Indian-Jewish comedian, cerebral, clean stand-up comedy with humorous take
on culture, diversity, religion and politics.
Bookings: comedy clubs, festivals, corporations, universities, fundraisers and more
Born and raised in Mumbai, Koletkar brings a refreshingly smart approach to comedy. With a Masters degree in Computer Software, he moved to San Francisco to work in IT, before making the switch to comedy. Winner of the 2010 Asian American Theater Company’s Tight Ten Comedy Competition, Koletkar has entertained audiences in India, Canada and throughout the U.S. with his cerebral, clean, thought-provoking satire and witty observations. He has also toured with FUNATICAL: Taking Comedy to the Extreme’s “We Come in Peace” Tour, Mahatma Moses, Pundits with Punchlines, and Make Chai Not War. Samson has been featured on Asian Jewish Life and Indian Express, & has also appeared on HumDesi Radio (Canada) and CBS.
He produces and hosts Comedy Off Broadway Oakland where, every week, 3 nights a week, he brings together some of the best comics from San Francisco Bay Area and beyond for a hilarious night of comedy and laughter.
Love him or love him, he is guaranteed to tickle your mind.
Comedy Clubs
California:
Punch Line (San Francisco, Sacramento), Cobb's, Improv (San Jose, Hollywood), Laugh Factory, Comedy Store, Throckmorton Theater, Rooster T Feathers, Tommy Ts, PepperBellys, COBO, Purple Onion, SFCC Clubhouse, Bunjo's, The Marsh (San Francisco, Berkeley)
New York:
Carolines On Broadway
Texas:
Backdoor Comedy Club
Utah:
Wiseguys
Colorado:
Wits End
Virginia:
Wiseacres
Toronto:
Yuk Yuk's
Tours / Festivals
California:
FUNATICAL: "We Come In Peace" Tour, Mahatma Moses, Make Chai Not War, Ha Ha Heathens, Pundits with Punchlines, Slumdog Comedy Tour, SF International Comedy Festival, Kearny Street Festival, To Life! Jewish Cultural Street Festival, Jewish Heritage Month
DC:
Make Chai Not War
Corporations / Organizations
Mumbai:
Jewish Community Center
California:
Singapore Airlines, Hewlett Packard, Intel, HCL Technologies, Intelliswift, Selectica, IIT, IIM, Muslim Community Association, India Community Center, Indo American Golf Association, TiECON, ITPIO, AAPIO, San Ramon Cricket Association, Engineers Without Borders, Asian American Theater Company
Illinois:
MAIYTRA Convention, Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association
Colleges
Mumbai:
Somaiya Management
California:
Stanford, Foothill College, Gunn High School
New York:
SUNY Geneseo, Syracuse University
Illinois:
Northeastern Illinois University
Fundraisers
California:
PlanetRead, Asian Employees Association, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Global Woman Intact (Africa), Human Development Foundation (Pakistan), Agami Education (Bangladesh), American Cancer Association, American Cancer Foundation, Asha For Education, Ekal Vidyalaya, Home Of Hope, Foundation For Excellence, Nargis Dutt Cancer Foundation, Shankara Eye Foundation, Youth Science Institute
Texas:
Asha For Education
Speaker
California:
Asia Society Northern California's Panel Discussion: The Next Generation "Asian American Comedians", Oakland Rotary Club: What is Humor, California College of the Arts: Stereotyping
Competitions
California:
Winner - 2010 Asian American Theater Company Comedy Competition
Winner - 2007 Halloween Comedy Contest
Finalist - 2007 Rooster T Feathers Comedy Competition
Finalist - 2009 Walk The Plank Comedy Competition
Semi Finalist - 2006 Rooster T Feathers Comedy Competition
Toronto:
Great Canadian Laugh-Off
Training
California:
San Francisco Comedy College - Standup, Improv
American Conservatory Theater - Voice and Speech Training
Rooster T Feathers - How to be a great MC
Standup Comedy Workshops with Eddie Brill, Greg Dean
Riffing and Callbacks with Joe Klocek
New York:
American Comedy Institute - Standup Comedy
Comedy Workshop with Eddie Brill
