Nimesh Patel is an American comedian and television writer. In 2017, he became the first Indian American writer on “Saturday Night Live.” ​​In 2015, he was doing standup in Greenpoint, Brooklyn when he was discovered by Chris Rock. Patel then joined Rock’s writing team for the 88th Academy Awards ceremony. He also wrote material for Hasan Minhaj’s 2017 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner appearance. In 2017, Patel began working as a full-time writer for “Saturday Night Live,” mainly writing jokes for “Weekend Update.” In 2018, Patel was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for his work on “SNL” .Patel has appeared on @midnight, “Comedy Knockout” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers”. He was a staff writer for NBC’s “A Little Late Lilly Singh.”