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{{Infobox person
| name = Abish Mathew
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| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Comedian]], YouTube
| known_for = Stand-up comedy<br>''Son Of Abish''<br> ''Journey Of A Joke''<br>
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| spouse = {{marriage| [[Archana Kavi]] | 2016}}

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| years active = 2007–present
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| channel_name = agm777
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| subscribers = 1.06 Million
| subscriber_date = 22 June 2021
| views = 133 Million
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| associated_acts = [[All India Bakchod]]
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'''Abish Mathew''' is a stand-up comedian and YouTuber.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Narayanan |first1=Lavanya |title=Back to basics with Abish Mathew |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/back-to-basics-with-abish-mathew/article24656270.ece |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=10 August 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref> He is known for his work with [[All India Bakchod]], as the creator and host of ''Son of Abish'' and ''Journey Of A Joke'', and as the host of [[Comicstaan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sonofabish.com/profile/|title=Abish Mathew - Profile|website=Sonofabish.com|accessdate=17 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Son of Abish: Rohan Joshi, Ashish Shakya's banter kickstarts season 3- Entertainment News, Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/son-of-abish-rohan-joshi-ashish-shakyas-banter-kickstarts-season-3-4149083.html |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=Firstpost}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Abish was born in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gomes |first1=Michael |title=Abish Mathew, Zakir Khan excel at Laugh-A-Ton finale in Dubai |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/20170515/no-title |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=www.khaleejtimes.com}}</ref> He completed his schooling from [[Fr. Agnel School, New Delhi]], and studied history at [[Ram Lal Anand College]], [[University of Delhi]].

Since Mathew is a Catholic, he was the member of [[St. Mary's Church, Noida]] before moving to Mumbai. He got engaged to actress and YouTuber [[Archana Kavi]] on 31 October 2015. They got married on 23 January 2016 in [[Vallarpadam Church]], Kerala.<ref>{{cite news|date=3 November 2015|title=Stand-up comic Abish Mathew engaged to Malayalam actress Archana Kavi|work=dna|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-stand-up-comic-abish-mathew-engaged-to-malayalam-actress-archana-kavi-2141533|accessdate=11 August 2018}}</ref>

== Career ==
He began his career as a radio jockey at Red FM, Delhi before switching to stand-up comedy.<ref>https://www.ibtimes.co.in/interview-comedian-abish-mathew-possibility-tonight-show-india-wedding-archana-kavi-650738</ref>
Due to his aggressive playing style and bold King sacrifices, he is also referred to as GM (Grandmaster) Abish Mathew in Comedians On Board.

''Son Of Abish'' is a comedy talk show hosted by Mathew that debuted in 2015. Since then, the show has hosted guests such as [[Kenny Sebastian]], [[Kunal Kamra]], [[Swara Bhaskar]], [[Vidya Balan]], [[Anand Gandhi]], [[Irrfan Khan]], [[Suresh Menon]], [[Sonakshi Sinha]], [[Dulquer Salmaan]], [[Zakir Khan (comedian)|Zakir Khan]], [[Shirley Setia]], [[Mithila Palkar]], [[Vishal Dadlani]], [[Malini Agarwal|Miss Malini]], [[Vicky Kaushal]], [[Armaan Malik|Arman Malik]], [[Abhay Deol]], [[Yami Gautam]], [[Jassie Gill]], [[Prajakta Koli]] , [[Tanmay Bhat]], [[Bhuvan Bam]], [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]], [[Radhika Apte]], [[Radhika Madan]], [[Naveen Polishetty]], [[Vir Das]] and [[Jordindian]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/agm777/videos|title=Abish Mathew|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=2018-07-10}}</ref> In 2017, he acted as a supporting character in the movie named, Meri Pyaari Bindu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/member/abishmathew|title=Abish Mathew profile|website=Chess.com|language=en}}</ref>

On YouTube, Abish has a prolific presence apart from Son of Abish, thanks to his comedy-analysis series 'Journey of a Joke<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-31|title=5 Things We Learnt About Comedy In India From ‘Journey Of A Joke’|url=https://deadant.co/5-things-we-learnt-about-comedy-from-journey-of-a-joke/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=DeadAnt|language=en-US}}</ref>', on which he sits alongside famous Indian comedians to breakdown their famous comedy bits.

In 2018, Abish also released his Amazon PrimeVideo special 'Whoop<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-28|title=Abish Mathew: Comedy is now a mainstream genre|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/abish-mathew-comedy-whoop-amazon-prime-video-5514216/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>', which featured his observations growing up as a Delhi Malayali, and a single boy child among several sisters. Abish has also featured as a host on both seasons on '[[Comicstaan]]'.

==Chess==
Abish has also appeared in various chess streams in Samay Raina's YouTube channel. He is known for his sacrificial style of play. His main attacking piece is the King. He typically sacrifices all his pieces and flags his opponents, as seen in various Comedians on Board tournaments.<ref>https://chessbase.in/news/Comedians-on-Board-III-Day-2</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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