Anuvab Pal (born 27 April 1976) is an Indian stand up comedian, screenwriter, playwright and novelist.
[6][7] His first play, Chaos Theory, a love story between two Indian professors, was written in New York City, and performed in various productions around the United States.
"[8] The play received its first professional production in New York City in 2010 starring TV and film actor Rita Wolf, directed by Alexa Kelly and produced by The Pulse Ensemble Theatre.
[31] In 2020, Pal wrote a sitcom for Amazon Prime India directed by Rohan Sippy, with the pandemic as the backdrop.
It was titled Wakaalat From Home and starred Sumeet Vyas, Kubbra Sait, Nidhi Singh and Gopal Datt.
In 2022, post pandemic, Pal returned to the Soho Theatre with his Edinburgh show Democracy and Disco Dancing, which received a series of four-star reviews.
[36] As an actor, he played Mr. Mukherjee in the Mira Nair directed A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth for BBC 1.
[38] In June 2023, Broadway's The Roundabout Theatre Company in New York City, did a staged reading of Chaos Theory starring American-Indian actors Manu Narayan and Rita Wolf directed by Arpita Mukherjee as part of 2023 Refocus Projects.
[39] In September 2023, Pal was featured in a Sky History documentary titled "Why Does Everyone Hate The British Empire" hosted by comedian Al Murray.