M Pire Magazine November 2013 Issue | Page 18

M EET:

Shang
Forbes

Shang?has?come?a?long?way
from?the?boroughs?of?New
York. Originally?from?Brooklyn,
this?Carnegie?Mellon?University
graduate and?aspiring?illustrator
began?his?comedy?career?on?a
dare.?A?friend bet?him?$50?to
take?the?stage?during?openmike?night?at?a?local?comedy
club, Shang?won?the?bet.?He?felt
It?was?a?way?to?get?the?things
that?he?was?passionate? &?angry
about?that?he?saw?in?the?world.
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