Raj Desai is a writer and stand-up comedian residing in Los Angeles. He recently wrote for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's Hulu specials, for which he was nominated for a 2016 Primetime Emmy Award and a 2017 Writers Guild Award. He also worked as a writer/blogger on Comedy Central's "The Jeselnik Offensive" and has had humor pieces published by "The New Yorker" and "McSweeney's."
He has performed stand-up on the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "Last Comic Standing," and Comedy Central’s "Live at Gotham." He continues to perform standup around L.A. at The Comedy Store, The Improv, Nerdmelt, UCB and other venues in and outside L.A.
He has also acted in ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat" and Comedy Central's "Hampton Deville," in addition to playing Reba on the hit sitcom "Reba."