The Funny Indian Newsletter, Vol. 228
September 2025: Big Red Machine
Welcome
Welcome to The Funny Indian Newsletter!
Musings
I love the LA Dodgers. They rock my favorite shade of my favorite color. I’ve lived here for 20 years. We live 20 minutes from Dodger Stadium. Many of our friends are fans. But here’s the thing: the Cincinnati Reds have long been my favorite team in any sport. Go, Reds!
Updates
See
Future:
10/2 & 10/3: STEM Connect Conference (Pittsburgh, PA)
10/12: Indian Dental Association (Diamond Bar, CA)
10/18: Private Event (Los Angeles, CA)
10/25 & 10/26: Gujaratis of North America Conference (Ontario, CA) (pic)
Past:
09/13: The Desai Foundation (Boston, MA)
09/20: Hindu American Foundation (Sacramento, CA)
09/27: Akshaya Patra (Las Vegas, NV)
Watch
I’ve launched a series of roundtables. Here’s a clip. Go to my Instagram Reels for a lot more.
Watch
I’ve started dropping clips from my Crowd Work standup comedy special. This one showcases my ability to cover the mundane, the political, the racial, and the peculiarities of married life all in one go.
Watch
I’m speaking at the SASE Connect Conference again—heading to Pittsburgh today. Here’s a clip from last year's in Boston.
Watch
My Denver-based comic friend Sarah Whiteman and I are shooting a pilot featuring the differently-abled/disabled community. Check out our promo video.
Laugh
Since this is a FUNNY Indian Newsletter, I present here the 5 funny things that I saw, heard, wrote, or remembered for the last month... otherwise known as FIVE - Funny Indian's V Events. Enjoy.
My friends Cat, Casey, and Jim recommended I make a playlist for Naveen. The all-time greatest songs. Fantastic idea; I’ll do it. In the meantime, though, I made the opposite: my most hated songs ever. Sent it to some friends and it’s generated some laughs. Enjoy?
I still can’t believe this woman took the ball from this family. I did some digging and, yep, that’s exactly what she did. So, she deserves this Gollum video. Guess she was inspired by this man at the US Open, just days earlier. What’s up with people?
Just an observation: what’s the point of having F-You Money if you don’t say F-You at the right time?
Every comic alive wishes we wrote this. So simple, there for the taking, and the GOAT takes it.
Perhaps the cousin of this man (simultaneously the world’s most distracted and focused human being). Wow.
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THANK YOU to all of you for your support. You are my true core of fans — I couldn't do this without you.
Love,
- Rajiv