Who Is Swati Sachdeva? All About 29-Year-Old Comedian Facing Backlash Over Vulgar Joke About Her Mother & Vibrator

Weeks after YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia aka BeerBiceps and Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent controversy, stand-up comedian Swati Sachdeva is now in the headlines for all the wrong reasons after making a vulgar joke about her mother during one of her shows. A video going viral on social media shows Swati joking about her mother finding her vibrator, which did not sit well with netizens. She faced backlash, with several calling her ‘filthy’ and ‘shameless.’

The episode, titled Family First, was released on her YouTube channel a few days ago and depicted how Swati’s mother tried to be the ‘cool mother’ after discovering the vibrator, leading to an awkward conversation. She joked, “I was sure she (my mother) was going to ask me to lend the vibrator. She started calling it (the vibrator) a gadget, a toy. I was like, ‘I swear, Mom, it belongs to Papa.’ She said, ‘Don’t speak nonsense; I know his choice.'”

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In case you are wondering who Swati Sachdeva is, here is all the information we have gathered for you.

All about Swati Sachdeva

Born on July 4, 1995, Swati hails from Delhi, India. The 29-year-old stand-up comedian is known for her witty and quirky humour, often offering bold takes on everyday life, relationships, and social norms.

Swati was raised in a Hindu Punjabi home. She pursued Advertising and Marketing at Amity University, Noida, from 2016 to 2018 after completing her graduation from Delhi University.

Swati began her career as an intern in 2017 at Creative Inc, a brand management agency in Delhi that helps organisations launch new products and services in the market. Later in 2018, Swati worked as a marketing trainee at the now-closed comedy club Comedy Munch until November of the same year.

She began her journey as a stand-up comedian in 2020. Later, in 2021, Swati worked as a freelance writer for Netflix on an episode of Behensplaining on YouTube and collaborated with several popular brands, including iDiva, JWT, and Nykaa.

Swati also identifies herself as a bisexual.

Since beginning her journey as a stand-up comedian, Swati has performed over 500 stand-up comedy shows in her four years of experience.

Swati, who shares her stand-up videos on her official YouTube channel, has over 924K subscribers. Meanwhile, she has 1.1 million followers on her verified Instagram account.