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]
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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 | ||||||||||
History
editFuncho 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
editIn 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 with Hardik Pandya and his wife Natasa Stankovic in Greece.[11]
Video format
editThe 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][12]
Controversies
editIn 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.
- ^ 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.
