Kanan Gill
About Kanan Gill
Kanan Gill (born Kanan Singh Gill) is an Indian comedian, actor, author and YouTuber. He won the Punch Line Bangalore Competition and is known for the YouTube series Pretentious Movie Reviews, where he reviews campy Bollywood films along with fellow stand-up comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath. He was one of the main personalities behind the YouTube Comedy Hunt and also co-hosted the YouTube FanFest India.
Born in Bareilly to a Sikh family, Gill spent his early years in Dehradun and Delhi before moving to Bengaluru with his family. His father, Charanjit Singh Gill, was an officer with the Indian Army and the principal of Rashtriya Military School, Bangalore. He did his schooling at Ahlcon Public School, New Delhi, and The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru, and pursued a B.E. degree in Computer Science at MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology. He worked as a software engineer at Exeter Group Inc. for three years, then quit his job to pursue comedy after winning Punchline Bangalore and the Comedy Store in Mumbai.
Gill gained popularity with the viral series Pretentious Movie Reviews and worked on the improvised sketch comedy show The Living Room on Comedy Central. He made his acting debut in Sunhil Sippy's Noor (2017) alongside Sonakshi Sinha, and released his special Keep It Real on Amazon Prime Video the same year. In 2018, he was a judge on Comicstaan, and in 2020 his special Yours Sincerely was released on Netflix. He starred in the Norwegian romantic comedy Christmas As Usual (2023), and on 18 January 2024 HarperCollins released his debut novel Acts of God. He released his special Is This It? on YouTube in 2024.
Videos (24)
Videos 1 to 24 of 24.
8:13MOST EXERCISE EVER - Prem Aggan Review
8.2M views
7:05MOST ACTING EVER -Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon Review
7.9M views
11:46MOST BOLLYWOOD EVER - Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge Review
6.3M views
7:10MOST VALUES EVER - Hum Saath Saath Hain Review
6.2M views
6:41MOST SUROOR EVER - Aap ka Suroor Review
4.8M views
8:10MOST SNAKES EVER - Tum Mere Ho Review
4.5M views
2:39Kanan Gill - Siblings - Stand Up Comedy
4.4M views
0:34This is what we do. 4 Friendship.
4.2M views
8:43MOST PAAGAL EVER - Rudraksh Review
4M views
4:48Kanan Gill - Relationships, Traps and Blackheads - Keep It Real
3.8M views
6:37(BONUS!) MOST DANCE EVER - Disco Dancer Review
3.4M views
1:59:57Is This It? - Full Comedy Special | Kanan Gill 2023
3.3M views
6:19DDLJ Review - Bloopers and Deleted Scenes
1.4M views
1:49:18What Is This? (Also Original)
894K views
4:40Kya Kehna Review - Bloopers and Deleted Scenes
704.1K views
1:28:28What Is This? (Original)
687.1K views
3:47Tum Mere Ho - Bloopers and Deleted Scenes
593.8K views
1:12Dudes : The Plan
502.9K views
3:01Disco Dancer Review - Bloopers and Deleted Scenes
488.5K views
1:30Dudes : Tragedy
476.1K views
1:20Dudes : Headphones
426.9K views
3:05Rudraksh - Bloopers and Deleted Scenes
425.6K views
0:32Dudes : Bag
396.5K views
0:38Dudes : Intervention
367.8K viewsGuest appearances (9)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Kanan Gill.
Guest appearances 1 to 9 of 9.
6:42Kenny Sebastian & Kanan Gill | Comedy Sketch - Flat Lime Soda
Kenny Sebastian
3.2M views
53:49Simple Ken Podcast | EP 27 -Internal Dialogue Feat. Kanan Gill, Prashasti Singh & Shreeja Chaturvedi
Kenny Sebastian
794.2K views
52:40Simple Ken Podcast | EP 2 - People Pleasing Feat. Kanan Gill
Kenny Sebastian
769.7K views
3:51"WANNA BE YOUR DUDE" Feat Kanan Gill TWITTER SONG IN A DAY!
Kenny Sebastian
505.9K views
3:26Altaf Raja - Poori Family Ko Maar Dala | Kenny Sebastian & Kanan Gill
Kenny Sebastian
351.4K views
47:14The General Fun Game Show - S3 | EP 2 | ft. Kanan Gill, Abish Mathew, Kenny Sebastian
Kaneez Surka
298.4K views
0:51Sketchy Behaviour - Kenny Sebastian & Kanan Gill | Streaming Now on Amazon Prime Video
Kenny Sebastian
289.8K views
47:25Simple Ken Podcast | EP 17 - Creative Sanctuary Feat. Kanan Gill
Kenny Sebastian
259.7K views
0:26PROMO: Sing Meets King! Stand Up Comedy Featuring Kanan Gill & Kenneth Sebastian
Kenny Sebastian
16.1K viewsChannels on this page: Kenny Sebastian, Kaneez Surka
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kanan Gill?
Kanan Gill, born Kanan Singh Gill in Bareilly, is an Indian comedian, actor, author and YouTuber known for the YouTube series Pretentious Movie Reviews.
What did Kanan Gill do before comedy?
He worked as a software engineer at Exeter Group Inc. for three years before quitting to pursue comedy after winning Punchline Bangalore and the Comedy Store in Mumbai.
What stand-up specials has Kanan Gill released?
He released Keep It Real (2017) on Amazon Prime Video, Yours Sincerely (2020) on Netflix, and Is This It? on YouTube in 2024.
What was Kanan Gill's acting debut?
He made his big-screen debut in Sunhil Sippy's Noor in 2017, alongside Sonakshi Sinha.
Has Kanan Gill written a book?
Yes, HarperCollins released his debut novel Acts of God, a comedy-science fiction story, on 18 January 2024.
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