Software engineer by day, stand-up comedian by night. Currently playing around with AI and preparing for Edinburgh.
I'm Harsh - a software engineer based in London who spends his non-coding hours doing standup comedy, singing in a choir and ballroom dancing. The common thread? I like being on stage and I like the discipline of getting better at something difficult.
In tech, I care about building things that work well and don't make people's lives harder. On stage, I tell stories that are hyper-specific and personal - the kind of comedy that only I can do, because only I've lived it.
The ballroom thing isn't a bit. I compete, I've won trophies, and yes - I do look good in a waistcoat.
Built core reporting and observability systems for Turvo’s platform, enabling real-time reporting, smarter filtering, and stronger service health monitoring. This improved how the business understood live operations while also making the platform more scalable, reliable, and easier to troubleshoot.
Integrated Turvo with a third-party RMIS system to ingest operational data in near real time, closing the gap between external systems and internal workflows. A high-impact backend project that improved data freshness, platform usefulness, and decision-making speed.
Owned telemetry and insights for Microsoft Visio Desktop while helping ship accessibility improvements and a redesigned find experience in Visio Online. Combined product thinking with execution: understanding user behaviour, improving discoverability, and making the product work better for more people.
Designed the abstraction layer between the Visio engine and the iOS interface, creating cleaner separation between core logic and product surface. This foundational architecture made the app easier to extend while supporting feature delivery, release systems, and telemetry across the product.
Owned the UI direction for MSN Money on the web and led work across accessibility, engagement, monetization, and cross-browser resilience. Balanced product craft with commercial impact by improving the user experience while enabling the business side of a large-scale consumer platform.
I write sharp, story-led stand-up about ambition, identity, anxiety, modern romance, and the absurdity of trying to optimise a life that is clearly refusing to be optimised. The material is personal, precise, and built around real details - less generic observation, more beautifully specific emotional damage. Growing up in India and now performing in Britain means the comedy naturally lives in the overlap: between cultures, between value systems, and between a deeply sensible upbringing and the choices that led me into stand-up.
I’m currently preparing a split-bill show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Camden Fringe. If you’re a booker, producer, or venue looking for smart, distinctive stand-up with a strong voice, get in touch below.
Whether it's about code, comedy, meme, or a dance partnership - I'd love to hear from you.