Shonali Bhowmik (born 20th century) is an American musician, actress, screenwriter, and producer. She also was one of the hosts of the
Upright Citizens Brigade
The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The original incarnation of the group consisted of Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Adam McKay, Ri ...
show ''
Variety SHAC''. She has performed in the bands Tigers and Monkeys, and
Ultrababyfat.
Early life
Bhowmik grew up in
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
, Tennessee. She has a sister named Ruchi Bhowmik, and her parents are named Dilip Bhowmik and Shuba Bhowmik. She attended law school in
Atlanta
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, Georgia.
Career
Ultrababyfat
She began Ultrababyfat with her best friend, Michelle Dubois, as they had been playing music since they were children.
David Cross
David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom ...
discovered Ultrababyfat in Atlanta. Bhowmik then toured with Cross while filming his ''
Let America Laugh
''Let America Laugh'' is a 2003 documentary film produced and directed by Lance Bangs of stand-up comedian David Cross's tour of small alternative rock clubs. While it does feature small portions of Cross's stand-up routines, it consists mostly ...
'' DVD.
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.
Tigers and Monkeys
Dmitri Martin helped Bhowmik come up with the name for the band by asking her what her two favorite animals were. Bhowmik did not want to use her name to promote the show for a band consisting of three people from Florida.
Variety SHAC
Bhowmik hosted Variety SHAC throughout its entirety and was the "S" for the acronym SHAC. Shonali toured with Cross where she got her connection to the Upright Citizens Brigade where Variety SHAC held its shows for many years. Variety SHAC was given money to create a television pilot by IFC. Bhowmik also co-starred in the Variety SHAC videos which were completed annually. The members of Variety SHAC have been considered as some of the funniest women in comedy at the time of their show.
Discography
Ultrababyfat
*''Eight Balls in Reverse'' (2001)
Tigers and Monkeys
*''Loose Mouth'' (2007)
*''The Animals Will Forgive Us Again'' (2014)
Solo releases
* ''100 Oaks Revival'' (2011)
Filmography
* ''Sardines Out of a Can'' (2013)
See also
*
List of people from Nashville, Tennessee
References
External links
* , her official website
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Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century births
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Nashville, Tennessee
American women musicians of Indian descent
American women rock singers
American rock guitarists
Living people
Singers from Nashville, Tennessee
21st-century American women guitarists
21st-century American guitarists
Guitarists from Tennessee
20th-century American women guitarists
20th-century American guitarists
20th-century American women singers
21st-century American women singers
20th-century American singers
21st-century American singers