Aariz Saiyed

Aariz Saiyed is an Indian stand-up comedian, musician, actor and filmmaker from Vadodara, Gujarat. He studied at Baroda High School and Rosary High School in Vadodara before completing a Bachelor of Business Administration in journalism and communication and a Master's in mass communication, both at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He took up guitar at sixteen and later formed a Hindi rock band called "Outro" during college, where he served as lead vocalist and guitarist. After his postgraduate studies he joined The Comedy Factory, a Gujarati stand-up comedy collective, where he performs musical and observational stand-up and heads the group's YouTube channel. He has shared stages with established Indian comedians including Zakir Khan, Kanan Gill, Kenny Sebastian and Atul Khatri. He made his acting debut in 2017 with a cameo in the Gujarati film "Chor Bani Thangaat Kare" and later played Alpesh Shah in the Bollywood feature "Bawaal" (2023), alongside roles in other Gujarati films, web series and television programmes.