Tanmay has had to face a lot of fat-shaming since when he was a kid. In his interview with Humans Of Bombay, he mentioned growing up in a small middle-class family amongst Engineers and Doctors. He said that he has always been overweight and he used humor as a self-defense mechanism. He loved being the class clown and liked being referred to as ‘funny’.
In the same interview, Tanmay discussed a significant event of his life which changed his attitude towards life. Although Bhat’s parents were very supportive, they were concerned about their son’s weight. In the 8th standard, they bought him a cycle and encouraged him to lose weight. Even though they didn’t pressurize Tanmay but he saw it as an admission of a huge flaw.
But eventually, he turned this challenge into an opportunity and worked really hard. He excelled academically and ultimately gave up on the idea of Marine Engineering, only to do what he thought suits him best i.e. comedy. He would participate in events that nobody else would apply for and would attend every other festival, just to perform and get on stage.
Tanmay Bhat went on to become the co-founder of India’s first comedy podcast- All India Bakchod popularly known as AIB founded in the year 2012.
Tanmay’s performance in every webisode has been commendable. But here we would like to specially mention his Snapchat rant on Feminism. He outlines the basic underlying concept of feminism with such ease.
Tanmay was also a part of AIB Knockout which was a roast comedy show that featured stars like Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Karan Johar, etc. The bold and brazen nature of the show had received a critical response from varioSinghctions of the society.