AJL caught up with comedian Samson Koletkar for an interview and a few chuckles in between concerts and a day job in the computer business. Koletkar is a Bene Israel who was born and reared in Mumbai but currently...
Many people, regardless of religion or ethnicity, are drawn to the Middle East because of the dramatic shifts taking place there. The use of social media, education, and entertainment are helping to unite disparate communities. Is it possible to...
This is what happened: A group of right-wing Hindus stormed the show and confronted the comedian about jokes he allegedly made about Hindu deities. The Indian government has charged the comedian with "hurting religious feelings."
After a stand-up show in...
Humor From the World’s Only Indian-Jewish Comedian
On Sunday, June 23, Mahatma Moses' Comedy Caravan will perform two hilarious, yet very different acts at the Firehouse Arts Center. Samson Koletkar, an Indian-Jewish stand-up...
Samson Koletkar, a Bay Area comedian, is a founder and performer with the Desi Comedy Tour, which runs until August 21.
The Desi Comedy Tour, founded by Bay Area artists Samson Koletkar (dubbed "the world's only Indian Jewish standup comedian")...
CHICAGO — Over 400 people attended a joint Hindu-Jewish Festival of Lights in a suburban Chicago synagogue on Sunday, where the two holidays, Hanukkah and Diwali, were commemorated.
Temple Beth-El in Northbrook, Illinois, held the event, which included speakers, candle...
As part of its annual fundraising event commemorating the Temple's 53rd anniversary, Temple Solel in Bowie will feature an unconventional (literally and figuratively) Jewish comedy act on March 25.
The act, "You're Funny, But You Don't Look Jewish," is performed...
On Sunday, June 23, Mahatma Moses' Comedy Caravan will perform two hilarious, yet very different acts at the Firehouse Arts Center. Samson Koletkar, an Indian-Jewish stand-up comedian, and his special guests deliver a barrage of clean and intelligent comedy,...
Next Sunday, Mahatma Moses' Comedy Caravan features award-winning, clean, and witty standup comedy with Indian-Jewish comic Mahatma Moses as Samson Koletkar and friends in two shows (June 23).
At 5 p.m., Koletkar will appear in a Marathi language show alongside...
A unique local community set out to make a film in a little village in Guntur, the country of chiles and tobacco. The original plan was to make a Telugu comedy film with local actors. The result was a...