Kaneez Surka
About Kaneez Surka
Kaneez-e-Fatema Surka (born 28 October 1983) is a South African stand-up comedian, improviser, actress and YouTuber based in India. She was born in Umtata, in the former Transkei region of South Africa, into a Gujarati Muslim family originally from Kapadvanj, and studied law and psychology at Rhodes University before building her career in Indian comedy and television.
Surka first gained wide recognition through the satirical news show The Week That Wasn't. She went on to serve as a judge on the first two seasons of Comicstaan, the Amazon Prime Video stand-up comedy competition series. She is a member of the improv collective The Improvisers, alongside comedians Abish Mathew, Kanan Gill and Kenny Sebastian, and has appeared in the Amazon Prime Video improv specials Something From Nothing and Improv All Stars: Games Night. She produced and starred in the Netflix special Ladies Up and later released her own stand-up hour, I Found My People. Surka continues to perform stand-up comedy and improv and to host comedic web series in India.
Videos (184)
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0:50The funniest episode yet drops Wednesday, Aug 26! TGFGS - EP 3
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0:36We All Have The Same Best Friend | Indian Comedy Game Show @sonofabish @KennySebastian @kanan_gill
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0:31Downward Mango Ep 4 OUT NOW! @Subhah
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0:32THE GENERAL FUN GAMESHOW EP.3 Trailer
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1:11Tanmay Bhat’s Reprised Version of Desi Kalakar
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0:40@GursimranKhamba tells us which comedy is better.
14.3K views
0:26Downward Mango (a mini webseries) Ep 3 out today at 9:30pm (IST)! With @Subhah
14K views
0:28The Improvisers - Streaming now
13.7K views
0:27OUT NOW! The General Fun Game Show - S3 | EP 1
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0:59Ultimate NYC hack to eating a slice of pizza. Full vlog out now!
13K views
1:27Zakir Khan explains physics like never before
12.8K views
0:29New VLOG! TRYING JAPANESE SNACKS! Watch now!
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6:34DOWNWARD MANGO EP 2 - BAD INDIAN WOMEN with @Subhah and @TomCassidy
11.8K views
11:03Was This A Date? Feat.Jimmy Schatz, 'Yeah' by @RaunaqRajani
11.5K views
10:24Sonam Kapoor Does A Cameo? @VarunGroverComedy @GursimranKhamba
11.5K views
0:18What’s your comfort food?
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9:07VLOG TIME! Parents come to NYC for Christmas.
11K views
1:54WATCH OG Comedians @kanan_gill and @sonofabish play the funnest game ever!
10.8K views
11:28INDIA AND PAKISTAN REUNITE! ‘Yeah’ by @inaveedm and Chatoo
10K views
1:10Losing your freedom in marriage is scary but I’m here to help!
9.8K views
0:14Some people start healing some start a podcast
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6:32My New Year's Resolutions! Feat. Nobody. 'Yeah' by @mangobae772
8.9K views
12:09NEW OFFICE TOUR VLOG 'Yeah' By @akaashsinghcomedy
8.7K views
1:01My new special is live! I FOUND MY PEOPLE! Watch it now, before your parents set you up for marriage
8.6K viewsGuest appearances (12)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Kaneez Surka.
Guest appearances 1 to 12 of 12.
8:28SPOTTING @MortaL AT DREAMHACK ft @Kaneez Surka - VLOG 05
Tanmay Bhat
2.3M views
7:04ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA feat. @Kaneez Surka - VLOG 14
Tanmay Bhat
1.2M views
6:04RelationShit Advice Ep 1 | ft. Rahul Dua, Kaneez Surka & Shantanu Anam
Raunaq Rajani
485.9K views
1:52:20Tanmay Bhat, Kaneez Surka, Rohan Joshi | Wake Up With Sorabh
Sorabh Pant
467.5K views
2:20PAIR CHOONA ZAROORI HAI? || BEHTI NAAK || Ft. Kaneez Surka, Kumar Varun
Sumukhi Suresh
390.6K views
1:25:4230 Questions Episode 2 (with Ashish Shakya and Kaneez Surka)
Rohan Joshi
132.4K views
1:11:19'You Started It' with Daniel Fernandes - Ep 7 feat Kaneez Surka and Carl Ncube
Daniel Fernandes
74.9K views
2:32"CHAPSTICK GIRL" FEAT KANEEZ SURKA TWITTER WORDS SONG IN A DAY
Kenny Sebastian
53K views
1:37:55WORST INTERNET EPISODE EVER!! | (NOT) Kaneez Surka, Naveen Richard, Sumukhi Suresh
Sorabh Pant
49.2K views
1:48:55Among Us with comedians feat. Tanmay Bhat, Sahil Shah, Samay, Kaneez Surka, Jose
Joel D'Souza
27.8K views
34:10College Life was the Best! ft. Saqib Saleem & Kaneez Surka | Season Finale
Rueben Kaduskar
16.6K views
53:39Ep. 130 of Good Time Gal w/ Kaneez Surka!
Caitlin Peluffo
2.7K viewsChannels on this page: Tanmay Bhat, Raunaq Rajani, Sorabh Pant, Sumukhi Suresh, Rohan Joshi, Daniel Fernandes, Kenny Sebastian, Joel D'Souza, Rueben Kaduskar, Caitlin Peluffo
Frequently asked questions
Who is Kaneez Surka?
Kaneez Surka (born Kaneez-e-Fatema Surka, 28 October 1983) is a South African improv comedian, actress, and YouTuber based in India, known for the show The Week That Wasn't.
What reality show did Kaneez Surka judge?
She was a judge on the first two seasons of the Amazon Prime Video stand-up comedy reality show Comicstaan, as well as Improv All Stars and Queens Of Comedy for TLC.
Where did Kaneez Surka study?
She attended Rhodes University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in law and psychology.
What improv group is Kaneez Surka part of?
She is part of an improv group called The Improvisers along with Abish Mathew, Kanan Gill, and Kenny Sebastian.
What YouTube game show does Kaneez Surka host?
She hosts an online comedy game show called The General Fun Game Show on YouTube.
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