Moshe Kasher

Moshe Kasher
Kasher at SF Sketchfest on January 25, 2020
Birth nameMark Moshe Kasher
Born (1979-07-06) July 6, 1979 (age 45)
Queens, New York, U.S.
MediumStand-up, television, webcast
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
Years active2001–present
GenresObservational comedy, black comedy, surreal humor
Subject(s)Everyday life, Human sexuality, self-deprecation, religion, race, politics of the United States
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Children1
Websitemoshekasher.com

Mark Moshe Kasher[1] (born July 6, 1979)[2][3] is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in the Los Angeles area.[2][4] He is the author of the 2012 memoir Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16. In 2009, iTunes named Kasher "Best New Comic" and his comedy album Everyone You Know Is Going to Die, and Then You Are! was ranked one of the top 20 comedy albums on iTunes that same year.[4][5] He was also named "Comic to Watch in 2010" by Punchline Magazine.[4]

  1. ^ Wall, Alix (March 22, 2012). "Life's no joke for Oakland-raised bad boy turned comic". j. San Francisco. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Letzing, John (February 9, 2012). "Local Comic Puts His Pain on Paper". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Neal Brennan, Moshe Kasher and DJ Douggpound. "The Champs podcast with guest Jerrod Carmichael" (Podcast). Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Gadino, Dylan P. (December 31, 2009). "Comic to Watch in 2010: Moshe Kasher". Punchline. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  5. ^ Nguyen, Tuyet (April 28, 2010). "Moshe Kasher isn't gay—but he's close". A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved March 28, 2015.