01/01/2025
- 2024 was the year when I started performing internationally.
It started in Toronto Canada and then Bali Indonesia, Singapore and ended in Pune India. So, I performed in 5 countries (including the USA) in 2024. I also performed for the first time in “marathi” language in addition to my usual set in English. In 2022 , I told some jokes on the beach to Russian tourists (in my broken Russian) in Punta Cana , DR. But it was not really a “show” so I don’t count that as my international debut.
- Two TV recordings : Stories from the stage for PBS and Paul Santos show for ABC-6
- I got selected to perform in five comedy festivals: Hudson valley comedy festival, Good karma Mid Atlantic comedy festival, Boston Comedy festival , Portland Maine comedy festival and Finger lakes comedy festival.
- Produced my first fundraising show for ASHA for education which was sold out. Started a semi booked , Minuteman open mic in Lexington which continues in the second year. So happy to create a platform for others to hone their craft.
- Joined a speaker’s bureau and gave a serious talk on “Brain health”. A small step to become a keynote speaker one day. More serious talks and topics in the works for 2025.
- My personal highlight days : Yoga on the beach in the morning, sightseeing during the day, performing on a comedy show in the evening and sleeping on the top floor in a real Treehouse at night in Bali, Indonasia.
- Laughing Lassi mentioned me as “the rising star in south asian comedy”. I haven’t started waking up earlier yet , that is the new year’s resolution for 2025.