Radhika Vaz

{{short description|Indian comedian and writer (born 1973)}}

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Radhika Vaz (born 1973) is an Indian comedian and writer. Born in Mumbai, Vaz worked as an advertising executive in Chennai and has done her master's in advertising from Syracuse University, New York.

Biography

Radhika Vaz went for improvisational theatre class, and she said this helped her start off as a performer and a writer;{{Cite web|title = New York laughs out loud with 'Unladylike' Radhika Vaz {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-new-york-laughs-out-loud-with-unladylike-radhika-vaz-1469700|access-date = 2015-09-07}} she trained at Groundlings School (Los Angeles) and Improvolution (New York).{{Cite web|title = Catch Radhika Vaz's Older. Angrier. Hairier. show at Distil - Indulge|url = http://indulge.newindianexpress.com/nothings-off-limits/chennai/13412|access-date = 2015-09-07|archive-date = 4 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190704/http://indulge.newindianexpress.com/nothings-off-limits/chennai/13412|url-status = dead}} In 2014, she performed in New York and in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Gurgaon and Delhi in September for her act Older. Angrier. Hairier; she has done a play Unladylike: The Pitfalls of Propriety. She is a columnist for The Times of India. Vaz cites Patrice O’Neal and Bill Hicks as her inspiration for her show.{{Cite news|title = Stand up comic Radhika Vaz to perform in Chennai - The Times of India| website=The Times of India | date=5 March 2015 |url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Stand-up-comic-Radhika-Vaz-to-perform-in-Chennai/articleshow/46462818.cms|access-date = 2015-09-07}} She is the co-creator of web-series Shugs & Fats with Nadia P. Manzoor, which won a Gotham Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_TznFv72fw|title=Shugs and Fats winning the Breakthrough Series - Short Form 2015 Gotham Award for SHUGS AND FATS|website=YouTube |date=December 2015 }} and is now in development with Amazon Studios.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/jill-soloway-overall-deal-amazon-studios-1202086337/|title=Jill Soloway Re-Ups Overall Deal With Amazon Studios|date=8 May 2017 }}

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