#112: "Ha Ha Hotel" with Milan Patel - Indian-American Standup Comic from the Pacific Northwest

Christie Bahna and Lynn Maleh are Middle Eastern comedy queens digging up the funny from the first-generation experience. Milan Patel is an Indian-American standup comedian based in LA. In this episode, the gang explores Milan's West Coast roots and his family's motel business; irrational childhood fears and delusions; first-generation identity; and standup comedy in Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles. ... Milan Patel has been featured on Bumbershoot and the Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and he produces a bunch of great stand up showcases in LA including Dead Serious , Stacks Comedy, and Dishoom Comedy, a show where comedians roast scenes from their favorite Indian Action movies in front of a live audience - think Mystery Science Theater, but with a Bollywood vibe! Find him on Instagram and Twitter; watch his hilarious sets on YouTube; and checkout his podcast, Perfect Politics!