Rupen Paul

About Rupen Paul

Rupen Paul is a Bengaluru-based stand-up comedian and full-time IT professional known for sharp, relatable observational comedy centered on middle-class Indian life. A winner of the 2014 Big Mic Comedy Open Mic, Rupen has spent over a decade building a reputation for material that draws on his own life — from in-laws and apartment living to social media culture — delivered with the analytical precision of someone balancing a full-time tech career alongside stand-up.

When corporate event planners evaluate his live sets, applying the PUNCHY comedy framework shows how Rupen's grounded, relatable storytelling and sharp, IT-honed wit create strong connection with corporate and tech-savvy audiences alike. Backed by engage4more's experience across 5,000+ corporate events, booking Rupen brings a comedian with close to 400 shows nationally and genuine peer credibility within India's comedy circuit to corporate gatherings, college fests, and public shows.

Rupen has opened for, hosted, and performed alongside major names in Indian comedy including Daniel Fernandes, Amit Tandon, Radhika Vaz, Karthik Kumar, Sanjay Manaktala, Biswa Kalyan Rath, and Kanan Gill, performing across major cities including Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, and Pune. Beyond stand-up, he hosts The Right Room Podcast, a long-running weekly show now well past 100 episodes, featuring conversations with comedians, authors, filmmakers, and other creative guests, and continues to release new stand-up content regularly.

Known for keeping his material clean, self-aware, and centered on universally relatable middle-class experiences, Rupen strikes a chord with young and corporate audiences alike. His unusual dual identity — full-time IT professional and working stand-up comedian — gives his comedy an authentic, grounded credibility that resonates strongly with tech-savvy and general audiences.