Anish Shah

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Anish Shah
Born (1978-01-30) January 30, 1978 (age 46)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Alma materUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Yale School of Management
OccupationComedian
Website www.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]

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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]

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