Yash Bhardwaj Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Stand-up Comedian
Known For	Being deported from Dubai for sharing an Instagram reel about Google Maps not working in Dubai and regional tension in the Middle East involving the US and Iran (May 2026)
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1995
Age (as of 2026)	31 Years
Birthplace	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bengaluru, Karnataka
College/University	Christ University, Bangalore
Educational Qualification	A bachelor of business administration in Marketing
Religion	Hinduism
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Girlfriend	Ellen Mitchell
Family
Parents	Father Mother

Some Lesser Known Facts About Yash Bhardwaj

• Yash Bhardwaj was born and raised in Bangalore, Karnataka.
  

  Childhood picture of Yash Bhardwaj

• While studying at Christ College, Bangalore, Yash Bhardwaj started actively participating in the theatre and debate competitions.

• During his college time, he joined a theatre production named Zealous Productions as a director and represented his college cultural team for 3 years.

• After graduation, he joined Zomato as a sales and Marketing Manager, and gradually promoted to higher positions such as, Key Account Manager and Area Sales Manager of Media Sales.

• In 2015, Yash moved to Dubai, where he continued his corporate career, while pursuing his passion for performing arts.

• Before entering in stand-up comedy, he continued performing in theatre and writing comedy and humorous plays.

• In an interview, Yash revealed that in 2017, he attended a comedy-writing workshop in Abu Dhabi, which inspired him to start performing stand-up comedy.
  

  A picture of Yash Bhardwaj when he started performing stand-up comedy

• Soon, with his open mic performance, he became a regular performer in the UAE comedy circle.

• In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yash lost his corporate job and decided to focus more seriously on comedy.

• In 2021, he founded Flamingo Live, a Dubai based comedy club and started organizing stand-up comedy shows in Dubai and other parts of UAE. He also helped new comedian get stage time with his comedy club.
  

  Yash Bhardwaj, while performing at a comedy show

• Yash Bhardwaj performed at major events including Dubai Comedy Festival, Abu Dhabi Comedy Week, Adelaide Fringe Festival and Melbourne Comedy Festival.

• In 2022, Yash wrote and appeared in “Silly Point,” a cricket-comedy segment produced for Star Sports and Disney+ Hotstar, during the Asis Cup 2022 in the UAE.

• In May 2022, Bhardwaj joined fintech startup, Nomod, Dubai as a Sales Specialist, where he managed more than 400 business, managed client relationships, and helped developing new product offerings.

• In March 2024, he was promoted to Sales Director with in Nomod.

• In 2023, Yash Bhardwaj launched his solo comedy special “Expat of Arabia,” in Dubai, where he shared funny stories and experiences he faced as an emigrant in the Gulf country.

• In March 2026, Yash uploaded a humorous reel about Google Maps and regional tension in the Middle East. On 19 March 2026, while performing at a comedy show in Dubai, he was called in by authorities regarding the reel.

• After that he spent about 47 days in detention centre in Dubai and deported to India in May 2026.

• On 5 May 2026, Yash Bhardwaj returned to India.

• On 26 May 2026, Yash shared his experience on an Instagram post, where he wrote,

On March 19, while I was at a gig in Dubai, I got a call from Dubai Police asking me to report to the Dubai Police HQ immediately. Turns out they had an issue with a comedy reel I made about Google Maps malfunctioning in Dubai due to the current war in the region.

It was a harmless, dumb reel – but the authorities did not find it funny. I was detained and arrested as a perceived national security threat, and I spent 47 days in a detention centre.

I was finally deported and returned to India on May 5. It wasn’t easy at all for me or my family – it drained us physically, emotionally, and to some extent, financially.

• In an interview, Yash Bhardwaj mentioned that he is big fan of comedians Biswa Kalyan Rath and Abhishek Upmany.

• Apart from comedy, Yash Bhardway enjoys traveling and exploring new places.
  

  A picture of Yash Bhardwaj, while he was on holiday in Cape Town, South Africa