vidurkapur
Vidur Kapur was selected in Nov.'07 as a finalist in NYC by NBC's "Stand Up for Diversity" initiative. He was also one of the top four
Asian comics to perform at the prestigious "Montreal Comedy Festival".
Vidur was the subject of a film called "Laughing Out Loud: A Comic
Journey" shown on Spielberg's "On The Lot" on FOX tv. He's co-starred
with Margaret Cho in MTV LOGO's "Outlaugh Festival". Vidur has toured
internationally including Canada, Mexico, India, the UK, Ireland, the
Caribbean and South Africa. Vidur is featured in a documentary on
leading US comedians called "Making Funny", is part of a recent DVD
called "The Indian Invasion" and was seen in a feature on 'HinJew Hysteria' which
has been televised by AVStv from Jersey City, to Jaipur, to
Johannesburg.
Vidur Kapur has become an international sensation with his edgy, urban, groundbreaking comedy which focuses on his experiences as a gay, Indian immigrant. Vidur wows global audiences at clubs, colleges and festivals, and was an original "Guru of Comedy" with Russell Peters. Catch him on myspace and Facebook and join the phenomenon!
Vidur was recently featured in a Reuters Television piece around the world on " Prominent South Asians in the Media" where they are interviewing Vidur and showing clips of his stand up comedy act, along with internationally known celebrities such as Mira Nair, Director of "Monsoon Wedding" and "The Namesake", Naveen Andrews of ABC's "LOST" and "ER" and "Bend it Like Beckham's star Parminder Nagra and Suketu Mehta, the Pulitzer Prize Finalist author. Vidur has been seen in international media and television including, NBC, CBC in Canada, NPR, AVStv, New Delhi TV, MTV Desi and PBS's Asian America.
Vidur was nominated in the category of "Favorite South Asian Comedian" for the South Asian Media Awards.
He has been given his own show at NYC's celebrated Gotham Comedy Club. On January 9th at Gotham, Stanford Pride invites you to "Diversity Gone Wild Starring Vidur Kapur." He's received raves at colleges including U. of Louisville, Montana St. U., Rutgers, Yale, Stanford, Campus Pride Leadership Camp at Towson University, Haverford, Washington St. U., U. of Chicago, Loyola University and Davidson. He's been brought to campuses by collaborations between queer organizations, Asian and South Asian organizations and by student activities boards. He will be showcasing mainstage at the prestigious National Association for Campus Activities National Conference in St. Louis on 2/16.
Vidur Kapur's stand-up comedy is based on the social commentary of a one-man culture clash. A South Asian raised in a conservative upper middle class family in New Delhi, an overachiever with a degree from The London School of Economics and Ph.D. coursework from the University of Chicago, a misfit in a family focused on arranged marriages and social status, a chic urban trend-crazy gay fashion victim in West Hollywood and Manhattan, a corporate executive from blue chip international firms, an immigrant to the US and a person horrified at being mistaken for a terrorist in a post 9/11 America.
Vidur's act incorporates multiple colorful characters that range from traditional Indian to outrageous and funky. Vidur comically shares his experiences with issues including homophobia, racism, classism, cultural sensitivities and gender identity in a performance that is personal, vulnerable, irreverent and brutally honest.
" The Very Vidur Show...a hilarious tirade on growing up as a gay Indian-American
" We have seen some of your work and it is absolutely fabulous! Your Comedy is fresh, unique, and your ability to take issues and present them so lightly is wonderful. It reflects your bright personality and individuality.
" Never seen anything like this before... You're in!
" Thanks again for your performance! you were so funny- it was the perfect end to the South Asian conference!! I hope you can come back to Yale again .
"Vidur Kapur is Indian, Gay, Hilarious.
"Don't miss !! Vidur Kapur cracks you up !