Nimesh Patel

Nimesh S. Patel^[2] (born 1986) is an American comedian and television writer. In 2017, he became the first Indian-American writer on Saturday Night Live.^[3][4]

Nimesh Patel was born in Parsippany–Troy Hills in the Morris County of New Jersey in 1986 into an immigrant Indian Gujarati Hindu family. His parents immigrated to the United States from India in the 1970s. His father first came to Newark, New Jersey as a 17 year old and worked as a cashier at a Macy's. He eventually opened a liquor store in a troubled neighborhood with heavy African-American organized crime and gang culture in Irvington, Essex County, often being robbed and also shot at.^[5][6]

Patel graduated from Parsippany Hills High School in 2004^[2] and moved to New York City to attend New York University, initially as a pre-med student. He has lived in the city ever since. He graduated with a degree in finance in 2008.^[7]

After graduating, Patel began working during the day and performing standup at The Stress Factory by night.^[6]

In 2015, he was doing standup in Greenpoint, Brooklyn when he was discovered by Chris Rock. Patel then joined Rock's writing team for the 88th Academy Awards ceremony.

In 2016, he was a finalist in Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Network Pitch Panel at Just for Laughs ComedyPRO.^[8]

Patel also wrote material for Hasan Minhaj's 2017 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner appearance.^[9] In 2017, he 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.^[3] He worked for SNL for just one season.^[10]

Patel ha aparecido en @midnight , Comedy Knockout y Late Night with Seth Meyers . También ha participado como panelista de comedia y política en el Simposio de Asuntos Exteriores de la Universidad Johns Hopkins . ^{[ 11 ]}

El 30 de noviembre de 2018, a mitad de una presentación de comedia organizada por la organización estudiantil Asian American Alliance en la Universidad de Columbia , Patel fue interrumpido y los organizadores le pidieron que se marchara. ^{[ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ]}

Patel tenía previsto participar en el Festival de Comedia de Riad de 2025 , que recibió críticas negativas de organizaciones como Human Rights Watch ; Patel se retiró antes del inicio del festival tras "cambiar de opinión". ^{[ 15 ]} Más tarde ese mismo año, prestó su voz a Galen en el videojuego Dispatch . ^{[ 16 ]}

Las principales influencias cómicas de Patel son Dave Chappelle , Mitch Hedberg , Chris Rock , Larry David y Patrice O'Neal . ^{[ 17 ]}

Patel es un hindú no practicante .

Antes vivía en Hell's Kitchen, en Nueva York, pero ahora reside en Brooklyn . Es un comediante habitual en el Comedy Cellar , un club de comedia en Greenwich Village , también en Nueva York.

Se casó con Amy Havel en 2020. ^{[ 18 ]}

• 2017 - Nominado al premio del Sindicato de Guionistas de Estados Unidos en la categoría de Comedia/Variedades (Música, Premios, Homenajes) – Especiales para la 88.ª edición de los Premios Óscar.
• 2018 - Nominada al premio Emmy en horario estelar a la mejor escritura para una serie de variedades ^{[ 3 ]} por Saturday Night Live.

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