Anish Shah Explained

Anish Shah
Birth Date:30 January 1978
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Occupation:Comedian
Alma Mater:University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Yale School of Management

Anish Shah (born January 30, 1978) is an American stand-up comedian most known for his work with the "Kill 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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: He Quit His Job to Make People Laugh for a Cause. India Abroad. August 3, 2012.
  2. News: Comedian Anish Shah has Clean Jokes for Your Mom and a Thank You to Ashton Kutcher . November 7, 2012 . May 10, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120831085619/http://www.vocalo.org/anish . August 31, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Ex-McKinsey consultant becomes stand-up comedian. Consultancy.UK. Consultancy.UK. 27 October 2016.
  4. Web site: In Conversation with Comedian Anish Shah. Social and Style. Social and Style. 27 October 2016.
  5. Web site: Aberback. Brian. Comedy fundraiser at bergenPAC to benefit Indian Cultural Initiative. North Jersey. USA Today. 27 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028022955/http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/laughs-help-to-fund-a-cultural-outreach-1.1286372?page=all. 28 October 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Zlomek. Erin. Funny Business: One Yale MBA's Route From McKinsey to Comedy. Bloomberg. Bloomberg. 27 October 2016.
  7. Web site: Chinatomby. Alicia. Anish Shah: From Business to Comedy, it all Comes Down to Making People Laugh. India.com. India.com.
  8. Web site: ANGLIS. JACLYN. Indian comic mines his culture for laughs. Daily News. 27 October 2016.
  9. Web site: Anish Shah | Writer | NBC TIPS. NBC Universal Tips. NBC Universal Tips. 2016-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028021714/http://www.nbcunitips.com/anish-shah-writer/. 2016-10-28. dead.
  10. Web site: Shah. Anish. Anish Shah CBS. anishcomedy.com. Anish Shah. 27 October 2016.
  11. News: Anish to help raise funds to cut maternal mortality. The Indian Express. July 27, 2012.
  12. Web site: Save A Mother launches 'No Laughing Matter' – Comedy Tour. BollySpice. July 13, 2012.
  13. Web site: American India Foundation raises more than $1.5 million at New York gala. The American Bazaar. The American Bazaar. 27 October 2016.
  14. Web site: AIF Raises $2.85 Million at New York City Gala. American India Foundation. American India Foundation. 27 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028022242/http://aif.org/2015/06/aif-raises-2-85-million-new-york-gala/. 28 October 2016. dead.
  15. Web site: ROHIT. PARIMAL. Eradicating Illiteracy: Pratham-Los Angeles Holds Landmark Gala. India West. India West. 27 October 2016.
  16. Web site: Garimella. Nirmala. Lokvani Talks To Gaugarin Oliver, President TiE Boston. Lokvani. 27 October 2016.
  17. Web site: Blue Horizon Charitable Foundation hosted its third annual gala in New York City. PR Newswire. PR Newswire.

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