About Sonu Venugopal
Sonu Venugopal is a Bengaluru-based stand-up comic, digital creator, actor and improviser, and one of the few women performing Kannada-language stand-up comedy in Karnataka. Before turning to comedy she built an eight-year career as a radio professional and voice artist, hosting popular Hindi and Kannada radio shows such as Bollywood Cafe and City Maatu. Fluent in Kannada, English and Hindi, she performs slice-of-life comedy in her distinctive Uttara Karnataka style, drawing material from the people around her, and has built a large online following with her stand-up content watched millions of times. Her solo Kannada stand-up special "Punyakoti", inspired by the legendary story of the holy cow of the same name, toured the United Kingdom in 2023 and expanded to Australia, the Netherlands, France and Germany in 2024. She followed it with a second special, "High Risk, Low Return". In 2018 she received the Best Entertainer award at the Karnataka Women Achievers' Awards.
Videos (95)
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19:42Punyakoti (ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ) | Episode - 1: Match Fixing | Sonu Venugopal | Kannada Standup Comedy
530K views
10:37Punyakoti (ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ) | Episode - 2: My Topper Husband | Sonu Venugopal | Kannada Standup Comedy
372.3K views
11:46Punyakoti(ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ) | Episode-5: Beach Holidays | Sonu Venugopal | Kannada Standup Comedy
171.7K views
8:41Punyakoti (ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ) | Episode - 4: Huduga v/s Hudugi | Sonu Venugopal | Kannada Standup Comedy
168.9K views
8:59Punyakoti(ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ) | Episode-3:Pseudo Feminism Unhooked | Sonu Venugopal | Kannada Standup Comedy
134K views
1:23:45Punyakoti(ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ) | Full Comedy Special | Sonu Venugopal
126.2K views
13:05Punyakoti(ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ) | Episode-6: Bake It Till You Make It | Sonu Venugopal | Kannada Standup Comedy
95.8K views
1:00Amma in Airplane
71.4K views
0:59Petticoat Shopping
67.6K views
0:49All the single daughters.
49.4K views
1:50SPECIAL | Baaju Mani Kaaku | ಕಾಕು ಚೀಲದಾಗ್ ಏನ್ ಅದ | What's in Kaaku's Bag
36.1K views
1:29Baaju Mani Kaaku | ನಾಲ್ಕ್ ವರ್ಷದ್ ಇಂಜಿನಿಯರಿಂಗ್ - ಒಂದ್ ಮಿನಿಟ್ ದಾಗ | Outer Engineering
31.8K views
2:49Baaju Mani Kaaku | ಕಾಕು ಪಾಪು ಆಗಿದ್ದಾಗ | Childhood Rewind
28.9K views
2:43Baaju Mani Kaaku | ಜವಾರಿ ಹುಡ್ಗಿ ಇಂಪ್ರೆಸ್ಸ್ | Impress a North Karnataka girl
27.5K views
1:04Punyakoti (ಪುಣ್ಯಕೋಟಿ) - Official Trailer | Sonu Venugopal | Kannada Standup Comedy | Online Release
26.2K views
1:00Vegetable Analogies In Uttara Karnataka
24.6K views
2:30Baaju Mani Kaaku | ಮಸ್ತ್ ಚೌಕಾಸಿ ಮಾಡೋದು ಹೇಗೆ | Kaaku Tips: Bargain Like a Pro
24.6K views
0:35Full show link https://tinyurl.com/3tua4fpn
23.5K views
2:02Baaju Mani Kaaku | ಗೋವಾ, ಹೋಗೋದಾ ಬ್ಯಾಡ್ವಾ | Goa, go-haan or go-naa
21.5K views
3:21Baaju Mani Kaaku | ಮತ್ ಸಾಲಿ ಶುರು | Back to School
20.8K views
2:20Baaju Mani Kaaku | ಸಂಜೆ ವಾಕ್, ಜಯಂತ್ ಕಾಯ್ಕಿಣಿ | Evening Walk, Jayanth Kaikini
20.1K views
1:52Baaju Mani Kaaku | ಪ್ರೈವಸಿ ಹಂಗಂದ್ರ ?! | Home Privacy Policy and attached toilets
19.4K views
2:05Baaju Mani Kaaku | ಚಳಿಗಾಲ, ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ ರೈ, ಐ.ಐ.ಟಿ | Winter, Aishwarya Rai, IIT
19.4K views
2:13Baaju Mani Kaaku | ವಿರುಷ್ಕಾ, ಆಶೀರ್ವಾದವೇ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ , ಆಧಾರ್ | Virushka, No Gifts, Aadhar
19.3K viewsFrequently asked questions
Does Sonu Venugopal perform in Kannada?
Yes, Sonu Venugopal is a Bengaluru-based stand-up comic and one of the few women doing Kannada-language stand-up in Karnataka.
What did Sonu Venugopal do before comedy?
For eight years she worked in radio as a host and voice artist, presenting Hindi and Kannada shows such as Bollywood Cafe and City Maatu.
What is Sonu Venugopal's comedy style?
Venugopal does slice-of-life comedy in her own Uttara Karnataka style, taking material from the people around her, and she speaks Kannada, English and Hindi.
What is Punyakoti?
"Punyakoti" is Sonu Venugopal's solo Kannada stand-up special, inspired by the legendary story of the holy cow of that name; it toured the United Kingdom in 2023 and Australia, the Netherlands, France and Germany in 2024.
What awards and specials does Sonu Venugopal have?
Sonu Venugopal won the Best Entertainer award at the Karnataka Women Achievers' Awards in 2018, and after "Punyakoti" she made a second special, "High Risk, Low Return".
