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Desi comedy fest returns to San Francisco
The world's only Indian Jewish standup comedian Samson Koletkar, along with Abhay Nadkarni are all set to host the show on November 4 and 5
The 9th annual "Desi Comedy Fest," organized by San Francisco's own Samson Koletkar and Abhay Nadkarni, will feature some of the best South Asian comedians this coming November.
"We are excited to schedule this year's fest on Diwali, the festival of lights. After last year's roaring success of the fest shows on Diwali, we are thrilled to present the fest on occasion of Diwali again. We return to some of our favorite venues in the Bay Area, the Santa Clara Convention Center theater, and the world-famous Cobb's Comedy Club in SF," says Abhay.
"We showcase a diverse lineup of South Asian comedians every year and this year is no different. The comedians this year come from all over America and represent diverse mixed backgrounds including, Haitian, Caribbean, Iranian, Pakistani, and Indian! As always, we handpicked the venues and the comedians that fit into our brand of comedy festival experience," said the world's only Indian Jewish standup comedian, and Desi Comedy Fest co-founder and host, Samson Koletkar.
On Saturday, November 4, at 7 p.m (local time)., the Desi Comedy Fest will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center, and on Sunday, November 5, at 7 p.m., it will take place at Cobb's Comedy Club.
Abhay recently performed at the world-famous Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. He has also been featured in the Huffington Post and has appeared on NBC, CBS, SF SketchFest, and Audible's "America from Abroad" with Rob Delaney.
Samson has been featured on a wide variety of media outlets, including NPR, NBC, CBS, NDTV, The Times of India, Indian Express, Ha'aretz, and Asian Jewish Life. His sober jokes have been called "cerebral," "witty," and "refreshing," and are recommended for people who would rather have a cup of coffee than a drink. Samson was named in "Top 10 Indian-Origin Comedians of the Last Decade" by BookMyShow and "10 Indian Comedians Who Found Success in the U.S." by Silicon India.
They will be joined by the likes of Kavita Singh (creator of BitchFest), Imran G (former rocket scientist turned comedian), Priya Guyadeen (Caribbean-Indian, winner of the Jokers Theatre and Comedy Club Comedy Competition), Omid Singh (Iranian-Indian from Los Angeles who performed at the New York Comedy Festival and was Maz Jobrani's favorite road opener), and Aurora Singh (Haitian-Indian from Sacramento who has appeared on Sirius).
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