Moshe Kasher
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Moshe Kasher is an award winning American stand up comic writer and actor from Oakland, California
. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and tours nationally and internationally.
, Sheng Weng, Jasper Redd, Jacob and Sherry Sirof), Moshe moved to Los Angeles in 2007. In 2009 Moshe was named "Best New Comic of the year" by iTunes.
in Montreal, QC (where he was named one of the best of the new faces), The Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado (where he won best of fest), Cat Laughs
in Killkenny, Ireland, The Canwest Comedy Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, SF Sketchfest
in San Francisco, California, Fun Fun Fun Fest
in Austin, Texas, South By South West in Austin, Texas, Sasquatch Festival in the Gorge, Washington and the Melbourne Comedy Festival in Melbourne, Australia.
on Comedy Central as well as the FOX sitcom Traffic Light
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and tours nationally and internationally.
Stand up comedy
Moshe began his career in San Francisco in 2001. One of the standouts from the SF comedy stars of the early two thousands ( E.g.: Mo Mandell, Louis Katz, Brent Weinbach, Ryan StoutRyan Stout
Ryan Matthew Stout , is an American stand-up comedian and television host.-Early life:Ryan Stout was born in Cleveland and grew up in El Paso, Texas, and graduated from J.M. Hanks High School in 2000. He attended The College of Santa Fe as a Theater Arts major , but left the school after his first...
, Sheng Weng, Jasper Redd, Jacob and Sherry Sirof), Moshe moved to Los Angeles in 2007. In 2009 Moshe was named "Best New Comic of the year" by iTunes.
Festival appearances
Moshe has performed at festivals such as Just For LaughsJust for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
in Montreal, QC (where he was named one of the best of the new faces), The Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado (where he won best of fest), Cat Laughs
Cat Laughs
The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival is a comedy festival held over the first weekend in June each year in Kilkenny, Ireland. It was founded in 1994 in response to the burgeoning wealth of Irish comic talent with no clear national outlet for expression...
in Killkenny, Ireland, The Canwest Comedy Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, SF Sketchfest
SF Sketchfest
SF Sketchfest, or The San Francisco Sketch Comedy Festival, is a comedy festival founded in 2002 by Bay Area actor-comedians David Owen, Janet Varney and Cole Stratton...
in San Francisco, California, Fun Fun Fun Fest
Fun Fun Fun Fest
Fun Fun Fun Fest is an annual music festival held in Austin, Texas. Started in 2006, the festival brings together many progressive and underground musicians with a focus on indie rock, punk rock/hardcore, and hip hop/DJ....
in Austin, Texas, South By South West in Austin, Texas, Sasquatch Festival in the Gorge, Washington and the Melbourne Comedy Festival in Melbourne, Australia.
Television appearances
Moshe has appeared on Chelsea Lately on the E! Network, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on NBC, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Vh1's The Hot List, and was featured on the 2011 season of John Oliver's New York Stand Up ShowJohn Oliver's New York Stand Up Show
John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show is a stand up comedy television series that currently airs on Comedy Central in the United States. Hosted by British comedian John Oliver, the show features new material by both up-and-coming and established comedians. Each episode opens with Oliver's witty...
on Comedy Central as well as the FOX sitcom Traffic Light