Most mothers might be hesitant to go on a comedy tour with their son, but not Tushar Singh’s mom. Singh’s new documentary “American Hasi,” explores his 35-day comedy tour across multiple cities in India — with his mom.
Singh’s parents immigrated from India to the United States in the 1970’s. He was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Alabama, and learned early on how to balance his two colliding worlds: a Hindu household in a predominately white, country state. Singh attended Georgia Tech for his MBA and engineering degree — that’s also where the interest in comedy began.
“I saw a guy named Jimmy performing at one of the ‘Holy functions’ and he was hosting. I remember seeing him and I was just enamored by this art form,” Singh said about the start of his comedic journey. “I thought ‘if he can do it, then I can do it!’ and I failed miserably.”
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