility of 'Tonight Show' in India, wedding to Archana Kavi". International Business Times. 15 October 2015.
13. "Abish Mathew". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
14. "5 Things We Learnt About Comedy In India From 'Journey Of A Joke'". DeadAnt. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
15. "Abish Mathew: Comedy is now a mainstream genre". The Indian Express. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
16. "'Arrest Abish Mathew' Trends As Old Tweet On Mayawati Resurfaces". TheQuint. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
17. "Why is 'arrest Abish Mathew' trending on Twitter? Comedian's 'casteist, sexist' tweet about Mayawati from 2012 resurfaces". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
18. Ghosh, Raya (May 21, 2021). "Abish Mathew apologises for 2012 casteist tweet on Mayawati. Read full statement". India Today. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
19. "'I Can See Sexism In It': Abish Mathew Offers 'Unconditional' Apology For Mocking BSP Leader Mayawati In 9-Year-Old Tweet". news.abplive.com. 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2022-02-14.