# Kanan Gill > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kanan_Gill > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kanan_Gill.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanan_Gill > Source revision: 1353750169 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian stand-up comedian, actor and YouTuber}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Kanan Gill | image = 200px | image_size = | caption = Kanan Gill in May 2019 | native_name_lang = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|12|24}} | birth_place = [Bareilly](/source/Bareilly), Uttar Pradesh, India | height = 175 cm | alma_mater = [MSRIT](/source/M_S_Ramaiah_Institute_of_Technology) ([B.E.](/source/Bachelor_of_Engineering)) | occupation = Comedian
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[youtuber](/source/youtuber) | years_active = 2013–present | website = }} '''Kanan Singh Gill''' is an Indian comedian, actor, author and [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber). He won the Punch Line Bangalore Competition. He is known for the YouTube series ''Pretentious Movie Reviews''{{cite web|title=Pretentious Movie Reviews | url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVmwHEj8mVmAkqqZjD8EKEY2iawIVHg3G|via=YouTube|accessdate= 5 August 2017}} where he reviews [campy](/source/campy) [Bollywood](/source/Bollywood) films along with fellow stand-up comedian [Biswa Kalyan Rath](/source/Biswa_Kalyan_Rath). He was one of the main personalities behind the YouTube Comedy Hunt and also co-hosted the YouTube FanFest India. In 2017, he released his own one-hour comedy special, ''Keep It Real'' on [Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video).{{Citation|title=The Improvisers: Something from Nothing|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8259604/|access-date=2018-10-17}} He made his debut on the big screen with the film [''Noor''](/source/Noor_(2017_film)), alongside Sonakshi Sinha. In 2018, he was also a judge on ''[Comicstaan](/source/Comicstaan)'', a comedic reality TV show, on Amazon Prime Video. He released his new special ''Is This It?'' on YouTube in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-10 |title=Kanan Gill's Is This It? review: Crisis comedy for the anxious age |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/entertainment/kanan-gill-is-this-it-review-crisis-comedy-for-the-anxious-age-17164721.htm/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=CNBCTV18 |language=en}} ==Early life== Kanan was born in [Bareilly](/source/Bareilly) to a [Sikh](/source/Sikhism) family and spent his early years in [Dehradun](/source/Dehradun) and Delhi. His father Charanjit Singh Gill, an officer with the [Indian Army](/source/Indian_Army) was also the principal of [Rashtriya Military School, Bangalore](/source/Bangalore_Military_School). At an early age, he moved to [Bengaluru](/source/Bengaluru) with his family. He did his schooling at [Ahlcon Public School](/source/Ahlcon_Public_School), New Delhi and [The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru](/source/The_Frank_Anthony_Public_School%2C_Bengaluru).{{cite news|title=Take it from Gill | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/take-it-from-gill/article6112500.ece|work=The Hindu| date=13 June 2014|accessdate=14 June 2014| last1=Rodricks| first1=Allan Moses}} He pursued a [B.E.](/source/Bachelor_of_Engineering) degree in Computer Science at [MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology](/source/MS_Ramaiah_Institute_of_Technology). He was a part of a band where he later became the lead singer when he started writing "funny songs". ==Career== Kanan worked as a software engineer at Exeter Group Inc., for three years.{{cite web |title=About Stand Up Comedian: Kanan Gill |url=https://www.liveinstyle.com/stand-up-comedy/bio/kanan-gill |accessdate=14 August 2018 |archive-date=14 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814232759/https://www.liveinstyle.com/stand-up-comedy/bio/kanan-gill |url-status=dead }} In the meantime, he participated in and won a competition called ''Punchline Bangalore'', followed by another win at the Comedy Store in Mumbai. He then quit his job to pursue a career in comedy. He gained popularity with the viral YouTube series, ''Pretentious Movie Reviews''. He reviewed critically panned popular Hindi movies along with [Biswa Kalyan Rath](/source/Biswa_Kalyan_Rath). Kanan also worked in an improvised sketch comedy show, ''The Living Room'' on [Comedy Central](/source/Comedy_Central_India).