Artists and Comedians
Radhika Vaz
India
Vaz is one of India’s most well recognized stand-up comedians. Her one-woman comedy specials ‘Unladylike’ and ‘Older. Angrier. Hairier.’ have sold-out in New York, Los Angeles, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Singapore and all major Indian cities.
Her web-series ‘Shugs & Fats’ won the prestigious Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York and was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival, IFP Filmweek, Tacoma Film Festival and Miami Film Festival and she is one of Filmmaker Magazines ’25 New Faces of Independent Film’. (http://shugsandfats.tv/ )
Radhika’s book ‘Unladylike, A Memoir’ is now available in stores and online. She also writes a bi-weekly column in the Times of India’s op-ed page (http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/author/radhikavaz/) and is a regular contributor to Hindustan Times, GQ, Grazia, Vogue and Architectural Digest amongst other publications. She has also written and performed in online marketing campaigns for companies including Lufthansa, Sofy Sanitary Pads and the fashion website Fab Alley.
She performs regularly at private events and her clients include the Young Presidents Organization, Entrepreneurs Organizations, American Express, McKinsey & Co, Ikea, Audi, Rado Watches and Makemytrip.com. Considered one of the pioneers of the stand-up movement in India she has been featured in Vogue’s ‘The power of 50’, on BBC, NDTV and Radio One, and on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
