Desi SNL is live sketch comedy inspired by South Asian family life, told the way Saturday Night Live tells it: fast, sharp, and unapologetically specific. You don't need to be Desi to get it; you just need a family. Since its sold-out debut, the show has gone on to win Top Grossing Show and Outstanding Ensemble at the 2026 NYC Fringe Festival, with reviewers calling it "a lively act of cultural translation." Episode 3 brings a brand-new set of sketches and a fresh Weekend Update from a cast that knows exactly how to land a joke. Come laugh. You'll understand more than you expect to.

"A lively act of cultural translation... gleefully inhabits the grammar of American late-night comedy while infusing it with the textures, tensions, and tonalities of diaspora life."

TheaterScene.net

"With well-honed humor and a talented cast, the current production of Desi SNL will furnish you with a wildly entertaining trip to the theater"

Thinking Theater NYC

"A funny, warm and joyful experience."

Theatre Beyond Broadway