{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141130/entertainment-tvmusic/article/kanan-gill-unplugged|title=Kanan Gill unplugged|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=December 2014|access-date=29 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/42539_Comedy-Central-to-premiere-The-Living-Room|title=Comedy Central to premiere 'The Living Room'|publisher=Afaqs.com|accessdate=29 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.medianama.com/2014/11/223-disney-owned-youtube-mcn-maker-studio-signs-up-indian-channels-aib-kanan-gill-others/|title=Disney owned YouTube MCN Maker Studios signs up Indian channels: AIB, Kanan Gill, others|date=26 November 2014 |publisher=Medianama.com|accessdate=29 December 2014}}{{cite web|title=Reviewer duo Kanan Gill and Biswa Kalyan Rath throw a few punches at bad Bollywood movies|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/reviewer-duo-kanan-gill-and-biswa-kalyan-rath-throw-a-few-punches-at-bad-bollywood-movies/articleshow/34867519.cms |accessdate=3 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016050802/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/reviewer-duo-kanan-gill-and-biswa-kalyan-rath-throw-a-few-punches-at-bad-bollywood-movies/articleshow/34867519.cms |archivedate=16 October 2014 }}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/Kanan-Gill-and-Biswa-Kalyan-Raths-first-live-show-in-Gurgoan/articleshow/40598905.cms|title=Kanan Gill and Biswa Kalyan Rath's first live show in Gurgoan|work=The Times of India|accessdate=29 December 2014|last1=Tuli |first1=Aanchal }}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/take-it-from-gill/article6112500.ece|title=Take it from Gill|author=Allan Moses Rodricks|work=The Hindu|date=13 June 2014 |accessdate=29 December 2014}}{{cite web|title=How To Make Your YouTube Videos Work|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/How-to-make-your-YouTube-videos-work/articleshow/45128593.cms |accessdate=3 December 2014 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116040451/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/bangalore/others/How-to-make-your-YouTube-videos-work/articleshow/45128593.cms |archivedate=16 November 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/boys-of-bollywood/|title=Boys of Bollywood|work=The Indian Express|date=3 May 2014|accessdate=29 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/english-entertainment/comedy-central-sees-potential-in-localised-content-141117|title=Indian Television Dot Com – Comedy Central sees potential in localised content|author=Anil Wanvari|publisher=Indiantelevision|accessdate=29 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://creativemornings.com/talks/kanan-gill/1|title=Kanan Gill|work=CreativeMornings|accessdate=29 December 2014}} Gill made his acting debut in Sunhil Sippy's ''[Noor](/source/Noor_(2017_film))'' in 2017, alongside [Sonakshi Sinha](/source/Sonakshi_Sinha).{{cite news|title=Today's headlines are tomorrow's garbage: Sonakshi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/Todays-headlines-are-tomorrows-garbage-Sonakshi/articleshow/53074037.cms|accessdate=6 July 2016|work=Times Of India|author=Natasha Coutinho|date=6 July 2016}} The same year, Gill launched his special ''Keep It Real'' on [Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video).{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6774914/|title=Keep It Real|website=IMDb}} In 2020, his special ''Yours Sincerely'' was released on [Netflix](/source/Netflix). In 2023, he also starred in the Norwegian [romantic comedy](/source/romantic_comedy) called ''[Christmas As Usual](/source/Christmas_As_Usual)'' alongside Ida Ursin-Holm. On 18 January 2024, [HarperCollins](/source/HarperCollins) released ''Acts of God'', Gill's debut novel. It is a [comedy](/source/Comic_novel)-science fiction story based on a short story that he wrote in 2016–17.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-19 |title=Kanan Gill is more excited about writing movies than acting in them |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/kanan-gill-is-more-excited-about-writing-movies-than-acting-in-them |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Vogue India |language=en-IN}} == Filmography == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- style="text-align:center;" ! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language ! class="unsortable" |Notes ! class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref|Reference}} |- |2017 !scope="row"|''[Noor](/source/Noor_(2017_film))'' |Saad Sehgal |Hindi | |{{cite news |title=These Artists Became Famous In Most Unconventional Ways |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/these-artists-became-famous-in-most-unconventional-ways-1821685.html |accessdate=14 August 2018 |work=News18 |date=2017}} |- |rowspan="2"|2023 !scope="row"|''[Aachar & Co](/source/Aachar_%26_Co)'' | style="text-align:center;"|{{emdash}} |Kannada |Co-writer |{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/aachar-co-the-movie-is-about-love-and-family-says-co-writer-kanan-gill/b6101e07c8864|title=Aachar & Co: The movie is about love and family, says co-writer Kanan Gill|date=14 July 2023|work=[OTTplay](/source/HT_Media)}} |- ! scope="row" |''[Christmas As Usual](/source/Christmas_As_Usual)'' | Jashan Joshi |Norwegian
