Kaneez Surka

Kaneez Surka
Birth name Kaneez Surka
Born 28 October 1983
Mthatha, South Africa
Medium English
Nationality South African
Alma mater Rhodes University
Years active 2006 – present
Employer Amazon Prime
TLC (India)
Genres Improvisational comedy
Notable works and roles The Week That Wasn't
The General Fun Game Show
All India Bakchod
Comicstaan
Website www.youtube.com/channel/UC6a7TnbzoeggcDscJBrR0kw

Kaneez Surka is a South African improv artist, actor, comedian and a YouTube who works mainly in India. She started her career with the show The Week That Wasn't.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] She has performed on various stand up platforms[12] and in the Amazon Prime stand-up comedy reality show Comicstaan.[13][14][15][16][17][18] She also hosts an online comedy game show, The General Fun Game Show on Youtube.[19][20]

Early life

Kaneez Surka was born and raised in Mthatha, South Africa. She studied in DSG, Graham School and attended Rhodes University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in law and psychology.[21]

Career

Surka was part of the Mumbai improv scene since 2009.[21][22] Her initial work in Bombay was with Divya Palat's Imps troupe.[21] Surka was co-director of a Mumbai-based story-telling club "Tall Tales"[23] in 2013.

She achieved mainstream popularity on the satirical news show The Week That Wasn't[24] on CNN-IBN. She also worked with Weird Ass, a Veer Das venture and then began collaborating with[25] and making appearances in several All India Bakchod videos including roles such as Clitika from 'A woman's besties', 'Honest wedding', 'Honest Bars' and the Instagram character from 'If Apps were people'. She was also a judge for shows such as Comicstaan [26][27] and 'Improv All Stars' for Amazon Prime and Queens of Comedy [28] for TLC. Surka is part of an improv group called "The Improvisers"[29] along with Abish Mathew, Kanan Gill, and Kenny Sebastian on Amazon Prime Video. She also teaches the art of improv comedy.[21]

Surka has claimed that Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell are her comedic influences.[30]

References

  1. ↑ "On my pinboard – Kaneez Surka". Deccan Herald. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. ↑ "People find it easily digestible when guys are a little crude: Comedian Kaneez Surka". Hindustan Times. 2016-12-15. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. ↑ "From A Financially Dependent Girl To A Kickass Comedian, Kaneez Surka's Story Is Inspiring". Storypick. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  4. ↑ "Kaneez Surka and Jose Covaco bond over comedy and food". mid-day. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  5. ↑ "I want to explore story-telling: Kaneez Surka – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  6. ↑ "Kaneez Surka Reaches Out to Mumbai Police After Twitter Troll Uses Obscene Language Against Her For Backing Firing of Chef Atul Kochhar". Latestly. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  7. ↑ "Kaneez Surka on stand-up, multiculturalism and political humour". The Indian Express. 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  8. ↑ "Kaneez Surka: I m scared to do stand-up comedy". mid-day. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  9. ↑ "From #MeToo to Bolly humour: Kaneez Surka takes our really random rapid fire". t2online.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  10. ↑ "Watch: Mallika Dua, Kaneez Surka reprise roles in AIB's If Apps Were People 2- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  11. ↑ Teri, Deeksha (2018-07-14). "Find your spark". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  12. ↑ "Comedienne Kaneez Surka hosts Sapan Verma, Sahil Shah and RJ Malishka in her game show". mid-day. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  13. ↑ "Comicstaan's Latest Episode Focuses On Kaneez Surka's Improv Round!". Businessofcinema.com. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  14. ↑ "Tanmay Bhat, Kaneez Surka, Kenny Sebastian's Comicstaan is breaking records – here's how". Box Office India. 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  15. ↑ "Comicstaan's latest episode focuses on Kaneez Surka's improve round!". Glamsham. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  16. ↑ "Tanmay, Kaneez, Biswa, Abish on Comicstaan and Taimur". hindustan times. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  17. ↑ Purkayastha, Debasree (2018-04-28). "Something from nothing". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  18. ↑ "'Comicstaan' Review: The Future Looks Pretty Funny". The Quint. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  19. ↑ "Comedians talk about books they read in new YouTube series". mid-day. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  20. ↑ "Things to do in Mumbai today". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Kale, Arun (26/08/2014). "Kaneez Surka". Astray. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ↑ "Laughter Therapy With The Rising Stars of Comedy". NDTV. May 18, 2015.
  23. ↑ Gianani, Kareena (May 19, 2013). "Tell stories at Tall Tales, Mumbai's newest storytelling club". Mid Day.
  24. ↑ "Small talk: The improv lady". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  25. ↑ Singh, Jasmine (Jul 26, 2015). "Nothing half-baked about it". The Tribune.
  26. ↑ "Comictaan". firstpost. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  27. ↑ "Comicstaan". IMDB. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  28. ↑ "Queens Of Comedy". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  29. ↑ Singh, Anvita (May 13, 2018). "Kaneez Surka on stand-up, multiculturalism and political humour". The Indian Express. Retrieved 09-09-2018. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  30. ↑ "Reddit India AMA". Reddit. 09-05-2015. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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