May 2, 2011

OBLiterated

Hey, not to jock myself, but here are my own favorite tweets: Osama’s last words: “Nooo! They said to hide in the mansion! What’s that? Ohhh… Man-CAVE. Oops.” Where’s Abbottabad?…

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April 25, 2011

Talking Funny (Gervais, Seinfeld, Rock, C.K.) – The Questions

I’ve now watched Talking Funny, the HBO special that premiered this past Friday, three times.  I cannot remember a TV event for which I’ve been more excited.  The funniest person…

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April 18, 2011

Is Alt Comedy Funny?

No. ————————- Rajiv Satyal is a comedian.  He resides in Los Angeles.  Coming next week is a piece on urban comedy.

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April 11, 2011

Standup Comedy Devices: The Biggest Traps in Writing & Performing Standup Comedy

I love pieces that break things down.  Whenever I have an actor or a comedian or a psychologist or a philosopher on my podcast, I like the guest to be…

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April 4, 2011

Moore, Moore, Moore – How Do You Like It?

You know what sucks?  When you see a movie too late after it’s released and you want to discuss it NOW.  Out of nowhere, I kind of went on a…

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March 28, 2011

United We Fall: A Review of US-Based Airlines

I originally was going to simply write a review of the airlines in the US.  But more importantly now, I want to take this opportunity to state how much I…

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March 18, 2011

That Party Last Night Was Awfully Crazy

I quoted Asher Roth, as well as a lot of random hip-hop lyrics, as I videotaped the house party I threw for my 35th birthday this past Saturday, March 12….

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March 14, 2011

Rajiv Answers His Own Questions: #1

I’ve now recorded 35 episodes of my weekly hour-long podcast.  I’ve dropped one every Thursday (with perhaps two weeks off for Thanksgiving and Christmas) since last July.  I’ve also been…

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March 7, 2011

What 35 Feels Like

I’m 35 today.  Here are some thoughts on what I’m feeling/thinking: I officially turned 35 at 12:54 am, which is when I was born at Ft. Hamilton Hughes Hospital in…

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February 28, 2011

The Grouch Returns

I write “Returns” in the title because I’ve been grouchy in my Oscar reviews before. I don’t generally sit down with the intention to “tweet” an event but, once again,…

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February 21, 2011

The 9 Humor Styles

As always, this is one man’s opinion, but in this post, I break down what I consider the nine distinct styles of humor. (This appeared as three different blog posts…

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February 14, 2011

Comedy: If You’re Not Good At It, You’re Only Kidding Yourself

The Laugh Factory announced it will be offering free therapy for comedians.  I’m glad because I’ve been depressed for years and it’s hard to know which of these 15 issues…

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February 7, 2011

2011 Super Bowl Ad Recap

Congrats to the Packers.  And that’s all I’ll say re the game itself, so as not to alienate all those Steelers fans out there.  Hey, I have to pull against…

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January 31, 2011

Things People Say

What’s a laundry list? Do people really make a litany of things they need washed and dried?  It’s a funny term if you think about it.  And of course I…

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January 25, 2011

Nagasaki

This is an alternate pic for Rajiv… Left to His Own Devices.

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January 24, 2011

Too Many Urkels on Your Team – That’s Why Your Wins_Low

I finished listening to Kanye West’s new album… for about the 20th time.  So, I feel qualified to write this review.  That and I like to think that my eclectic…

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January 17, 2011

World Wide Web @ Golden Globes

Fast fact:  The Golden Globes are the hardest ticket in the world to get, next to the Masters Golf Tournament. Actually, I heard that once somewhere, so I have no…

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January 10, 2011

The State of South Asian American Standup Comedy in 2011

What an exciting time for standup comedy. One of the larger phenomena in the past decade has been the explosion of ethnic comics, which is to say non-white or -black….

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January 3, 2011

F*ck It List

If you think of something and later learn that somebody else already did it, is it still original? Tough question.  And so it is with the “F*ck It List.  It…

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2011 Goals

Whereas I have just written out my 2010 accomplishments and, Whereas it is important to bear in mind that things are unfolding as they are supposed to and, Whereas it…

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