In 2015 , he was doing standup in Greenpoint 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 ''
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Nimesh Patel