We proudly present Comedy Zen, a showcase of the funniest and finest multicultural comedians working today!
Come experience a hilarious evening of multicultural comedy "stylings." Without further ado, here are the comics!
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Rajiv Satyal is the small, bespectacled Indian guy from Ohio whose witty, universal, and TV-clean act resonates with Middle America by covering everything from racial issues to soap bottles to his favorite topic – himself. This former engineer and P&G marketer has repeatedly opened for Dave Chappelle, Kevin Nealon, Tim Allen, and also for Russell Peters in sold-out theaters across the U.S.A. He has performed everywhere from Boston to Bangalore and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times. You can find Rajiv regularly performing at the Laugh Factory and Improvs in Los Angeles, acting in commercials, doing improv, on TV, on XM and Sirius Satellite Radio, admiring himself on his Funny Indian Fan Club on Facebook, and on www.funnyindian.com, where you can view clips, read his blog, and subscribe to his rants.
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| Kevin Shea was originally born in Seoul, Korea and in January of 1981 he was apdopted and sent to America to live with a middle class Irish family in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
He describes his family as "All in the Family" combined with "A Different Strokes".
With his unique laid back style and jokes, he caught the eyes of hollywood and was invited to the prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival. Kevin has numerous television appearances which include Comedy Central's Premium Blend and Jimmy Kimmel Live. He also appeared in AZN's Asia Street Comedy,
Latino Laugh Festival,
ImaginAsian TV, and
Kims of Comedy (DVD). His website is at http://www.kevinshea.tv.
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Owen Smith is the definitive balance, proving relevance can be hip, as evidenced by his takes on race, politics, relationships, and society, with critics using adjectives like “witty”, “clever”, and “brilliant” to describe his performances. Owen Smith has had multiple roles on the hit Chris Rock sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris”, is a writer/voice of several characters in the Orlando Jones sketch comedy show “BUFU” on BET, plus television appearances in Crossing Jordan, Monk, Gilmore Girls, Premium Blend, Star Search, Latino Laugh Festival: The Show, HBO Comedy Minutes, Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, The Orlando Jones Show, National Lampoon’s Funny Money, NBC’s Friday Night, and BET’s Comic View.
His website is at http://www.owensmithlive.com/.
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Randall Park is a Korean-American comedian and actor, debuted in the short film Dragon of Love, which won the Best Short Film at the 2003 Hawaii International Film Festival; guest appeared on NBC's Four Kings, Las Vegas, and ER; co-wrote/starred in the feature film American Fusion, which won the Audience Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival; he also was a castmember on MTV's Wild 'N Out. Randall park is also the creative mind behind the popular internet series Dr. Miracles. His website is at http://randallparkplace.com/.
Hasan Minhaj is a comedian, actor, and writer, he has appeared on E!‘s ‘Chelsea Lately’, a regular correspondent on Yahoo!‘s ‘OMG the 411’, releasing an album ‘Hasan Minhaj: Leaning on Expensive Cars and Getting Paid to Do It’ (2010), winner of Sierra Mists ‘Best Comic Standing’, performed at LiveNation’s Wild 94.9 Comedy Jam, was a national finalist in NBC’s 2009's Standup for Diversity, and performed at the Aspen Comedy Festival and SF Sketchfest. His website is at
http://www.hasanminhaj.com/.
Brooklyn native, Dwayne Perkins is a young vet in the Comedy game. With appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The Late Late Show, Dwayne is a regular crowd pleaser in New York, Boston and Los Angeles. The recent culmination of Dwayne’s talent and work has resulted in his very own Comedy Central Presents half hour special. Find out more of him at www.DwaynePerkins.com.
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Come watch these talented comedians perform on Saturday, March 27! Portions of all shows will be going to the American Lung Association. The event will be held in the Japanese American National Museum's new multi-million dollar facility located in the heart of Little Tokyo.
Buy your tickets now!
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