S2 Ep 19 - Mona Shaikh - Comedian, Actor, Producer of Minority Reportz

Los Angeles based Comedian and Actor, @monascomedy combines a South Asian sensibility with Americanized values cherishing the First Amendment—the right to bear big mouths. Raising eyebrows with her fresh, fearless, free speech and offbeat sense of humor, Shaikh spent half of her life spent in a prominent conservative Muslim household in Pakistan, and the other immersed with America’s entertainment and culture, Mona knew she was set out to break boundaries. She developed her own upcoming One-Hour Special and Comedy TV series and has also made history by becoming the first Pakistani female Comedian to headline Hollywood Improv, along with being featured in Newsweek, The Guardian, LA Weekly, New York Post, Huffington Post, Washington Post and BBC. Mona has headlined in Dubai, Portugal and London AND she also Emcee'd the Womens March in SF in 2019 thus making history to be the first South Asian/Middle Eastern female comedian to perform for a crowd of 60K. So much more to share about the glass ceiling shattering Mona in addition to her producing her own show at The World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles called Minority Reportz with a launch of sold-out shows, of which she has a show coming up "Desi Girls Night Out" feature all Desi Female Comedians on Sept 9 @thestandupcomedyclubTake a listen to this excerpt where Mona talks about how she uses her own personal experience with domestic violence in her comedy routine - an unlikely combination that has taken the shame out of this often "'taboo" topic for Mona and for many others.