Rishi Budhrani is a prolific and award-winning comedian, actor and host who is the first Singaporean to win the Hong Kong International Comedy Competition and perform at the Gotham Comedy Club in NYC. His performances, at home and overseas, are highly reviewed with bakchormeeboy.com calling him “acomedian with the Midas touch”, The Straits Times, Life! saying his work is the “perfect blend of comedy and sentiment”, and Time Out Singapore saying that Rishi “left them in stitches from beginning to end”. Rishi’s artistic journey began when he was fired from his father’s tailoring business. He used that experience and his experiences as a Singaporean Indian to shape his work including political satire. Prepandemic, Rishi toured comedy festivals like the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Australia, and the Weirdass Pyjama Fest in India.

Rishi is a sought-after artist and some of his notable works include,

• Host of the Singapore National Day Parade 2022
• Host of Award-winning Travel Mini-series: Unexpected Journeys
o Unexpected Journeys is a mini-series by Singapore Airlines and Singapore Tourism Board
• Passion Ambassador for Singapore Tourism Board
o You might have seen him being chased around the cops as he ran around Singapore to
explore hidden gems in Singapore Tourism Board’s web series, S.P.I.E.S.
• Creator of Singapore’s only Live news comedy parody show The Rishi Report
• Host of President’s Star Charity 2023
• Writer/Voice Actor on Downstairs, a Singaporean animated series on Netflix
o You might have seen heard him in as the voice of roti-prata seller, Sammy
• Host of The Straits Times’ inaugural current aIairs quiz, What’s The News? 2025

Rishi plans to continue travelling the world using jokes as a currency. He also likes to hum when he pees.