Engineer. MBA. Corporate ladder. Startup hustle. On paper, everything looked perfectly “sorted”.

Then Ashish Vijh began to question the script.

After two decades of doing life the “right” way, he realised something unsettling—success can start to feel oddly performative, like you’re constantly acting in a role you didn’t audition for.

Performative Male is a sharp, humorous stand-up set that dives into masculinity, ambition, modern relationships, therapy culture, wellness trends, and the quiet exhaustion of trying to appear like you have it all figured out.

Part comedy, part honest self-reflection.

A story of being emotionally confused… but professionally functional.