Vidur Kapur - Headliner News

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Text:	vidur kapur headliner news vidur online mtv logo newnownext award idur nominated newnownext award mtv networks logo channel brink fame comic . vidur rocked naca national convention st. louis, due huge demand top acts campuses . vidur named desiclub.com watch vidur episode spotlight ami sits proud desi comedian vidur kapur. vidur selected ny finalist nbc quot stand diversity quot part famous york comedy festival. vidur voted sexiest men desiclub.com.... vidur stand comedy subject short film called quot laughing loud comic journey quot director shalini kantayya shown steven spielberg quot lot quot fox television. film voted favorite film michael bay, director transformers contestants show. watch film fox quot lot quot may vidur featured reuters television piece worldwide quot prominent south asians media quot interviewing vidur showing clips stand comedy act, internationally known celebrities mira nair, director quot monsoon wedding quot quot namesake quot , naveen andrews abc quot lost quot quot quot quot bend beckham star parminder nagra. vidur comedians selected included documentary leading comedians america called quot making funny quot , filmed york gotham comedy club july th. everywhere... wreaking havoc usa mtv logo quot outlaugh festival wisecrack quot hand picked leading queer comedians america main featured performer time favorite divas, margaret cho wow thrilled .and really good company michele balan, bruce vilanch suzanne westenhoefer series premiered january th, . shown episode , airing repeatedly february th, favorite york lipstick lesbian, michele balan , fame. logo show launch national tour hinjew hysteria featuring michele balan me. suddenly league nationally recognized comics demand comedy growing exponentially...book solo hinjew hysteria canada just laughs comedy festival look asians selected top asian comics north america perform asian invasion show world famous montreal, july . asian invasion show boy invade ...with rave reviews. blast brought house shows, shown just laughs digital edition . online check take ha ifax comedy festival probably south asians to nova scotia cold may featured may . rocked gay lesbian show original indian flavah killed main gala show too. aired january second episode ha cbc television canada may coming town near creating shockwaves india just survived delhi belly performed sold out, riotous shows bombay bangalore thought stoned death, just got stoned showed bombay socialites, fabulous models glimmering glitterati gave vikram chatwal wedding run money extensive coverage prestigious bombay times shows got rave reviews written major newspapers including times india, bangalore times, deccan herald, hindu hindustan times mom done planning huge raucous tour major indian cities look india sleepless nights queen united kingdom going spare u.k. , returning my high school college days...the london school economics etc. etc. .to show putting degree course york city laugh lounge nyc creating fabulicous comedy extravaganza, producing, , performing monthly show called laff rama . crazy, colorful cute, featuring diverse lineup draw crowd equally diverse terms ethnicity, sexual orientation, age mental sanity show january st. come meet greet celebrity star hinjew hysteria america female comic standing michele balan things vidur personal appearances, tv, film press, contact management . .
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<a EUDORA="AUTOURL" href="http://www.desiclub.com/community/culture/culture_article.cfm?id=326"> http://www.desiclub.com/community/culture/</a> <a EUDORA="AUTOURL" href="http://www.desiclub.com/community/culture/culture_article.cfm?id=326"> culture_article.cfm?id=326</a> </div> <div><p>Vidur and his stand up comedy are the subject of a short film called "Laughing Out Loud A Comic Journey" by director Shalini Kantayya which was shown on Steven Spielberg's "On The Lot" on FOX television. This film was voted as the favorite film by Michael Bay, Director of Transformers and by the other contestants on the show. Watch the film on FOX's "On The Lot" site at <a EUDORA="AUTOURL" href="http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=6"> http://www.thelot.com/episodes/?ep=6</a></div> <div><p>This May Vidur was  featured in a Reuters Television piece worldwide on " Prominent South Asians in the Media"  where they are interviewing Vidur and showing clips of his stand up comedy act, along with internationally known celebrities such as Mira Nair, Director of "Monsoon Wedding" and "The Namesake", Naveen Andrews of ABC's "LOST" and "ER" and "Bend it Like Beckham's star Parminder Nagra.