Which author is also a comedian, Padmarajan or Jeff Ragsdale?
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Padmarajan Padmarajan (23 May 1945 – 24 January 1991) (also known as Padmarajan Pillai) was an Indian author, screenwriter, and film director who was known for his landmark works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed.
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Jeff Ragsdale Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Ragsdale ( ) is an American author, documentary filmmaker, actor and stand-up comedian. In 2011 he posted a flyer in New York City as a "social experiment", stating his phone number and asking people to call him, describing himself as "Jeff, one lonely guy". He was overwhelmed with thousands of calls after photos of the flyer were posted on the internet. The experience led to his 2012 book "Jeff, One Lonely Guy", and indirectly to a 2013 pilot episode for a reality television show, "Being Noticed", and a starring role in the 2014 documentary "Hotline".
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Devan (writer) Devan (R. Mahadevan) (8 September 1913 – 5 May 1957) was a 20th-century Tamil writer, known for his witty and humorous stories.
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Joker in the Pack (novel) Joker in the Pack - An Irreverent View of Life at IIMs is a work of fiction by IIM Bangalore alumnus Neeraj Pahlajani and IIM Lucknow alumnus Ritesh Sharma. It was published in September 2007 by Orient Paperbacks and was a bestseller in India. The novel features a section devoted to Manjunath Shanmugam and the Manjunath Shanmugam Trust.
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Madhuri Banerjee Madhuri Banerjee (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian author, columnist and screenwriter. Her debut novel "Losing My Virginity And Other Dumb Ideas" sold over 40,000 copies. She is also the writer of the successful Bollywood film, "Hate Story 2". She has also worked with actress Karishma Kapoor on a non-fiction book called "The Yummy Mummy Guide".
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Manjula Padmanabhan Manjula Padmanabhan (born 1953) is a playwright, journalist, comic strip artist, and children's book author.
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Ryan Hamilton (comedian) Ryan Hamilton is an American stand-up comedian who uses observational, sarcastic, and self-deprecating humor. He is known as a clean comedian and his material focuses on his own experiences, including his single life, skydiving, hot air balloons, and his huge smile. He was named one of "Rolling Stone"' s Five Comics to Watch in 2012, and also has made standout appearances on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", "Conan", "The Late Late Show", "Last Comic Standing", Comedy Central, and Showtime.
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Jay Chandrasekhar Jayanth Jambulingam "Jay" Chandrasekhar (born April 9, 1968) is an American film and television actor, comedian, writer, and director best known for his work with the sketch comedy group Broken Lizard and for directing and starring in the Broken Lizard films "Super Troopers", "Club Dread", and "Beerfest". He has also had several successes in directing feature films and television shows–notably "Arrested Development"–apart from the Broken Lizard troupe.
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David Bala David Bala was a former Singaporean comedian and actor.
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P. K. Rajasekharan Dr. P. K. Rajasekharan is a noted literary critic in Malayalam language, and is the winner of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism in 1997. Dr. Rajasekharan is an orator, author, and editor of various books. He is currently working as the news editor of Mathrubhumi news paper.
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Radhika Vaz Radhika Vaz (born 1973) is an Indian comedian and writer. Born in Mumbai, Vaz worked as an advertising executive in Chennai and has done her Masters in advertising from Syracuse University, New York. Vaz went for improvisational theatre class, and she said this helped her start off as a performer and a writer; she trained at Groundlings School (Los Angeles) and Improvolution (New York). In 2014, she performed in New York and in the Indian cities of Mumbai, Bangalore, Kochi, Gurgaon and Delhi in September for her act "Older. Angrier. Hairier"; she has done a play <nowiki>"</nowiki>Unladylike: The Pitfalls of Propriety<nowiki>"</nowiki>. She is a columnist for "The Times of India". Vaz cites Patrice O’Neal and Bill Hicks as her inspiration for her show.
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Anh Do Anh Do (born 2 June 1977) is a Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, comedian, and artist.
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Jayraj Salgaokar Jayraj Salgaokar (born 3 June 1954) is a writer, co-founder, publisher and the managing director of Kalnirnay.
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Rags Ragland Rags Ragland (born John Lee Morgan Beauregard Ragland, August 23, 1905 – August 20, 1946) was an American comedian and character actor. Ragland made his show business reputation in burlesque, where he was one of the house comics for the famed Minsky burlesque shows. Minsky striptease star Georgia Sothern remembered him fondly in her 1971 memoir, saying she considered Ragland a close friend and the funniest comedian the Minskys had ever produced. His longtime performing partner Phil Silvers referred to Ragland in his autobiography as "my favorite comic".
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C. V. Padmarajan C. V. Padmarajan is an Indian politician and advocate from Paravur, Kollam, Kerala, India. He was a Minister in the Kerala Government, holding various portfolios including Finance, Electricity, Community Development, and Fisheries. He was also the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President.
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Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer, and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only "the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin".
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Furiously Happy Furiously Happy is the second book written by the humorist Jenny Lawson. A continuation of her previous autobiography "Let's Pretend This Never Happened," this book deals more directly with Lawson's experience with mental illness, depression and anxiety.
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Padman Padman is an upcoming 2018 Indian Hindi comedy-drama film featuring Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte in lead roles. Amitabh Bachchan will appear in a special role. The film is inspired from the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham.
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Gamraj (comics) Gamraj is an Indian comic book character, one of a number of titles published by Raj Comics.
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Jeff Stevenson (comedian) Jeff Stevenson, (born March 3, 1961. Shepherd's Bush, London) is an English comedian and actor.
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Gary Delaney Gary Justin Delaney (born 16 April 1973, in Solihull) is an English writer and stand-up comedian.
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Raaj Shaandilyaa Raaj Shaandilyaa is an Indian television and Bollywood writer. From 2007–2014 Shaandilyaa was a lead writer and content director for the Sony Entertainment Television series Comedy Circus. Shaandilyaa began his career in 2006 and has written approximately 350 scripts for Krishna Abhishek and Sudesh Lehri and approximately 200 scripts for comedian Kapil Sharma. Shaandilyaa holds a 2013 record in the "Limca Book of Records" for having written 625 scripts.