Laugh Factory Chicago
Kenan Thompson's Ultimate Comedy Experience
11/24/19


Vik Pandya is a nationally touring stand up comic based in Chicago. Known for his sharp self-deprecation, observational humor on dating, & hilarious crowd work, his comedy album 'Friends With 401(k) Benefits' debuted #1 on iTunes & Top 10 on the Billboard Charts in 2019. Vik has opened for both Roy Wood Jr. & Michelle Wolf and performs regularly at Zanies Comedy Club & The Laugh Factory in Chicago. He was a 2017 StandUp NBC Quarterfinalist, and was featured in NBC's Breakout Comedy Festival in 2018. He's shared the stage with mainstream headliners such as: Godfrey, Dan Soder, Big Jay Oakerson - as well as international acts like Vir Das, Zakir Khan & Atul Khatri. Follow him on facebook/instagram @vpcomedy

Vik is a founding member of ‘Team Us Comedy’, who since 2015 have been producing shows that fully represent the hilarious comedy community in Chicago - full of women, people of color, and plenty of differing opinions. In 2019, Team Us released their first independent standup special titled ‘Friends With 401(k) which debuted #1 on iTunes & Top 10 on the Billboard Charts.

In addition to standup, Vik is a Second City trained improvisor. His improv group 'I'm a Turtle' can be seen performing all over Chicago & at festivals around the country. (Chicago Improv Festival, Denver Improv Festival, The Big DIF Festival in Iowa, Joshua Tree Int'l Festival). He's also on a house team at The Comedy Clubhouse in Chicago and performs there regularly.

His now retired dating podcast 'MasterDating' was one of the Chicago Podcast Festivals' official selections. His current podcast 'Punchline' provides a hilarious take on the headlines, and features interviews with newsworthy people for the funniest way to stay informed. Both are available on all major streaming platforms.

Vik made his acting debut in 2017 as a lead in the critically acclaimed web series ‘Code-Switched’, A comedy-drama about a group of South Asian-Americans juggling love, work, and family in Chicago.

He's done a number of festivals all over the country most notably: Laughing Devil in NYC (2017), Gilda's LaughFest in Grand Rapids (2017), Cleveland Comedy Festival (2018, 2016 finalist), Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin (2016), San Diego Comedy Festival (2017 semi finalist), Westside Comedy Theatre's Standup Showdown in LA (2017), Joshua Tree Int'l Improv Comedy Festival (2016 top 10 performer), Milwaukee Comedy Festival (2017, 2018), Desi Comedy Festival in San Francisco (2017), Chicago's NerdFest (2017, 2018), Floodwater Comedy Festival in Iowa City (2018), Let's Fest in Fort Wayne (2018), LA Diversity in Comedy Festival (2018), & headlined the Trill Comedy Festival in Houston in 2017.


https://www.facebook.com/vpcomedy
https://www.instagram.com/vpcomedy/
http://www.teamuscomedy.com/vik

Special thanks to Kenan Thompson, Mary Lindsey, & 360 Comedy for having me.
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