Awards, Press & Recognition
Some awards/recognition I’ve received and press I’ve been in.
The Washington Post’s Sunday Style Feature: Seriously Funny – June 10, 2007
While the Funniest Fed contest was running in 2007, the Washington Post did quite a bit of coverage on it. This was their big article which featured all the comedians who were in the semi-finals. Each comedian got to speak about themselves a bit and also had a short video from their set online as part of a voting poll (which I won with 493 votes). I also had a quick quote in this related “Comedy Essentials” article.
WUSA9 Funniest Fed News Report – June 22, 2007
WUSA9 had a feature on the Funnniest Fed contest after it wrapped up. Included in their video is one of my bits.
Link to News Report, Link to video (wmv)(will put up soon)
Voice of America (VOA) Wordmaster Interview – June 12, 2007
After the Washington Post ran the large Sunday Source feature on the Funniest Fed, Avi Arditti from Voice of America reached out to me for an interview. The title of the interview was “Inside the Mind of a Stand-Up Comic Vying for Title of ‘Funniest Fed’”
Link to Article, Link to audio (mp3)
Finalist in Acclaim Film & Television contest Fall/Winter 2004, Quarter-finalist in 2005 International Screenwriting Awards competition
In 2004, I wrote a co-wrote a pilot for a sitcom called Independents with my friend Mohammad Sheikh. We were a finalist in the Acclaim Scripts writing contest.
Link to script (Which contains awards letters in the end)
Shahryar and Standupcomedytogo show discussed on Big Brown and Burnsie podcast
In late 2010, Anand Gahlot and Josh Burns of the Big Brown and Burnsie podcast attended the Standupcomedytogo show with comedians Dave George, Shahryar, and Big Al Goodwin. Here is what they had to say about the show and the comedians:
Discussing Shahryar, standupcomedytogo show on the The Big Brown and Burnsie Show
Census Counter Parts Newsletter – September, 2007
When the Census Bureau got wind of me performing at the Funniest Fed contest, rather than scold me for making fun of the Census on stage, they featured him in their newsletter Census Counterparts. Editor Montgomery (Monty) Woods sat down with me for about an hour and this article is what came out of it.
Census Counterparts January 2010
In late 2009, I competed in the Funniest Fed Contest again and this time was runner-up. I again had an excellent experience and was featured in the Census Counterparts newsletter again.
Link to Article (PDF)
fairax station Clifton Connection – A Night To Decide D.C.’s Funniest Feds
A brief mention of me in this article on the 2009 Funniest Fed contest.
Link to article online
Express Night Out (Washington Post’s Express) – Secrets of the Funny Business: The Pursuit of Laughter in D.C
I briefly discuss stand-up comedy in DC in this article by Stephanie Kanowitz
Link to Article online
