UMD Off the Wall

Off the Wall is the University of Maryland's only student group exclusively dedicated to stand-up comedy.

Since forming in April 2008, the group has hosted open mics in Queen Anne's Lounge, showcases in the Stamp Atrium and the Artomatic Festival in DC, and its members have performed at venues such as Magooby's Joke House in Baltimore, the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia, the Gotham Comedy Club in New York and the Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival.

If you want to do stand-up, get writing, get funny and we'll give you 5 minutes to make it your own at one of our open mics. Dig? It might lead to some pretty boss stuff, not gonna lie.

Keep an eye here for all our latest doings and schemes, including feature shows, open mics, and bake salez

Jonathan Steven Purvish “Vish” Bhatt Michaels

Featured Performer: Spring 2008-Present

Essential Statistics:

Birthday: 04/30 The Jurassic

Hometown: Owings Mills, Md.

Height: 6″

Vish Bhatt is a hunk.

Plucked from the SEE Comedy Competition in late February 2008, Vish Bhatt has been one of Off the Wall’s most-consistent performers, operating behind an impenetrable barrier of calm determination that landed him a spot in DC’s inaugural Bentzen Ball Comedy Festival, where he performed alongside Nick Thune, Laura Silverman and Reggie Watts.

Outside of that, he is the cutest racist shy alcoholic nerdy Indian transformer you will ever meet.

Don’t call him “Purv” unless you are female, lying in bed with him and topless.

He is known to practice his fake British accent on innocent bystanders and strangers at parties.

Likes: Food, acting, comedy, climbing Mt. Everest, plagiarizing essays, insulting people of various backgrounds.

Dislikes: chores, movement, words, racism, people who assume he is Native American.

Influences

  • Demetri Martin
  • Russell Peters
  • Stephen Colbert
  • Alcohol

    • Frequently Used Phrases

    “Thank you, you’re very sexy as well.”
    “That’s what Hitler said.”