Gabriel Gherghe

Gabriel Gherghe is a Romanian stand-up comedian born in Adjud, in Vrancea County, who later moved to Bucharest, where he began his stand-up career in 2012. Before turning to comedy full time, he worked as a corporate employee. He gained wider recognition after reaching the final of the first season of the television competition iUmor, where he placed third, and in 2014 he won Romania's Stand-up Fest competition in Brasov. Gherghe has performed at comedy clubs throughout Romania alongside established Romanian comedians such as Dan Badea, Teo, Vio, Costel and Bordea, and his stand-up videos have drawn more than eight million views on YouTube. He has since given more than 400 shows, most of them sold out, touring not only Romania but also the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Cyprus and Luxembourg. He continues to headline stand-up comedy shows at Romanian venues and festivals.