</div> <div><p>Vidur was one of the 7 comedians selected to be included in a documentary on leading comedians in America called " Making Funny", which was filmed at New York¹s Gotham Comedy Club on July 11th.</div> </div></td> <td width="16"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div></th> <th width="22" scope="col"> </th> </tr> </table> <img src="img/bg.jpg" width="573" height="10"><br> <table width="573" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr> <th width="31" scope="col"> </th> <th width="255" scope="col"><div align="left"> <p> <span class="big"> I AM EVERYWHERE...</span> <br> <span class="blue">WREAKING HAVOC IN THE USA!<br> </span><strong>MTV’S LOGO "THE OUTLAUGH FESTIVAL ON WISECRACK"<br> </strong>I was hand-picked amongst the leading queer comedians in America as a main featured performer for the <strong><em> <a href="http://www.thegaymafia.net/OUTLAUGHFESTIVAL/performers06.html" target="_blank"> Outlaugh Festival 2006</a></em></strong> along with one of my all time favorite divas, <strong>Margaret Cho!</strong> WOW!! I was thrilled….and was in really good company with <strong> Michele Balan, Bruce Vilanch </strong>and <strong>Suzanne Westenhoefer</strong>! The series premiered on January 16th, 2007. I will be shown on Episode 4, airing repeatedly from February 6th through 13th, along with my favorite New York lipstick lesbian, <strong>Michele Balan of <em> <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Last_Comic_Standing/comics/michele_balan.shtml" target="_blank"> Last Comic Standing</a>, 2006</em></strong> fame. <br> <img src="img/pic01.jpg" width="118" height="147" align="right"> The LOGO show will launch a national tour <strong>HinJew Hysteria! </strong>featuring Michele Balan and me. Suddenly I find myself in the league of nationally recognized comics and demand for my comedy is growing exponentially...book me solo or with <strong>HinJew Hysteria! </strong></p> <p> <strong class="blue"> CANADA AND THEN SOME!</strong> <br> <strong>JUST for LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL<br> </strong>LOOK OUT—we Asians are taking over! I was selected as one of the top four Asian comics in North America to perform in the <strong>ASIAN INVASION </strong> show at the world famous<strong><em> <a href="http://www.hahaha.com/en/2006/festival/comedian/kapur-vidur.html" target="_blank"> Just for Laughs Comedy Festival</a></em></strong> in Montreal, in July 2006. This was the first ever “Asian Invasion Show” and boy did we invade!!!...with rave reviews. I had a blast and brought the house down at both the shows, one of which will be shown on the Just for Laughs digital edition in 2007. Go online to check out my take on <strong><em> <a href="http://www.justforlaughs.ca/videos/show/759-vidur-kapur-being-stopped-at-the-airport" target="_blank"> airport security</a></em></strong> and <strong><em> <a href="http://www.justforlaughs.ca/videos/show/760-vidur-kapur-indians-are-the-opposite-of-puerto-ricans" target="_blank"> Indians vs Puerto Ricans</a></em></strong>! </p> <strong> HA!IFAX COMEDY FESTIVAL<br> </strong>I’m probably one of the few South Asians to make it to Nova Scotia! It's COLD there in May! I was featured in the <strong><em> <a href="http://www.halifaxcomedyfest.ca/06/bio.php?ID=vkapur" target="_blank"> Ha!ifax Comedy Festival</a> </em></strong>in May 2006. I rocked the Gay and Lesbian show with my original Indian flavah and killed at the main GALA show too. This aired on January 17th on the second episode of <strong><em> HA! on CBC Television in Canada</em></strong>…I may be coming to a town near you in ‘07!<span class="big"> </span></div></th> <th width="256" align="left" valign="top" scope="col"><div align="left"><img src="img/pic02.jpg" width="244" height="169"><br> <strong> <span class="blue">CREATING SHOCKWAVES IN INDIA!</span><br> </strong>I just about survived “Delhi Belly” and performed two sold out, riotous shows in Bombay and Bangalore! I thought I would get stoned to death, instead I just got stoned! Everyone showed up…Bombay socialites, fabulous models and glimmering glitterati…I gave the Vikram Chatwal wedding a run for their money with extensive coverage on the prestigious <strong>Page Three of the Bombay Times!</strong> The shows got rave reviews and I was written up in all major newspapers including the <strong>The Times of India, The Bangalore Times, The Deccan Herald, The Hindu </strong>and <strong>The Hindustan Times</strong>—my Mom had a COW! But I’m not done yet—I’m planning a HUGE raucous tour of major Indian cities in ‘07! Look out India! <p><strong class="blue">SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FOR THE QUEEN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM!