Gupta is a graduate of Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida in Bachelor of Technology. He completed his engineering in 2012 and chose to be a stand-up comedian rather than working for corporate offices. He has done around 1000 shows since then, including corporate performances for Airtel, Tanishq, Adobe, Amex and Radio Mirchi. His most applauded act is Appurview - Laugh with an Engineer which describes life from the point-of-view of an engineer.

Gupta was ranked second in "Top 20 Indian stand-up comedian in 2014" by CNN-IBN, and was shortlisted in the Forbes India 100 Celebrity nominees list of 2015 by Forbes India