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'''Inder Manocha''' (born 1968) is a British Asian stand-up comedian and actor.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Born in London to Indian parents,<ref name="bwns">[http://news.bahai.org/story/300 Comedian wins major award] London, United Kingdom, 25 May 2004 (BWNS)</ref> Manocha read [[Modern History]] at [[Jesus College, Oxford|Jesus College, Oxford University]] and worked in international relations and as a therapist before deciding to work professionally in comedy and acting in 2001.<ref name="bwns"/> Manocha is a member of the [[Baháʼí Faith]].<ref name="bwns"/><br />
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==Stand-up comedy==<br />
He began his stand-up career with great success by reaching the finals of [[So You Think You're Funny]] and the [[Hackney Empire]] New Comedy Acts of the Year, both in 2001.<br />
Manocha's first one-man [[Edinburgh Festival]] show was in 2006.<br />
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==Radio==<br />
* [[Freudian Slips]] Radio 4<br />
* [[Beyond Belief (radio series)|Beyond Belief]] Radio 5<br />
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==Television==<br />
* [[Mega Mela Malai]] BBC (2001)<br />
* [[Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee]] BBC 1 (2005)<br />
* [[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]] BBC1 (2005)<br />
* [[Holby City]] BBC1 (2006)<br />
* [[Skins (UK TV series)|Skins]] (played - "Anwar's dad") E4 (2007)<br />
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==Movies==<br />
*''[[Filth and Wisdom]]''<br />
*''[[The Blue Tower]]''<br />
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==Print==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071114171306/http://www.breacais.demon.co.uk/abs/bsr03_1/315_manocha_art.htm Baháʼí Art: Fact or Fiction?] by Inder Manocha, [[Bahaʼi Studies Review]],<!--- note that the Studies Review publication uses only 1 of the 3 diacritics, the ʼ ---> Vol.3.1, 1993<br />
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==Awards==<br />
Winner of [[Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy|EMMA]] (Ethnic Multicultural Media Achievement Awards) Best Comedy/Comedian 2004<ref name="bwns"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1918810}}<br />
* [http://www.comedycv.co.uk/indermancoha/index.htm Comedy CV]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070918133351/http://www.oxfordstudent.com/mt2004wk2/features/you%27re_having_a_laugh Oxford Student interview]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVO1dvXcUCs YouTube - BBC Asian Network]<br />
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