Mahesh Kotagi is a pharmacist turned stand-up comedian, actor, and screenwriter.  He co-produces the very popular underground comedy show Combover - in a hip barber shop in Queens NY, which was featured in the prestigious 2021 NY Comedy Festival.

You can listen to him on this current season of the hit podcast Meet Cute - where he plays Sim in the romantic comedy Zoom Zoom! Mahesh performs at top clubs across the country, and has been featured in multiple comedy festivals including NY Comedy Festival, Burbank Comedy Festival, and Red Clay Comedy Festival.  He is a featured comic on season 3 of Laughs on FOX. 

Mahesh loves using his unique experiences as an immigrant, father, and pharmacist to find jokes that anyone can relate to. He loves finding a fresh take on topics leaving audiences wondering, how'd he think of that?!

New York based Actor represented by Prestige Management, DDO, and Take 3 Talent.

I've appeared on network television shows such as Fox's Gotham and NBC's The Blacklist.

In New York theater he's most recently seen performed in FringeNYC in the well reviewed "Stranger Than A Rhino",

New Perspective Theater Group's "Abundance of the Heart.

Trained at William Esper Studio, T. Schreiber Studio and coaches with Anthony Abeson.  

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In addition to acting, I'm a Writer/Director/Editor/Photographer who's film's have been selected in various festivals across the world including the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).