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{{short description|Indian comedian and writer (born 1973)}}
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[[File:Radhika Vaz, 2017 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Radhika Vaz, in 2017.]]

'''Radhika Vaz''' (born 1973) is an Indian [[comedian]] and writer. Born in [[Mumbai]], Vaz worked as an advertising executive in [[Chennai]] and has done her Masters in advertising from [[Syracuse University]], [[New York (state)|New York]].

== Biography ==
Radhika Vaz went for [[improvisational theatre]] class, and she said this helped her start off as a performer and a writer;<ref>{{Cite web|title = New York laughs out loud with 'Unladylike' Radhika Vaz {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-new-york-laughs-out-loud-with-unladylike-radhika-vaz-1469700|access-date = 2015-09-07}}</ref> she trained at Groundlings School (Los Angeles) and Improvolution (New York).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Catch Radhika Vaz's Older. Angrier. Hairier. show at Distil - Indulge|url = http://indulge.newindianexpress.com/nothings-off-limits/chennai/13412|access-date = 2015-09-07}}</ref> In 2014, she performed in New York and in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi, Gurgaon and Delhi in September for her act ''Older. Angrier. Hairier''; she has done a play <nowiki>''</nowiki>Unladylike: The Pitfalls of Propriety<nowiki>''</nowiki>. She is a columnist for ''[[The Times of India]]''. Vaz cites [[Patrice O’Neal]] and [[Bill Hicks]] as her inspiration for her show.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Stand up comic Radhika Vaz to perform in Chennai - The Times of India|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Stand-up-comic-Radhika-Vaz-to-perform-in-Chennai/articleshow/46462818.cms|access-date = 2015-09-07}}</ref> She is the co-creator of web-series ''[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeNUCPcRhG3hPpuiki3hXaw Shugs & Fats]'' with [[Nadia Manzoor|Nadia P. Manzoor]], which won a [[Gotham Awards|Gotham Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_TznFv72fw|title=Shugs and Fats winning the Breakthrough Series - Short Form 2015 Gotham Award for SHUGS AND FATS}}</ref> and is now in development with Amazon Studios.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/jill-soloway-overall-deal-amazon-studios-1202086337/|title=Jill Soloway Re-Ups Overall Deal With Amazon Studios}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Radhika-Vaz-is-older-angrier-hairier-in-her-new-stand-up-act/articleshow/42833057.cms "Radhika Vaz is older, angrier, hairier in her new stand-up act"], from ''The Times of India''

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[[Category:Indian women comedians]]
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[[Category:Syracuse University alumni]]
[[Category:Lesbian actresses]]

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