What People Are Saying

“Great intelligent humor with a different and refreshing perspective. A foray into new and exciting topics... from a deliciously skewed angle. Bravo!” - Lola Odusanya, M.D.

“Finally a different style of comedy!!!! One of the best performances my wife and I have seen. Sai out did the headliners by a long shot.” - Brian and Katrina (2006)

“Your performance was fresh... You approach humor from a different perspective than US-born comics... You reminded me of when I met Bill Engvall in a small comedy club twenty years ago.” - Travis Baugh, VP & CFO Micromedtech

“Very strong. Your writing is very good... You got it going on.” - Michael "Blackjack" Wilson, Comedian

“Over the years hundreds of comics have middled for me... Ray Romano, Tim Allen... In all honesty, the young man (Sai Ranade) is really a funny human being and I look forward to a great career from him.” - Veteran Comedian Ron Shock

“Sai should be crowned the President of 'Comedians without Borders™'.” - Elyssa Schnurr, Houston Multicultural Festival

“Awesome stuff” - Jay Patel, MSNBC

Media Coverage

Articles, interviews, and features about Sai Ranade.

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Acknowledgements

My career has been supported by countless individuals and organizations. Thank you.

Comedy Clubs & Bookers

Don Learned, Lynn Karnes, Danny Martinez, Randy Butler, Jim Butler, and Barry Cohen. (They gave me a start and booked me many times.)

Corporations & Employers

Sirius and XM Satellite Radios.
AspenTech, Computer Associates, SBISD, General Physics Corp. (Supported my adventures in show biz while I worked my day job.)

Communities & Organizations

University of Houston, AIChE, Anil Ki Awaz, ICC-Houston, Indian Community of Houston, Open Forum, India Herald, Music Masala, Indian Doctors Association, SACC, The Aga Khani and Bohra communities, UICT (Mumbai) Batch of 1980.

Fellow Comics

James Ladmirault, Gary Hood, Gene Pompa, Ralphie May, Kevin Kataoka, Steven Juliano Moore, Jen Kober, Mo Amer, Matt Kirsch, Chris Kerner, Tim Walkoe, Joey Medina, Jimmy Fingers, Chuck Montgomery, and Jeff Hodge.

Key Supporters

The Late Mr. Ed McMahon, Debra Duncan, Regina St. Romain, Margo Stutts-Toombs, Sunil Thakkar, Narmeen Lakhani, Dr. Camille Goff, Mary Jane Hancock.

Friends & Family

David Jones, Brian Hart, John Tobin, Dr. Gustav Beerel, Vineet Chopra, Eric Reed, Pradeep Anand, Ram Sitaram.
And my Parents: Especially my mother, who showed me how humor can cope with life's harsh realities.