Mahesh Kotagi is a bicoastal stand-up comedian and actor who delivers sharp social commentary layered with NYC’s straightforward style and wrapped up in California’s laidback breakfast burrito vibes. On stage he is a somewhat nerdy jokester who’s fixated on the power of pointing out the weird and the quirky.

A performer for 10 years and running, Mahesh has been featured at the following comedy festivals: Laughing Skull Comedy Festival, Burbank Comedy Festival (where he was voted “Best of the Fest”), Red Clay Comedy Festival, San Luis Obispo Comedy Festival, and San Diego Comedy Festival.

He’s also the co-host of the podcast No More Tokens! which explores diversity and inclusion in Hollywood through interviews with writers and actors to network executives and casting directors.

Some would say Mahesh is a keen observer of life’s absurdities and oddities. Others would argue he’s a happily married man who has no shame in admitting that he will never win The Battle of the Bedroom Thermostat.

But really, he’s a stand-up guy from Texas who’s here to make people laugh and think, one joke at a time.