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| medium = Stand-up, YouTube and television
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Engineering]]
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| years_active = 2011 – present
| employer = Kaytek Computer Services Private Limited
| genre = [[Black comedy]], [[blue comedy]], clean comedy, [[Corporate entertainment|corporate comedy]], [[observational comedy]], [[political satire]], [[sarcasm]], satire, [[Sketch comedy|sketch]], [[surreal humor]], [[wit]] / [[word play]]
| subject = [[Bollywood]], [[casteism]], [[human behavior]], [[Indian culture]], [[masculinity]], nationalism, [[News|current events]], [[political alienation]], [[Indian politics]], [[psychology]], racism, religion, [[social issue]]s
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'''Atul Khatri''' is an Indian [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]] and [[YouTube personality]]. He was rated among the top Indian comedians by [[CNN-News18|CNN-IBN]] and was the only Indian to perform in the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival (Sep 2014).<ref name="Profile">{{cite news|title=Profile|publisher=[[East India Comedy]] website|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://eastindiacomedy.com/atul-khatri/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618161319/http://eastindiacomedy.com/atul-khatri/|archive-date=18 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Atul Khatri will be the funny desi tonight">{{cite news|title=Atul Khatri will be the funny desi tonight|publisher=Gulf News|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/atul-khatri-will-be-the-funny-desi-tonight-1.1645227}}</ref><ref name="Atul Khatri gives an honest review of Ram Leela">{{cite news|title=Atul Khatri gives an honest review of Ram Leela|publisher=news18.com|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://www.news18.com/news/buzz/stand-up-comic-atul-khatri-gives-an-honest-review-of-ram-leela-999867.html}}</ref> He was also the winner of the ''CEO's Got Talent Season 1''.<ref name="Atul Khatri wins CEOs got talent">{{cite news|title=Atul Khatri wins CEOs got talent|publisher=afaqs.com|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/company_briefs/?id=57323_Atul+Khatri+wins+CEO%27s+Got+Talent}}</ref><ref name="Here's how you can be a professional English Stand Up Comedian">{{cite news|title=Here's how you can be a professional English Stand Up Comedian|publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]]|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-here-s-how-you-can-be-a-professional-english-stand-up-comedian-1913054}}</ref><ref name="Keep your dreams alive">{{cite news|title=Keep your dreams alive|publisher=[[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=21 June 2016|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/keep-your-dreams-alive-age-s-got-nothing-to-do-with-it/story-OU2ALBHDU0fgxC0AwVWTII.html}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
He attended the [[St. Theresa’s Boys High School]] and later obtained a [[Bachelor of Engineering]] degree from [[University of Mumbai]]. He also attained a [[Academic certificate|certificate]] in [[Business Administration]] from the [[Manchester Business School]] in Manchester, England.<ref name="Education">{{cite news|title=Education |publisher=linkedin.com |access-date=20 June 2016 |url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/atul-khatri-6053277 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

His maternal family hails from Karachi.

After completing his education, he joined his [[family business|family run]] [[computer business]] (Kaytek Computer Services Private Limited) and assumed the post of Chief Executive Officer.<ref name="Education"/><ref name="Atul Khatris got talent">{{cite news|title=Atul Khatris got talent|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/atul-khatris-got-talent-the-standup-comedian-on-why-jokes-choose-him/article8389327.ece}}</ref> At the age of 43, Khatri became a comedian whilst still being engaged in his business.<ref name="Meet the Stand-Up comedian who sold his Ferrari">{{cite news|title=new Meet the Stand-Up comedian who sold his Ferrari|publisher=newsworldindia.in|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://newsworldindia.in/entertainment/atul-khatri-stand-up-comedian-at-47/123781/}}</ref>

==Career==
Khatri in 2011, owing to monotony and after being encouraged by his wife to do so, wanted to have an alternate career. He initially wanted to take up courses and become a [[bartender]] and then later a disc jockey but did not pursue either field. He started by posting jokes on Facebook and later became a stand-up comedian. He became notable after winning the "CEO's Got Talent" award by [[FremantleMedia]]. Khatri has done over 400 comedy shows, television advertisements and [[YouTube]] videos.<ref name="Meet the Stand-Up comedian who sold his Ferrari"/> Khatri was also one of the three finalists at the [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] held in [[Delhi]] in 2012.<ref name="Keep your dreams alive"/><ref name="The Laugh Riot: Sarcastic People are Actually Funny and Smart!">{{cite news|title=The Laugh Riot: Sarcastic People are Actually Funny and Smart!|publisher=[[NDTV]]|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://www.ndtv.com/video/comedy/the-rising-stars-of-comedy/the-laugh-riot-sarcastic-people-are-actually-funny-and-smart-388886}}</ref>

Khatri performs at [[The Comedy Store]] and the Canvas Laugh Factory, and with [[East India Comedy]]. He also performed in San Francisco for a fundraiser organized by [[American India Foundation]].<ref name="Atul Khatri Profile">{{cite news|title=Atul Khatri Profile|publisher=rafoundation.in|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://www.rafoundation.in/pdf/AtulKhatriProfile.pdf}}</ref>

===East India Comedy===
Khatri joined [[East India Comedy|EIC]] which was founded by [[Sorabh Pant]] in 2012 and is one of the busiest comedy groups in India.<ref name="The Laugh Riot: Sarcastic People are Actually Funny and Smart!"/><ref name="Comic timing">{{cite news|title=Comic timing|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=20 June 2016|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/comic-timing/960084/}}</ref> In 2017, both Pant and Khatri left EIC to focus on their individual careers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadant.co/sorabh-pant-atul-khatri-to-start-own-comedy-collective/|title=After 'Amicable' Split With EIC, Sorabh Pant & Atul Khatri to Start Own Comedy Collective|date=2019-04-01|website=Dead Ant|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>

===Commercials===
Khatri has appeared in television advertisements for [[Amazon.com|Amazon]], [[Muthoot Finance]], [[Rebtel]], [[Aegon N.V.|Aegon Religare Insurance]], [[Philips]], and Matrix SIM card.<ref name="Atul Khatri Profile"/>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.eastindiacomedy.com East India Comedy]

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