Anish Shah
Born (1978-01-30) January 30, 1978
Alma materUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Yale School of Management
OccupationComedian
Websitewww.anishcomedy.com

Anish Shah (born January 30, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian most known for his work with the "Save a Mother" foundation.[1][2]

Career

After getting an MBA from Yale Shah spent five years as a consultant for McKinsey & Company. He switched directions in 2010 and began pursuing a career in stand-up comedy, which he had previously pursued in college.[3]

In 2012, Shah relocated to New York City.[4] Later that year, he produced and headlined the "No Laughing Matter" tour, which raised funds for the Save a Mother Foundation.[5] He has since continued to perform live and on television, including in a television comedy special alongside Kunal Nayyar.[5]

He also launched the "B-School Made Me Funny" tour, a one-hour comedy act that specifically focuses on his experiences in business school and the corporate world. Since launching the "B-School tours," Anish has performed at number of colleges including his alma mater, Yale, Dartmouth and UCLA.[6]

After being named one of the "50 Coolest South Asians," by Desi Club[7] Shah produced and hosted his first show on Broadway, "International Incident" at Carolines in 2012.[8] It is now in its 4th year and has been selected multiple times for the New York Comedy Festival.

In 2016, Anish Shah was one of 6 people chosen from more than 1000 candidates to enter NBC's Late Night Writers Program.[9] That same year he was selected, from over 4000 applicants, to work on the CBS Diversity Showcase.[10]

Charity

In 2012, Shah joined forces with the nonprofit organization Save a Mother to raise money to combat maternal mortality in India by launching a nationwide comedy tour called "No Laughing Matter", featuring fellow Indian comedians and celebrities like Azhar Usman, Melanie Kannokada and Outsourced star Parvesh Cheena.[11][12]

Shah has performed at America India Foundation Galas around the country that have collectively raised more than $5M.[13][14] In addition, he has worked with many other charities such as Pratham, Blue Horizon, and TiE.[15][16][17]

References

  1. "He Quit His Job to Make People Laugh for a Cause". India Abroad. August 3, 2012.
  2. "Comedian Anish Shah has Clean Jokes for Your Mom and a Thank You to Ashton Kutcher". May 10, 2012. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  3. "Ex-McKinsey consultant becomes stand-up comedian". Consultancy.UK. Consultancy.UK. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. "In Conversation with Comedian Anish Shah". Social and Style. Social and Style. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 Aberback, Brian. "Comedy fundraiser at bergenPAC to benefit Indian Cultural Initiative". North Jersey. USA Today. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. Zlomek, Erin. "Funny Business: One Yale MBA's Route From McKinsey to Comedy". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. Chinatomby, Alicia. "Anish Shah: From Business to Comedy, it all Comes Down to Making People Laugh". India.com. India.com.
  8. ANGLIS, JACLYN. "Indian comic mines his culture for laughs". Daily News. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  9. "Anish Shah | Writer | NBC TIPS". NBC Universal Tips. NBC Universal Tips. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  10. Shah, Anish. "Anish Shah CBS". anishcomedy.com. Anish Shah. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  11. "Anish to help raise funds to cut maternal mortality". The Indian Express. July 27, 2012.
  12. "Save A Mother launches 'No Laughing Matter' – Comedy Tour". BollySpice. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  13. "American India Foundation raises more than $1.5 million at New York gala". The American Bazaar. The American Bazaar. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  14. "AIF Raises $2.85 Million at New York City Gala". American India Foundation. American India Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  15. ROHIT, PARIMAL. "Eradicating Illiteracy: Pratham-Los Angeles Holds Landmark Gala". India West. India West. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  16. Garimella, Nirmala. "Lokvani Talks To Gaugarin Oliver, President TiE Boston". Lokvani. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  17. "Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation hosted its third annual gala in New York City". PR Newswire. PR Newswire.
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