M Pire Magazine November 2013 Issue | Page 19

So?he?caught?the?comedy?bug?&?quickly became?an?underground?favorite?with
his? dark,? edgy? avant-garde,? socio-political? style.  The? charismatic? comic? has
proven?his?premiere?stand-up?skills?with?appearances?nationwide?and?abroad
with?one?of?the?most?memorable?performances?of?1995?on?HBO’s?“Def?Comedy
Jam”?&?won?two?half-hour?Comedy?specials?on BET’s?“Comic?View?Grand?Stand”.
Shang?has?cemented?his?position?as?one? of?the?brightest?funnymen?in?the?business
&?his?political?and?explosive?humor has?been?showcased?on?HBO’s?Aspen?Comedy?Festival?Special?“Best?of?the?Fest”. Other?appearances?include?“Politically?Incorrect,”&?the?BBC’s?Funny?Business,?Mun2’s?Loco?Comedy?Jam,?NBC’S?Comedy
Showcase,?MTV’s?Choose?or?Lose,? National?Lampoon’s?New?Faces,?Comedy?Central’s?Jamie?Foxx?Presents?“Laffapalooza”&?was?a?co-host?on
Russell? Simmon’s? “One? World
Music?Beat”.
Shang?also?is?a?co-producer?&
host?of?BET’S?Access?Granted?&
is? a? regular  on? Bet’s? Comic
View,?which?airs?weeknights?at
10pm. 
(Incidentally,?
BET
reaches? 80? million? cable
households?
according
to Nielsen?Media?Research).?In
addition,?he?has?displayed?impressive? comedic  acting? &
writing?ability?as?a?series?regular? on? the? late-night? laughfest  ”The? Newz”? &? a
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