English | | |- |} ===Web=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Name !! Platform !! Notes |- | 2017 || ''Keep It Real''{{cite news|url=http://t2online.com/lifestyle/kannan-gill-s-show-keep-it-real-is-the-freshest-thing-you-can-stream-this-week/cid/1.75748|title=Kanan Gill's show, Keep it Real, is the freshest thing you can stream this week|access-date=13 January 2018|archive-date=14 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114132137/http://t2online.com/lifestyle/kannan-gill-s-show-keep-it-real-is-the-freshest-thing-you-can-stream-this-week/cid/1.75748|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/kanan-gill-breaks-down-technology-for-parents-in-brunch-wtf/story-K1AZhpUzYOV7l5nz13AGpK.html|title=Kanan Gill breaks down technology for parents in Brunch WTF}} || [Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Video)|| Stand-Up Comedy Special |- | 2016–2019 || ''Better Life Foundation''{{Cite web|url=https://webisoda.in/webseries/better-life-foundation/|title=Watch Better Life Foundation – Season 2 out now on Hotstar (2016) online {{!}} Episodes {{!}} Cast {{!}} Review|website=Webisoda – The Indian Web Series Hub|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}}|| rowspan="7" | YouTube || Produced by Them Boxer Shorts
Released by [All India Bakchod](/source/All_India_Bakchod){{cite news|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Whats-Good-And-Not-So-Good-About-AIBs-Latest-Web-Series-Better-Life-Foundation/#.aj9vxyomu|title=What's Good And Not So Good About AIB's Latest Web Series 'Better Life Foundation'}} |- | rowspan=3| 2014–present || ''Pretentious Movie Reviews''|| |- |''I Can Do That''{{Cite web|url=https://webisoda.in/webseries/i-can-do-that/|title=Watch I Can Do That (2017) online {{!}} Episodes {{!}} Cast {{!}} Review|website=Webisoda – The Indian Web Series Hub|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}}|| |- |''How Insensitive''|| |- | rowspan=3| 2014–2017 || rowspan="3" | ''Son of Abish''{{Cite web|url=https://webisoda.in/webseries/son-of-abish/|title=Watch Son of Abish – Season 6 out now (2019) online {{!}} Episodes {{!}} Cast {{!}} Review|website=Webisoda – The Indian Web Series Hub|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}}|| Season 1 |- | Season 2 with [Biswa Kalyan Rath](/source/Biswa_Kalyan_Rath) |- | Season 3 with [Sonakshi Sinha](/source/Sonakshi_Sinha) |- |2018 |''The Improvisers: Something From Nothing''{{Citation|title=The Improvisers: Something from Nothing|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8259604/|access-date=2018-10-17}} | rowspan="3" |Amazon Prime Video |Alongside [Kenny Sebastian](/source/Kenny_Sebastian), [Abish Mathew](/source/Abish_Mathew), [Kaneez Surka](/source/Kaneez_Surka) |- |2018-2019 |''[Comicstaan](/source/Comicstaan_(TV_series))''{{Cite web|url=https://webisoda.in/webseries/comicstaan/|title=Watch Comicstaan – Season 2 Out Now (2018) online {{!}} Episodes {{!}} Cast {{!}} Review|website=Webisoda – The Indian Web Series Hub|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}} |Judge{{cite news |title=Comicstaan emerges as the most watched show on Amazon Prime Video in its first week |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-comicstaan-emerges-as-the-most-watched-show-on-amazon-prime-video-in-its-first-week-2639724 |accessdate=14 August 2018 |work=dna |date=21 July 2018}} |- | 2019 |''Sketchy Behaviour'' | |- |2020 |''Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gill'' {{cite web | url=https://www.celebswhoop.com/kanan-gill-yours-sincerely-review-netflix/| title=Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gill's Netflix Special | publisher=CelebsWhoop.com |date=30 April 2020}} |[Netflix](/source/Netflix) |Stand-Up Comedy Special |- |2023 |''Is This It?'' |Paytm Insider, YouTube |Stand-Up Comedy Special {{Cite web |title=IS THIS IT? {{!}} Kanan Gill |url=https://kanangill.com/home/tours/teetar.html |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=kanangill.com}}{{Cite web |title=Is This It? {{!}} Kanan Gill's newest and greatest comedy special |url=https://insider.in/is-this-it-kanan-gill/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=insider.in}} |- |2024 |''[Dil Dosti Dilemma](/source/Dil_Dosti_Dilemma)'' |[Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Video) |Role: Nasir Akhtar
Episode 4: Keeping Secrets
Episode 6: The Celebration |- |2026 |''What is this?'' |YouTube |Stand-Up Comedy Special {{Cite web |title=WHAT IS THIS? {{!}} Kanan Gill |url=https://kanangill.com/home/tours/teetar.html |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=kanangill.com}}{{Cite web |title=Is This It? {{!}} Kanan Gill's newest and greatest comedy special |url=https://insider.in/is-this-it-kanan-gill/ |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=insider.in}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|8379182}} {{Subject bar |commons = yes |commons-search = |d = yes |d-search = |portal1 = Biography |portal2 = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Kanan}} Category:Indian stand-up comedians Category:Living people Category:Indian male comedians Category:1989 births Category:Indian YouTubers Category:People from Bareilly --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kanan Gill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanan_Gill) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanan_Gill?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.