Talk:Moshe Kasher

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Notability[edit]

I do not know why Kasher's notability has been questioned. He is a popular stand up comic with frequent television appearances and the author of an upcoming book. Oaklandfunk (talk) 08:28, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article has been questioned because you have not demonstrated those things in the article with references to independent sources, such as newspaper reviews or profiles of Kasher. In particular we can't include potentially damaging content about a living person, such as the "early life" section, without very good sources. Phil Bridger (talk) 13:25, 19 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article overhaul[edit]

I've performed a fairly major overhaul and packed the article full of references. I've kept all of the original info except for the peacockish statement about Kasher being a "standout" and listing him and other comics as "stars" of the SF comedy scene, athough I did add information about his work with Brent Weinbach. Marchije•^speak/_peek 13:46, 2 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Birth name[edit]

On episode 187, titled Burning Man, of the podcast Professor Blastoff (Earwolf Podcast Network), Moshe Kasher details the events of his teenage years; centering around the theme of attending raves and the Burning Man festival. At minute 42 he explains that his full birth name is Mark Moshe Kasher. In reference to the name 'Mark', Moshe states, "I don't like people calling me that, so let's not have a lot of that going on." Further explaining, "So, my middle name is Moshe and my father always called me Moshe... my brother did too. But that was what I was raised as. I never felt a connection to my own name." I come to Wikipedia particularly as a reader only, after hearing about Moshe's full name and discovering that it is not referenced on his wiki page, I decided to leave this comment here. But after knowing, and especially hearing, Moshe's discontent with his birth name, I am going to leave the decision to edit it into his wiki page up to someone else. As an aside, this podcast could also be of reference to other events of his personal life. Whether they qualify for entry in his wiki page though, is another concern. Boteilho (talk) 05:01, 25 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]