[3] Satyal did two co-op terms at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

He gained admission to New York University Stern School of Business after fewer than three years of full-time work but did not attend.

[9] While at P&G, Satyal created content for Home Made Simple, a site visited by 15 million people per month.

His brother, Rakesh Satyal, saw an article about the Funniest Person in Cincinnati contest and encouraged him to enter.

[13] In 2005, Satyal entered the Funniest Person in Cincinnati contest, this time in the semi-pro/professional division, and won.

[10] Satyal and Nealon met in 2005 at the Cincinnati Funny Bone and saw Batman Begins together and had dinner.

[4] Along with fellow comedian Azhar Usman, he co-founded "Make Chai, Not War" in 2012, which was sponsored by the U.S. State Department.

"I can understand that maybe you're not aware that your department spent $100,000 on three comedians who went to India on a promotional tour called ‘Make Chai, Not War’.

"”[15] Satyal was hired by Velvet Suite Marketing to speak to NFL players about personal branding.

He has interviewed Deepak Chopra, Kevin Nealon, Seth Godin, Russell Peters, Kumail Nanjiani and others.

[17] "I feel like growing up in Ohio, it made me kind of more of an everyman being able to relate to people in the heartland of the country.

[22] Satyal opened for the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in front of 17,000 people in San Jose, California.

[10] Satyal proposed to Harsha Mistry, a Texas pharmacist, onstage at The Funny Bone in Newport, Kentucky, as he was opening for the former Saturday Night Live star Kevin Nealon.

Several of Satyal's friends from the comedy world were in attendance, including the actor Ed Weeks from The Mindy Project and the superstar comedian Russell Peters, who did a set, and even took over the turntables to DJ.