</strong> <br> I’m not going to spare the U.K.! In ‘07, I’m returning to my home during my high school and college days...The London School of Economics etc. etc.….to show them how I’m putting that degree to use! </p> <p><span class="blue"><strong>AND OF COURSE LAST BUT NEVER LEAST—NEW YORK CITY!</strong></span><strong><br> </strong><strong>THE LAUGH LOUNGE NYC </strong> <br> I’m creating a fabulicous comedy extravaganza, co-producing, with <strong><em> <a href="http://www.sholayevents.com/" target="_blank"> Sholay Productions</a></em></strong>, and performing in a bi-monthly show called “Laff-o-Rama” at the <strong><em> <a href="http://www.laughloungenyc.com/schedule.html" target="_blank"> Laugh Lounge</a></em></strong>. It will be crazy, colorful and very cute, featuring me along with a diverse lineup that will draw a crowd equally diverse in terms of ethnicity, sexual orientation, age and mental sanity!! <img src="img/pic03.jpg" width="111" height="142" align="right">The first show will be on January 31st. Come meet and greet my celebrity co-star of <strong><em>HinJew Hysteria! </em></strong> America’s Last Female Comic Standing ’06—Michele Balan! </p> <p>  </p> </div></th> <th width="30" scope="col"> </th> </tr> </table> <br> <img src="img/footer.jpg" width="573" height="43"></th> </tr> </table> </td> <td valign="top"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" id="table6"> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 17px; font-weight: normal"> <p align="center"> <a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=190607662"> <font size="3" color="#0E81B8" face="Papyrus"> <span style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700"> Be My Friend...</span></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 17px; font-weight: normal"> <p align="center"> <a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.channel&ChannelID=190607662"> <img border="0" src="images/MYSPACE_LOGO.jpg" width="209" height="46"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 17px; font-weight: normal"> <p align="center"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23706265176&ref=mf"> <span style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none"> <font face="Papyrus" size="3" color="#0E81B8"> Join Me on Facebook</font></span><span style="text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700"><font size="3" color="#0E81B8" face="Papyrus">...</font></span></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 17px; font-weight: normal"> <p align="center"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=23706265176&ref=mf"> <img border="0" src="images/FACEBOOK_LOGO.jpg" width="97" height="28"></a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="table4"> <tr> <td width="33%"> <p align="center"> <img height="86" src="images/mtv.jpg" width="157" border="0"></td> <td width="34%"> </td> <td width="33%"> <p align="center"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.DesiClub.com/Awards"> <img height="85" src="images/official_nominee1.png" width="174" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"> Find out more about all things Vidur: <a href="http://www.vidurkapur.com" target="_blank"> www.vidurkapur.com</a><strong><br> </strong>For personal appearances, tv, film and press, contact management at:<strong> <a href="http://www.outmedia.org/contact.asp" target="_blank"><img src="img/logo_outMedia.jpg" width="57" height="40" border="0"></a><br> </strong>Ph: 718.789.1776 <a href="mailto:info@OUTmedia.org">info@OUTmedia.org</a> </p> <p> </p> <p><b><font size="2"><a href="HTML/PRESS/press.htm"> <font color="#000000">Press</font></a>  \| <font color="#000000"> </font><a href="HTML/bio.htm"><font color="#000000">Bio</font></a>  \| <font color="#000000"> </font><a href="HTML/UPCOMING/upcoming.htm"><font color="#000000">Shows</font></a><font color="#000000">  </font>\|  <font color="#000000"><a href="HTML/Videos_List.htm"> <font color="#000000">Videos</font></a> \|  </font> <a href="HTML/PHOTOS/photos.htm"> <font color="#000000">Photos</font></a>  \| <font color="#000000"> </font><a href="HTML/resume.htm"><font color="#000000">Resume</font></a>  \|  <a href="HTML/contact.htm"><font color="#000000">Contact</font></a></font></b></p> <p> </p> </div> <map name="Map"> <area shape="rect" coords="52,4,180,18" href="http://www.vidurkapur.com" target="_blank" alt="Official website"> </map> </body> </html>

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