Anish Shah (comedian)

After getting an MBA from Yale Shah spent five years as a consultant for McKinsey & Company. He switched directions in 2010 and began pursuing a career in stand-up comedy, which he had previously pursued in college.^[3]

In 2012, Shah relocated to New York City.^[4] Later that year, he produced and headlined the "No Laughing Matter" tour, which raised funds for the Save a Mother Foundation.^[5] He has since continued to perform live and on television, including in a television comedy special alongside Kunal Nayyar.^[5]

He also launched the "B-School Made Me Funny" tour, a one-hour comedy act that specifically focuses on his experiences in business school and the corporate world. Since launching the "B-School tours," Anish has performed at number of colleges including his alma mater, Yale, Dartmouth and UCLA.^[6]

After being named one of the "50 Coolest South Asians," by Desi Club^[7] Shah produced and hosted his first show on Broadway, "International Incident" at Carolines in 2012.^[8] It is now in its 4th year and has been selected multiple times for the New York Comedy Festival.

In 2016, Anish Shah was one of 6 people chosen from more than 1000 candidates to enter NBC's Late Night Writers Program.^[9] That same year he was selected, from over 4000 applicants, to work on the CBS Diversity Showcase.^[10]

In 2012, Shah joined forces with the nonprofit organization Save a Mother to raise money to combat maternal mortality in India by launching a nationwide comedy tour called "No Laughing Matter", featuring fellow Indian comedians and celebrities like Azhar Usman, Melanie Kannokada and Outsourced star Parvesh Cheena.^[11][12]

Shah has performed at America India Foundation Galas around the country that have collectively raised more than $5M.^[13][14] In addition, he has worked with many other charities such as Pratham, Blue Horizon, and TiE.^[15][16][17]