Vipul Goyal
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Biography
Vipul Goyal is an Indian stand-up comedian. He is the protagonist of the mini-web series Humorously Yours.
Early life
He was born in Falna in Rajasthan, India. He studied electrical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He was greatly inspired by Indian stand-up comedian of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge fame, Raju Shrivastava. He regularly performed at college and school events.
Career
Goyal worked as a Retail analyst with Adventity Inc. for 6 months before quitting to pursue stand-up comedy full time. While in IIT-B, he had starred in a feature film Deja Vu, directed and written by a fellow IITian, Anshul Singhal. This was inspired by a play of the same name that they had earlier worked together in. Goyal has performed at events for TEDx talks, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Montreal Comedy Festival, Toastmasters International and the Ignite Talks. He is the lead actor in The Viral Fever's latest web series, titled Humorously Yours.
Stand-up comedy
Goyal's stand-up comedy shows are generally about topics like Facebook, Engineering, Sachin Tendulkar, Indian trains, dating, management and politics. He founded The Viral Fever Videos, a digital entertainment channel, along with 5 other IITians, offering stand-up comedy and entertainment shows. He has played a lead role in one of the shows, Humorously yours.