Born in Delhi, raised in Doha and Bangalore and migrating to California,
Abhay Nadkarni's comedy weaves a narrative through a third-culture lens. He's been featured on New Faces of Comedy at Just for Laughs Montreal, NBC Bay Area, KQED, SF Sketchfest and the Huffington Post. With a dedicated following of 100k on lnstagram and TikTok, his comedy resonates globally. Co-creator of Desi Comedy Fest and The Setup, Abhay has performed for audiences all across the USA, Canada and India. In April 2024, he debuted his solo show Third Culture Chaos debuting live at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where he talked about straddling between three separate cultures and the consequences of doing so. He’s the co-founder of
Desi Comedy Fest and
The Setup - A speakeasy style comedy show in San Francisco and Los Angeles.