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Updated On: 09 September, 2009 08:16 AM IST | | Namita Gupta
Stand-up comedian rajiv satyal in conversation with Namita Gupta on what makes him tick
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One look at Rajiv Satyal and he might seem completely unassuming at first. But watch him do what he does best and you will fall in love with his one-liners. This US-born Indian stand-up comedian is better known as The Funny Indian back in the US. But as I move close quarters with him, I wonder why. Born in Cincinnati of Indian parents, he is not conversant with any Indian language and at the age of 33, this is only his third visit to India.
Nevertheless, his quick wit in an American accent will win you over. "Every Indian parent tells his children about how they came to the US with all of 7$ in their pocket and made it big. It's always seven, not six not five," he quips with a sly smile and adds, "Whenever we have conversation about buying something for a 1000$, our desi guys would reply with a - you got ripped man, I got the same for 300$."u00a0u00a0u00a0
One look at Rajiv Satyal and he might seem completely unassuming at first. But watch him do what he does best and you will fall in love with his one-liners. This US-born Indian stand-up comedian is better known as The Funny Indian back in the US. But as I move close quarters with him, I wonder why. Born in Cincinnati of Indian parents, he is not conversant with any Indian language and at the age of 33, this is only his third visit to India.
Nevertheless, his quick wit in an American accent will win you over. "Every Indian parent tells his children about how they came to the US with all of 7$ in their pocket and made it big. It's always seven, not six not five," he quips with a sly smile and adds, "Whenever we have conversation about buying something for a 1000$, our desi guys would reply with a - you got ripped man, I got the same for 300$."u00a0u00a0u00a0
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