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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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea Manning, Samantha Power among speakers for 2018 Foreign Affairs Symposium |url=https://hub.jhu.edu/2018/02/12/hopkins-foreign-affairs-symposium-lineup-2018/ |work=The Hub |date=February 12, 2018}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chelsea Manning, Samantha Power among speakers for 2018 Foreign Affairs Symposium |url=https://hub.jhu.edu/2018/02/12/hopkins-foreign-affairs-symposium-lineup-2018/ |work=The Hub |date=February 12, 2018}}</ref>


On November 30, 2018, Patel was removed from the ''cultureSHOCK: Reclaim'' event by organizers, an event organised for Asian representation, he was asked because he was the first Indian-American writer on SNL. About 30 minutes into his set, Patel was removed. Patel denied that his jokes were offensive and told the organisers that they were not in touch with the real world.<ref>{{cite interview|last=Patel|first=Nimesh|subject-link=Nimesh Patel|title=Comedian on Being Kicked Off Stage for ‘Inappropriate’ Jokes" at Columbia University|interviewer=[[Joe Rogan]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n9CsdcLP4g|publisher=''[[The Joe Rogan Experience]]''|date=December 19, 2018|access-date=December 31, 2018|number=1217}}</ref><ref>Nimesh Patel getting kicked off the stage at Columbia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN-3DByTq6k</ref> According to a "close friend" of the organizers, however, while "news articles... give the impression that Patel told some controversial jokes that caused PC outrage... the performance was just a trainwreck."<ref>{{cite news |last=Saharan |first=Shubham |url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2018/12/01/student-organizers-boot-snl-writer-from-stage-during-standup-routine-for-jokes-deemed-offensive-2/ |title=Student organizers boot former SNL writer from stage during standup routine for jokes deemed offensive |work=[[Columbia Daily Spectator]] |date=2018-12-05 |accessdate=2018-12-05 }}</ref> Part of his set included public scrutiny of a student, which was deemed as personal harassment and was the final reason for his removal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reappropriate.co/2018/12/im-an-asian-american-student-at-columbia-university-and-nimesh-patels-mic-needed-to-be-cut/ |title=I’m an Asian American Student at Columbia University — and Nimesh Patel’s Mic Needed to be Cut|date=December 14, 2018|accessdate=December 15, 2018|work=reappropriate.co}}</ref>
On November 30, 2018, Patel was removed from the ''cultureSHOCK: Reclaim'' event by organizers, an event organised for Asian representation, he was asked because he was the first Indian-American writer on SNL. About 30 minutes into his set, Patel was removed. Patel denied that his jokes were offensive and told the organisers that they were not in touch with the real world.<ref>{{cite interview|last=Patel|first=Nimesh|subject-link=Nimesh Patel|title=Comedian on Being Kicked Off Stage for ‘Inappropriate’ Jokes" at Columbia University|interviewer=[[Joe Rogan]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n9CsdcLP4g|publisher=''[[The Joe Rogan Experience]]''|date=December 19, 2018|access-date=December 31, 2018|number=1217}}</ref><ref>Nimesh Patel getting kicked off the stage at Columbia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN-3DByTq6k</ref> According to a "close friend" of the organizers, however, while "news articles... give the impression that Patel told some controversial jokes that caused PC outrage... the performance was just a trainwreck."<ref>{{cite news |last=Saharan |first=Shubham |url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2018/12/01/student-organizers-boot-snl-writer-from-stage-during-standup-routine-for-jokes-deemed-offensive-2/ |title=Student organizers boot former SNL writer from stage during standup routine for jokes deemed offensive |work=[[Columbia Daily Spectator]] |date=2018-12-05 |accessdate=2018-12-05 }}</ref>


==Influences==
==Influences==

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Nimesh Patel
Born1986
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Stand-up comedian, television writer
Years active2009–present

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

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, Patel was removed from the cultureSHOCK: Reclaim event by organizers, an event organised for Asian representation, he was asked because he was the first Indian-American writer on SNL. About 30 minutes into his set, Patel was removed. Patel denied that his jokes were offensive and told the organisers that they were not in touch with the real world.[7][8] According to a "close friend" of the organizers, however, while "news articles... give the impression that Patel told some controversial jokes that caused PC outrage... the performance was just a trainwreck."[9]

Influences

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

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b c Rathore, Reena (July 16, 2018). "Indian American Comedian/Writer Nimesh Patel Lands His First Emmy Nomination for 'SNL'". India West.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ Patel, Nimesh (December 19, 2018). "Comedian on Being Kicked Off Stage for 'Inappropriate' Jokes" at Columbia University" (Interview). No. 1217. Interviewed by Joe Rogan. The Joe Rogan Experience. Retrieved December 31, 2018. {{cite interview}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Nimesh Patel getting kicked off the stage at Columbia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN-3DByTq6k
  9. ^ Saharan, Shubham (2018-12-05). "Student organizers boot former SNL writer from stage during standup routine for jokes deemed offensive". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  10. ^ Garcia, Courtney (October 29, 2012). "Nimesh Patel". BTR Today.
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