About

((V.2 of my attempt to chronicle my Stand-up comedy career.))

((V.1 can be found at http://samishah.blogspot.com))

Pakistans first english-language stand up comedian, Sami performed the first solo hour-long show titled “NOBODY MOVES, NOBODY GETS HURT” in Karachi in 2005. He then took the show to Lahore & Islamabad in the first stand-up tour across the country, performing in colleges and auditoriums.

In 2006 he performed new, more mature-themed material as a part of the 3-4-5 TOUR show.

November of 2007 saw the popular BRING THE FUNNY show, performed in Karachi to a sold out auditorium.
Since then he has also become a regular performer in Second Life (www.secondlife.com), doing a series of weekly shows for an international audience. It was there that he debuted his new headline-roundup show NEWS WEAKLY.

Sami was also a long-time member of the improvisational comedy troupe, BLACK FISH, for whom he co-wrote a half-improvised half-scripted original format play, WE’VE MADE CONTACT.

2008 saw NEWS WEAKLY brought out of the virtual world and onto the stage in a multi-media experimentational performance that luckily got rave reviews.

Sami currently Hosts, Produces and Directs the movie review show CUTTING IT, and is working on launching NEWS WEAKLY as a televison show. Both shows can be found on Pakistan First English Language News Channel; DAWN NEWS.

He also co-hosts a popular radio show, Manic Mondays, on City fm 89 and writes articles as a freelance music journalist from time to time.

Sami is very very sleep-deprived by the way.