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Deepak Sethi

Deepak Sethi is a Canadian-American screenwriter, comedian, film director, and voice actor. Sethi has written episodes of Family Guy, Brickleberry, Apple & Onion, and Close Enough.

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Deepak Sethi
Born
Toronto, Canada
EducationUniversity of Western Ontario
OccupationsScreenwriter, film director, comedian, voice actor
Years active2010-present

Deepak Sethi is a Canadian-American screenwriter,1 comedian,2 film director, and voice actor.3 Sethi has written episodes of Family Guy, Brickleberry, Apple & Onion, and Close Enough.4

Life and career

Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Sethi was an ethnic food salesman for his family's food company.1 While working in the food industry and doing his MBA,3 Sethi was discovered through his comedy blog1 which attracted over 2.2 million followers.2 Actress Alyssa Milano, a reader of Sethi's blog, passed Sethi's writing to writer Ricky Blitt who helped Sethi get a job on Family Guy.1

Sethi was heckled by an audience member at a stand-up comedy show in Las Vegas, the crowd member insinuating that Sethi was a terrorist.5 Sethi was nominated for an Annie Award for his writing in 2021.6

In 2021, Sethi wrote and directed the short film Coffee Shop Names7 which was nominated for a Tribeca X award at the Tribeca Film Festival8 and was acquired by HBO Max9 in September 2021.

References

References

  1. Matteson, Cory (2012-09-17). "From Twitter to TV to stand-up, Sethi taking new route to entertainment career". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. Wire, A. B. (2014-01-07). "Find out what to do from Deepak Sethi when a soldier yells "We're comin' for ya!" - The American Bazaar". Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. BlueCat (2012-08-03). "Interview with Deepak Sethi". BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  4. "The BEST episodes written by Deepak Sethi". episode.ninja. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  5. Zimmerman, Neetzan (2014-01-06). "Heckler Hurls Racist Remark at Comic, Gets Taken Down with Class". Gawker. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. Ramos, Dino-Ray (2019-12-02). "Annie Awards: 'Frozen 2', 'Missing Link' And 'Toy Story 4' Among Top Nominees". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  7. Vuocolo, Alex; O'Driscoll, Keara; Dangor, Graison; Ross, Dina (25 May 2023). "What to Stream: Vanderpump Reunion, Sorority Rush, Sketch Comedy Fav & Coffee Shop Names". Cheddar News. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  8. "Tribeca X 2021". Tribeca. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  9. "'From Barbie's World to Elf's New York' to focus on narrative nuances in film | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-27.