ABOUT
Vishnu Akella is a Michigan born, Los Angeles based, comedian/writer/director/actor. His debut stand-up comedy special ‘For You’, released in 2022, was featured in the New York Times. On the stand-up front, Vishnu performs regularly around Los Angeles and was in the 2024 ‘Netflix Is a Joke’ festival. While in college he opened for headliners such as Hasan Minhaj, Michelle Wolf, and Ken Jeong.
As a writer he created the series ‘where are you going?’. The series premiered at Seriesfest Season 8 and was named “Best Comedy Pilot, Honorable Mention”.
He has directed multiple specials including Danny Dunn’s ‘Have You Checked Behind Your Ear?’, Obi Ehn’s ’30 at the Den’, and his own. He also directs and produces weekly episodes for the ‘Late for Work’ show at the Hollywood Improv.
His debut comedy album ‘Quarantine Calls’ released in 2019.