Inspired by the infamous AIB Roast, we at Gozoop invited Kamal Trilok Singh of The Awkward Fruit to celebrate our last working Saturday. The idea was simple – to bring forth the Gozoop grapevine comprising of inter team relationships, office romance, office taboos and other weird aspects of agency life in a way that the team could laugh about and appreciate together. Kamal spent a better half of his week talking to the HR team and stalking specific team members on their socials. He even requested access to private Gozoop groups on social media – a request that was approved by us. Ready with all the ammo he could get his hands on, Kamal took the mike and unleashed a flurry of good natured and bordering anecdotes that amused and thrilled the team at Gozoop.
Rohan Bhansali, Founding Director Gozoop said, “I must admit I was initially hesitant since I dint know what the reaction would be. With the rollicking laughter echoing through the office, I could tell everyone was extremely humoured by the whole act. Apart from being fun, the gig also opened us up further as a team!”
“Stress among employees is the most pressing lifestyle risk factor in India. Just a little bit of regular laughter in a casual environment can help ease this many fold. We are happy to see corporates opening up to stand up humour,” states Akshata, CEO of Awkward Fruit.
Kamal’s act, which was originally planned at 45 minutes, stretched to about 75 minutes as a result of his impromptu interactions with the team. “It was great seeing the team at Gozoop smiling and laughing at themselves. That’s my happiness right there”, says Kamal Trilok Singh.
With a strong and steady focus on employee satisfaction, we have always been on the front end of breaking barriers with our HR activities such as Cupcake welcomes, 1SmallStep surprises, hand-written appreciation letters and Salsa lessons. The Roast of Gozoop is definitely one of the more unconventional activities we’ve planned but from the sound of it, this won’t be the last time we will be roasted.
You can witness a snippet of the roast right here!
About Gozoop
Gozoop is a Global Digital Services and Products Company based out of India, UAE, Singapore and USA. It serves 100+ of the world’s best brands including Dell, Ferrari, Discovery Channel, Mumbai Indians, Asian Paints, Lipton Ice Tea, ITC, Times of India among others.
About Awkward Fruit
The Awkward Fruit is one of a kind comedy company that specializes in live stand up & concept based shows, content production for Youtube comedy channels/digital brand marketing/event or speech scripts, customized corporate and private shows & touring.