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Veteran comedian Rajiv Satyal Set to

Tape Hollywood Special on July 27

Satyal’s 2-min video, I AM INDIAN, has been viewed over 100 million times across online platforms

OUR BUREAU
Los Angeles, CA
nternational veteran comedi-
an Rajiv Satyal is recording his
Ilong-anticipated full-length stand-
up special. It’s taking place at The
Bourbon Room in Hollywood on
Thursday, July 27.
Satyal’s 2-min video, I AM INDI-
AN, has been viewed over 100 million
times across online platforms. The
video was used to introduce Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
Shanghai and in Dubai. Satyal em-
ceed Modi’s 2015 speech in San Jose
in front of 17,000 people.
The Burbank-based comedian
has been busy hosting his online talk
show, What Do You Bring to the Ta-
ble? Between that and his red-carpet
interviews, he has chatted 1:1 with
Deepak Chopra, Malala Yousafzai,
Marisa Tomei, Paul Reiser, Hasan cial for Dry Bar Comedy, one of the
Minhaj, Lilly Singh, Kumail Nanjiani, hottest outlets in standup.
Matt Walsh, and Danny Pudi. Because Satyal has worked in of-
In 2009, Satyal was the first per- fices, in cubicles, on factory floors, on
son to perform an hour of standup TV sets, and on stages, he possesses
comedy anywhere in India. He has a deep understanding of everything
now performed in 11 states across In- from current events to history to social
dia. Satyal is the only person ever to justice issues to leadership to romantic
perform standup comedy on all seven relationships. It’s like he’s got a perma-
continents. nent 5-TB hard drive wired to his head.
Satyal tapped his vast network
In fact, Satyal has interviewed and enlisted 35 of his closest friends
(including Russell Peters, Maz Jobra-
more high-profile South Asian ni, et al) to help him assemble a 90-sec
American celebrities than anyone promo video.
Two of LA’s hottest DJs will spin
and has done a lot of work in the before and after Satyal’s set to keep
South Asian community, hosting the event moving. Satyal elaborated,
“post-pandy… OK, in non-Zoom-
many charity events for Pratham, er language: after the pandemic, it
the Hindu American Foundation, seems like the right time. Dress up:
you might end up on camera. It’s gon-

and 23 events for Akshaya Patra. na be a party. It’s about relieving and
reliving. This allows parents respon-
For a year, he has brought the sible for kids at home to relieve their
community together with his monthly babysitters and allows non-parents to
Entertainment Meet-Ups that assem- relive their college years by raging on
ble creatives and businesspeople in a Thursday. Well, irresponsible par-
the industry. ents, too. Like me. What I bring to
Satyal’s team is confident in the table is that, once you walk out of
their plan to submit this 75-min set to the room — hopefully at the end of
streamers Netflix, Amazon, and Max. the show and not in the middle — you
After all, in May, Satyal filmed a spe- feel like you really got to know me.”

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