Nimesh Patel

Nimesh Patel (born 1986) is an American comedian and television writer. In 2017, he became the first Indian American writer on Saturday Night Live.[1]

Nimesh Patel
Born1986 (age 34–35)
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationStand-up comedian, television writer
Years active2009–present

Early life

Patel was born in Parsippany, New Jersey. His grandfather immigrated to the United States from India in the 1970s and worked as a cashier at Macy's.[2] Patel attended New York University where he started out as a pre-med student. He graduated from the Stern School of Business with a degree in finance in 2008.[3]

Career

After graduating, Patel began working during the day and performing standup at The Stress Factory by night.[2] In 2016, he was a finalist in Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Network Pitch Panel at Just for Laughs ComedyPRO.[4]

In 2015, he was doing standup in Greenpoint when he was discovered by Chris Rock. Patel then joined Rock's writing team for the 88th Academy Awards ceremony. He also wrote material for Hasan Minhaj's 2017 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner appearance.[5] In 2017, Patel began working as a full-time writer for Saturday Night Live, mainly writing jokes for Weekend Update. In 2018, Patel was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for his work on SNL.[1]

Patel has appeared on @midnight, Comedy Knockout and Late Night with Seth Meyers. He has also featured as a comedy and politics panelist at the Foreign Affairs Symposium at Johns Hopkins University.[6]

On November 30, 2018, roughly thirty minutes into a comedy set, Patel was removed by the organizers of cultureSHOCK: Reclaim, an event for Asian representation hosted by Columbia University's Asian American Alliance.[7][8] On October 7, 2020, Patel posted a video of his full Columbia set in response to an article he believed to be untruthful.[9]

Influences

Patel's main comedic influences are Chris Rock, Larry David and Patrice O’Neal.[10]

Awards and honors

References
  1. Rathore, Reena (July 16, 2018). "Indian American Comedian/Writer Nimesh Patel Lands His First Emmy Nomination for 'SNL'". India West.
  2. Provencio, Phil (April 30, 2017). "Up Next, Nimesh Patel. A Look Through the Lens in New York Comedy". The Interrobang.
  3. Catlin, Roger (February 22, 2018). "Nimesh Patel's comedy chops are impressing 'Saturday Night Live' — and his parents". The Washington Post.
  4. "Kevin Hart Options All 10 Pitch Ideas for the Laugh Out Loud Network". Just for Laughs ComedyPro. July 28, 2016.
  5. Robinson, Joanna (November 26, 2017). "Why Saturday Night Live's Most Intriguing New Hire Is Behind the Camera". Vanity Fair.
  6. "Chelsea Manning, Samantha Power among speakers for 2018 Foreign Affairs Symposium". The Hub. February 12, 2018.
  7. "Former 'SNL' writer booted off stage at Columbia University". nytimes.com. Dec 5, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. Nimesh Patel getting kicked off the stage at Columbia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN-3DByTq6k
  9. KICKED OFF STAGE - FULL COLUMBIA SET | Nimesh Patel | Stand Up Comedy | DESCRIPTION FOR DETAILS, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcICkrR6AYY
  10. Garcia, Courtney (October 29, 2012). "Nimesh Patel". BTR Today.
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