DeadAnt, a media and entertainment company that is at the forefront of Indian comedy today, announced the winners of the 4th edition of the DeadAnt Comedy Awards, India’s only comedy accolades. Celebrating the zenith of excellence in comedy across various categories, DACA awarded comedians and content creators who kept fans entertained in 2023. The winners were chosen based on audience votes that came in across DeadAnt’s social media pages, garnering exceptional traction. Apart from the popular choice awards, there are Critics’ Choice Awards and Peer Picks categories, which are adjudicated by special juries.
Some of the top winners at this edition include Anubhav Singh Bassi for Best Acting Performance and Abhishek Upmanyu for Best Online Comedy Special. Aaditya Kulshreshth, aka Kullu, has been picked as the Most Exciting Voice, while Tanmay Bhat has won the Best YouTube Channel award. The Critics Choice peg saw Kannan Gill shine in the Best Online Special category. Vir Das won the award for ‘Everything Everywhere’. Vir was also declared as the ‘Most Inspiring’ comedian in the Peer Picks category. While Mumbai comedy club The Habitat won the award for Best Venue.
Anubhav Singh Bassi, reacting to his win for a DACA award, has expressed, “Yeh sabhi comedians ke taraf se thank you aapko, mujhe jaise role mila vaise sabhi comedians ko milte rahe toh humari industry bhi aise hi expand hoti rahegi. Love you. Thank you”.
While collecting his DeadAnt Comedy Award, Kannan Gill says, “Thank you so much DeadAnt. This is super sweet! I don’t really win anything ever so this is nice.”
Abhishek Upmanyu, who was announced as a winner in the Best Online Comedy Special category, said, “Winning this award takes me back to school. I’m glad to have won in this category. This trophy looks fabulous and in fact, the makers of the trophy deserve an award too.”.
“Thank you so much DeadAnt for this award and to the audiences who voted for me” shared a visibly elated Aaditya Kulshreshth (Kullu). “I’m in delight that I won this award and am speechless”.
“The DeadAnt Comedy Awards has been a forerunner in the burgeoning landscape of comedy in the country as it continues to celebrate creators who leave audiences in splits, year after year,” says Ravina Rawal, Founder & CEO, DeadAnt. From hosting podcasts to showing up in series and films, representing the country on the global stage—whatever has formed the vast spectrum of comedy in the past few years—our artists have been indispensable in making people laugh all through it. The authors wish to congratulate this year’s winners while looking forward to yet another year of good times while watching what Indian comedians are able to dish out.
