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December 08, 2004

The Guru's of Comedy--Coming to a Town Near YouArts and Entertainment

Piyush Dinker Pandya, the writer/director of the genre creating film American Desi is bringing the South Asian answer to the Kings/Queens of Comedy, yes, it is The Gurus of Comedy Tour. The first-ever national tour of South Asian standup comedy, kicks off in Los Angeles this Thursday, December 9, with Russell Peters (Comedy Central), Paul Varghese (NBC's Last Comic Standing),
Anand Chulani (American Chai), and host Aladdin (BET, American Desi).

The five-city tour moves on to San Jose on December 10, San Francisco on December 11, New York City on December 15, and closes in Boston on December 16. Other comedians on The Gurus of Comedy Tour include Pooth the Curry Comic, Vidur Kapur, Tony Sparks, and Mo-D. Complete comic lineups for each show are available here.

sajit on December 8, 2004 09:40 PM in Arts and Entertainment · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post



7 comments

 1 · Abhi on December 9, 2004 01:04 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I'll be in the audience for the 7p.m. show on Thursday. Hope to see some SM readers there.


 2 · Punjabi Boy on December 9, 2004 05:17 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)


I dont know about the other comics, but Russell Peters is so damn funny...he used to present a show in England. I put him up there with Chris Rock.


 3 · Anonymous on December 9, 2004 10:22 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

russell peter is one of the best comics in america


 4 · A N N A on December 10, 2004 12:06 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

i wish they were coming to DC or philly...oh, well. i'm sure abhi will have a full report on "inside the mind of madness", i'll just wait for that. :)


 5 · Abhi on December 10, 2004 04:31 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I went to the Gurus of Comedy last night. My brief review of the show can be found here


 6 · Apul Patel on December 12, 2004 02:41 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Los Angeles Times Magazine has an interview with the founder of a Muslim comedy tour that might be of interest:

Preacher Moss would be the first to agree that some might view Muslim comedy as an oxymoron. That's one reason why the L.A.-based writer and comic cooked up the "Allah Made Me Funny" comedy tour, a three-man show featuring Moss and fellow funnymen Azeem and Azhar Usman that's been breaking them up in places such as North Carolina and the Midwest.

Los Angeles Times Magazine: The Fundamentals of Laughter (free registration required)


 7 · Apul Patel on December 20, 2004 02:18 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

One of the wire services has a story about "Gurus":

AFP/Yahoo!: 'An Indian walks into a bar...': Stand-up comedy with an Indian twist

The subject matter isn't your usual stand-up comedy fare -- arranged marriages, the dangers of wearing a sari on a roller coaster and the chances of a gay Hindu being accepted as an Al-Qaeda recruit.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20041219/lf_afp/afplifestyleuscomedy_041219194224


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