Malaya Ranjan Parida

Malaya Ranjan Parida, credited on screen as Malaya R. Parida, is an Odia-language stand-up comedian from Odisha, India. He performs observational comedy in Odia, drawing material from everyday life, family relationships, local places, and audience crowd work. He posts his stand-up sets to his own YouTube channel, with videos such as "Height aau Haters," "Bapa maa Aau Maada," and "BADAMBADI AAU VEGAN," reflecting a style built on relatable, observational humor rooted in Odia culture and language. One of his videos is billed on his channel as the first Odia-language stand-up crowd work video. He has been named among Odisha's comedians featured in "Comedy Capsules," a comedy segment streamed on AAO NXT, an over-the-top platform focused on Odisha-based entertainment. Parida is part of a small but growing Odia-language stand-up comedy scene that uses online video platforms such as YouTube to reach an Odia-speaking audience across the state and its diaspora.