Paul Szabo

Paul Szabo is a Romanian stand-up comedian originally from the Bistrita-Nasaud area who works in IT in Cluj-Napoca after graduating in electrical engineering. He gave his first stand-up performance at an open mic in Cluj-Napoca on 7 February 2019. His material draws heavily on his day job, joking about IT workers, office culture and managers trying to lure staff back to the office. He previously reached the final of Stand-Up Revolution and won a Roast Battle competition in 2021. Szabo became a finalist on Antena 1's televised competition iUmor in season 14 (2023), where judge Catalin Bordea called his set the best stand-up number of the season, and he reached the final again in season 16 (2024).