Funcho
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| Created by | Shyam Sharma & Dhruv Shah | |||||||||
| Location | India | |||||||||
| Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 3.65 million[1] (June 2023) | |||||||||
| Total views | 4.1 billion[1] | |||||||||
| Contents are in | Hindi | |||||||||
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Last updated: 29 June 2023 | ||||||||||
Funcho is a Youtube comedy channel based out of India. Funcho have featured in India's Top 100 Digital Stars, 2022 by Forbes magazine.[2]
History[edit]
Funcho was founded in 2017 by two engineers, Shyam Sharma and Dhruv Shah.[3]
The channel name "Funcho", was chosen as it means laughter.[4] The channel "Funcho" alone has over 3.5 million subscribers and more than 200 uploads on YouTube as of February 2023.Dhruv & Shyam together have 3 youtube channels named "Funcho", "Dhruv & Shyam" and "Funcho Shorts".[2] In 2022, Funcho boys completed 5 years in the content creation world.[4]
Career[edit]
In November 2022, DJ Snake invited Funcho to join in his India tour.[5][6] Funcho had a special meeting with Priyanka Chopra in Mumbai in 2022.[7] In 2022, Funcho featured on India's Top 100 Digital Stars, by Forbes India, were ranked 12th on the list.[2] The channel has celebrated its reach to a 1 million audience by performing a live play at B N Vaidya Hall, Dadar East of Mumbai. The event was crowded with about 500 fans from across Maharastra and neighboring states.[8]
In 2022, the duo of Shyam & Dhruv were nominated for IWMBuzz Digital Awards for Most Popular Social Media Star (Male).[9] In 2023, Funcho were nominated for comedy category at Creators United Awards.[10]
The total views for the 3 channels of Funcho have crossed 4.1 billion. In August 2022, the Funcho duo was spotted chilling with Hardik Pandya and his wife Natasa Stankovic in Greece.[11]
There channels cover a variety of content, including sketches, skits, jokes about hot topics, and relatable, every day material. Along with making quality videos, they also amuse their followers on social media by posting memes and jokes to Instagram.[12]
Video format[edit]
The channel produces content based on trending topics and day-to-day occurrences. They also create skits, dramas, and comedies about current happenings.[3] The skits they produce are often very topical and relatable. Their fans are labeled as "Bachie Gang".[10]
Controversies[edit]
In 2018, Funcho made a video on a moving train for the Kiki challenge. After the video went viral, they were arrested and produced at the Vasai Railway Court. The court sentenced them to clean a railway station for three consecutive days.[13][14]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "About Funcho". YouTube.
- ^ a b c "Dhruv Shah and Shyam Sharma Creator Stats, Biography | About Dhruv Shah and Shyam Sharma". Forbes India. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Funcho, India's Top Comedy Youtube Channel Aims To Make Audience Laugh Out Loud With Their Content This Year". Mid-day. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Celebrating 5 Years With 5 Hilarious Reels By Dhruv & Shyam As Funcho That Got Us Laughing Out Loud". MissMalini. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "DJ Snake teams up with Just Sul, Flying Beast, Funcho, Asim Riaz on India Tour". ANI News. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ PR, ANI (28 November 2022). "DJ Snake teams up with Just Sul, Flying Beast, Funcho, Asim Riaz on India Tour". ThePrint. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ IWMBuzz (4 November 2022). "Watch: 'Funcho' aka 'Dhruv and Shyam' enjoy special meeting with Priyanka Chopra in Mumbai, pic goes viral". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Deccan Chronicle". 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022.
- ^ IWMBuzz (26 April 2022). "Vote Now: Most Popular Social Media Star (Male): Awez Darbar, Dhruv and Shyam (Funcho), Faisu, Mohak Narang, Siddharth Nigam, Tarun Kinra". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Creators United Award Nominations: Here are the nominees for the comedy category". PINKVILLA. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ IWMBuzz (11 August 2022). "Watch: 'Funcho' spotted chilling with Hardik Pandya and wife Natasa Stankovic in Greece, give glimpse of exotic lifestyle". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Suthar (6 January 2023). "Top Content Creators You Should Look Out For In 2023". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Kiki challenge: Court orders 3 men to clean local rly station". The Economic Times. 9 August 2018. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Kiki challenge: 3 men held after video went viral, court orders them to create awareness". The Indian Express. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
