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Shang

shangNov 6-7 Shang has come a long way from the boroughs of New York.Originally from Brooklyn, this Carnegie Mellon University graduateand aspiring illustrator began his comedy career on a dare. A friend bet him $50 to take the stage during open-mike night at a local comedy club,   Shang won the bet. He felt It was a way to get the things that he was passionate & angry about that he saw in the world. So he caught the comedy bug & quickly became an underground favorite with his dark, edgy avant-garde, socio-political style. The charismatic comic has proven his premiere stand-up skills withAppearances nationwide and abroad With one of the most memorable performances of 1995 on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam" &  won Two half-hour Comedy specials onBET's "Comic View Grand Stand. Shang has cemented his position as one of the brightest funnymen in the business & his political and explosive humorhas been showcased on HBO's Aspen Comedy Festival Special "Best of the Fest".Other appearances include "Politically Incorrect,”& the BBC’s  Funny Business, Mun2’s Loco Comedy Jam, NBC'S Comedy Showcase, MTV’s Choose or Lose, National Lampoon’s New Faces, Comedy Central’s Jamie Foxx-presents “Laffapalooza"

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