Voted one of the Top 10 Comedians in New York City by the Hollywood Reporter as well as BackStage, Modi has emerged as one of the comedy circuit's hottest comedians. Highlighting the hilarity of everyday life, Modi takes his audience to a new level of comic observation. Modi is versatile and quick on his feet - he can read an audience in a beat and improvise so nimbly that he keeps any audience, regardless of age, race and gender, laughing. From the hip Manhattan scene to fancy fundraisers to the retro Catskills hotels, Modi's comedy has something for everyone.Modi has recently been cast in the new Ben Stiller/Christine Taylor sitcom on CBS. Along with Modi, Jane Lynch from Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby and Best in Show will play Christine's mother. Written by Ajay Sahgal, the single-camera comedy stars Taylor as a version of herself - a successful Hollywood actress who stays close to her small-town roots and has a lot of relatives from her hometown still very involved in her life. Modi has landed the role of Amir the Israeli house manager. Ben Stiller will executive produce and direct the project. MODI also has appeared this summer on NBC Last Comic Standing and on HBO's The Sopranos, and has made numerous appearances on Comedy Central shows such as Tough Crowd with Collin Quinn and The USO Tour Live from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Modi was a regular cast member on Oxygen's Can You Tell? His other television credits include NBC's Friday Night Videos, BET's 10th Anniversary of Comic View, METRO Channel's New Joke City with Robert Klein, Comedy Factory on PCN, Holland's National Broadcasting Network. He has made appearances on both the Howard Stern radio and television shows on E! Entertainment Television.Modi's leading role in Waiting for Woody Allen was a pivotal part of the film which won an award at the LA Film Festival and grew to greater success when it was selected for the Cannes Film Festival in 2004. The same Director Michael Rainin has cast Modi as the lead in his new film Stand Up that was released in the spring of 2006. Stand Up is the first feature film to tackle the world of stand-up comedy since Punchline, which starred Sally Fields and Tom Hanks in the late 1980's. Modi's other independent feature film credits include Rubout, Little Kings and Connecting Dots. Modi has also shared the big screen with Chevy Chase and Brooke Shields in Rent-a-Husband. Look for him in the upcoming films Ira and Abby as well as A Perfect Christmas with Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard this Fall.Modi has been selected numerous times to perform at the Montreal Comedy Festival and returned in 2004 to appear with Tim Allen on the Just for Laughs Gala. He's an established headliner at Comedy Clubs and Colleges across America and is a regular fixture on the comedy scene in both New York and Los Angeles. Modi is one of the busiest comedians working today. He's also one of the most varied. Modi has entertained audiences at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, opened for musical legend Neil Sedaka, toured the country with former Howard Stern crony Stuttering John Melendez and hosted the Edgy Awards at Tribeca Film Center.Modi has been featured in Time Out NY, NY Post, Paper Magazine, Lifestyles Magazine, the Friars Epistle, We the People, and has been a contributor to Fashion Police in US Magazine.It's no wonder that Modi has taken his comedy internationally. In Amsterdam, he appeared on the hit television series, Comedy Factory. In Israel, Modi has done numerous benefit shows, and made guest appearances, on Channel 10. Modi's comedy is universal, transcending time, countries, and language barriers.Modi has entertained repeatedly for many high-profile corporations, including Microsoft, E! Entertainment Television, United Way, AT&T Wireless, Merrill Lynch, New York Magazine, Radio Disney, Time Warner, Juvenile Diabetes, American Heart Association and The Brady Gun Control Project. Companies are confident that Modi will positively represent their organization with integrity, charm, and intelligence. Many guests attending these events have hired Modi for their own corporate affairs. From roasting the CEO to launching a product line, Modi can cater to fit any corporation's image.Modi is a member of the New York Friars Club and has proven himself one of the most diverse young comics working today. His triumphant record as a stand-up comedian continues to take him to the top of the entertainment industry.
