About Abishek Kumar
Abishek Kumar is a Chennai-based Tamil stand-up comedian and actor who won the first season of Amazon Prime Video's "Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa" (Comicstaan Tamil) in 2020 with a grand-finale score of 9.5, ahead of runner-up Syama Harini. An engineering graduate, he began performing stand-up in 2017, taking his first stage time after a scheduled comedian dropped out of a show he was attending as an audience member. He is best known for his viral character "Mrs. Janaki", a strict, catchphrase-spouting schoolteacher he launched on social media on 9 June 2020; her first video was shared 11,000 times within three hours and helped double his Instagram following to 20,000 within three weeks. Delivered mostly in English peppered with Tamil phrases and built on physical, gestural comedy partly inspired by fellow comedian Naveen Richard, the character made Kumar a viral sensation across age groups. He is known for family-friendly, high-energy physical comedy and strong crowd-work improvisation. His YouTube channel, home to his Mrs. Janaki sketches and other comedy content, has grown to more than 1.1 million subscribers.
Videos (195)
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0:09True GOAT stuff from VIRAT KOHLI
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0:16Listening to songs| Happy Birthday Mozart of Madras
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4:53FAMILY BUSINESS & BOARD EXAMS | ABISHEK KUMAR | CROWDWORK STAND-UP COMEDY | 100% UNSCRIPTED
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0:56Divided by languages,united by parottas. Nothing but love for North Indians
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0:57Dear Mothers, kindly carry your phones with you
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0:26How to remove this song from my head?
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1:24When Mama Becomes Maaplai Ft. @NirmalPillaiOriginal | Stand-up Comedy | Crowdwork
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1:00The History Of Pani Puri
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1:01Full episode is out now. Watch & Enjoy
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1:01Why are Indian dads like this? Poor Maayan
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1:49Gotta learn a thing or two from Tobi
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0:35Wait till the end| My family really loves and supports my work!
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0:45To all the lovely message requests we receive.Thanks for understanding Ft
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0:30Famous sounds of Kerala Ft- Nirmal Pillai | Abishek Kumar | Kerala | Funny | Mallu | Trending
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1:29Did you also pick a course your parents wanted?
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0:45Did I just spoil it for you now?
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0:36Famous Sounds Of IRCTC Ft. Nirmal Pillai
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0:22How you look while taking Runaway Aurora videos - Abishek Kumar | Nirmal | Trending | Instagram
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0:42USA book tix fast, we promise to not dance in the show! Ticket link in comments
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0:24Famous sounds of Chennai | Abishek Kumar | Nirmal | Chennai | Mrs.Janaki | Comedy | Tamil funny
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43:35FIRST MOVE | EP 02 with โช@NirmalPillaiOriginal & Vineeth Beep | Comedy Dating Show
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0:55Every Snap Streak Freak Ever
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0:48Full episode on my page! Watch & enjoy
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0:38That one song which gets stuck in your head -Abishek Ft.Nirmal
1.5M viewsFrequently asked questions
Who is Mrs. Janaki?
Mrs. Janaki is a strict schoolteacher character full of catchphrases, created by Abishek Kumar and launched on social media on 9 June 2020.
Did Abishek Kumar win Comicstaan?
Yes. Abishek Kumar won the first season of Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa, the Tamil edition of Comicstaan on Amazon Prime Video, in 2020 with a grand-finale score of 9.5, ahead of runner-up Syama Harini.
How did Abishek Kumar start doing stand-up?
Abishek Kumar got his first stage time in 2017, when a scheduled comedian dropped out of a show he was attending as a member of the audience.
What language are the Mrs. Janaki sketches in?
The Mrs. Janaki sketches by Abishek Kumar are delivered mostly in English with Tamil phrases mixed in, and they rely on physical, gestural comedy partly inspired by Naveen Richard.
What is Abishek Kumar's comedy style?
Abishek Kumar is known for family-friendly, high-energy physical comedy and strong crowd-work improvisation.
Where is Abishek Kumar based?
Abishek Kumar is a Tamil stand-up comedian and actor based in Chennai, and he is an engineering graduate.
