Double Trouble: Gursimran Khamba and Raunaq Rajani 2026 in Dubai

Double Trouble brings Indian stand-up comedians Gursimran Khamba and Raunaq Rajani to Dubai on Sunday 29 November 2026 for a dual-headliner show at the Emirates Theatre in Jumeirah. Presented by Tulsi Events, it puts a pioneer of India’s online comedy boom and one of Mumbai’s best-loved observational comics on the same bill, with two full sets instead of an opener and a headliner.

Gursimran Khamba: From AIB to the Writers’ Room

Gursimran Khamba is a Delhi-born stand-up comic and writer who studied at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai. He started out as a blogger in Delhi before co-founding All India Bakchod (AIB) with Tanmay Bhat. The pair began with what was billed as India’s first comedy podcast, and AIB grew into one of the country’s best-known comedy collectives, famous for bold, often controversial sketches and specials, including the spoof awards show AIB Presents Royal Turds.

Since leaving AIB, Khamba has spent much of his time behind the scenes. He wrote the Sony LIV show Chalo Koi Baat Nahi, served as creative director on Kapil Sharma’s Netflix special I’m Not Done Yet, and in 2019, after the AIB split, launched Light@27, a comedy consultancy offering content and strategy across live and digital media. That mix of writing, producing and performing gives his live sets the feel of someone who thinks about how a joke is built as much as how it lands. The organisers describe his stage material as more than a decade of bold satire and storytelling, and his sets tend to build slowly through long stories rather than rapid-fire one-liners.

Raunaq Rajani and RelationShit Advice

Raunaq Rajani was born and raised in Mumbai and has been doing stand-up for around 15 years. He reached a wider audience as a finalist on Comicstaan Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video, but he is best known for RelationShit Advice, the YouTube series he created in which he invites three funny friends to read out and answer questions from newspaper agony aunt columns. The show has been running for more than five years and is now also recorded in front of live audiences, with tapings at venues such as The Habitat in Mumbai running for around 90 minutes in English and Hindi. Rajani has described the format as built on banter between friends, which is why so much of the humour feels unscripted.

His solo hour Manchild, his debut stand-up special, toured Europe and the UK, including a date in Dublin, and his newer show Yap God has been staged at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai. Expect relatable, observational material about dating, relationships, family expectations and the small humiliations of adult life, delivered with the easy banter that made RelationShit Advice a hit.

Why Gursimran Khamba and Raunaq Rajani Work Together in Dubai

The contrast is the point of this Gursimran Khamba and Raunaq Rajani show in Dubai. According to the organisers, their styles combine into a perfect storm of personal anecdotes, quick wit and unfiltered commentary on modern life. Rajani’s warm, relatable stories tend to land with anyone who has navigated dating, in-laws or office politics, while Khamba brings the sharper, satirical edge of someone who helped build India’s internet comedy scene from a podcast upwards.

Seeing them back to back gives the afternoon a natural rhythm, switching between gentle crowd-pleasing material and darker, more pointed turns. For Dubai fans who know both comedians mainly from YouTube clips and podcasts, it is also a chance to watch them work a live room, which is where stand-up really comes alive.

Emirates Theatre and House Rules

The Emirates Theatre sits inside Emirates International School on Al Thanya Street in Jumeirah and is a regular home for touring stand-up in Dubai. It has a proper theatre layout, which means clear sightlines from most seats and an audience that is there to listen.

The show is strictly for ages 16 and over, and attendees may be asked for ID or proof of purchase at the door, so carry both. Photos and videos are not allowed during the performance, and there is no re-entry once you are inside. The organisers also note that the event will be recorded for promotional use, so audience members may appear in the footage. Tickets are transferable if your plans change.

Who Double Trouble in Dubai Suits

This is a show for fans of Indian stand-up, long-time followers of AIB and RelationShit Advice, and anyone who enjoys unfiltered comedy about modern life, relationships and family. The 16+ rule and the frank subject matter make it a better fit for friends, couples and colleagues than for a family outing. If you liked the online formats, the live show offers longer, looser versions of the stories that rarely fit into a clip.

For more laughs this season, browse our comedy shows in Dubai, and for the rest of the weekend see things to do in November and our guide to things to do in Dubai.