Comments on: Two plates of curly fries, please

By: I Hans

I Hans — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:35:02 +0000

Vijai Nathan is one of the funniest comedians I have ever seen. Very insightful thoughts on life as an Indian woman!

I just saw a DVD called "Indian Invasion Comedy: Civilizing the West" featuring Vijai Nathan along with four other very funny Indian stand up comedians: Rajiv Satyal, Vidur Kapur, Mark Saldana, Dalia McPhee. (www.indianinvasioncomedy.com)

By: Manish Vij

Manish Vij — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:32:33 +0000

She was really funny.

I found her routine very stereotypical/FOBish.

For Russell Peters, check out these clips.

By: Ennis

Ennis — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:28:04 +0000

Honestly is it THAT big of a shock to see a comedian who is a woman? To refer to Robin Williams as the proto-comedian? It's so backwards. Just look in the direction of Margaret Cho or Chelsea Handler and you'll see female comedians come in profusion.

Female comedians also talk about how their increase in numbers is recent, and how this used to be a very difficult profession for women.

By: RG

RG — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:38:22 +0000

Honestly is it THAT big of a shock to see a comedian who is a woman? To refer to Robin Williams as the proto-comedian? It's so backwards. Just look in the direction of Margaret Cho or Chelsea Handler and you'll see female comedians come in profusion.

Thanks for the heads up on this one, though.

By: Kelly Kapoor's Cousin Agrees

Kelly Kapoor's Cousin Agrees — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:56:46 +0000

In real life, as a comedian, comedy writer and person, Kelly Kapoor aka Mindy Kaling is funny as hell. Just thought you should know.

By: Socceroo

Socceroo — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:20:48 +0000

Yes, meenbeen, Russell is good at what he does, but Vijai’s stuff is more challenging.

By: meenbeen

meenbeen — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:38:58 +0000

Russell Peters is not THAT amazing. All he basically does is various ethnic accents,and points out the difference between ethnicities, which is mildly amusing at times. Vijai Nathan is the real deal, because her topics are relatable to our real lives, which is much more difficult to do in a hilarious way. Also, I think she might be, along with ‘Kelly Kapoor’ from The Office, my long lost twin (triplet). Not that that has any bearing on anything.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:03:05 +0000

You can also find Russel Peters links on Badmash.com

By: vivo

vivo — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:01:03 +0000

sriram: which temple? i saw her at murugan temple in lanham, md.

By: shodan

shodan — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:28:00 +0000

Somewhat off-topic (my specialty), but interesting read, all the same.