in 2009 papa cj became the first indian comedian to be invited to perform at the just for laughs festival in canada. in 2015 he became the first indian comedian invited to do a solo show at the melbourne international comedy festival, where he took his comedy special 'papa cj | naked'. he has performed multiple times at the edinburgh fringe festival. in 2016 he sold out the soho theatre in london and got two standing ovations on his broadway debut in new york when he headlined carolines on broadway.