Mohanad Elshieky
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Mohanad Elshieky

Who Mohanad Elshieky is

Libyan-born stand-up comedian and writer, based in New York, who began with a comedic call-in radio show in Benghazi, came to Portland on a State Department exchange and was granted asylum in 2018. He made his national TV debut on Conan, has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Comedy Central, was a digital producer on Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and released his first special, No Need to Address Me, through Comedy Dynamics in 2025.

At a glance

Born
1991
Based in
New York, NY
Stand-up specials
No Need to Address Me
Podcasts
You Could Do That On Television, I'm Sorry and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
On screen
Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and 3 more
Next on stage
10 October 2026 — Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Official site
mohanadelshieky.com ↗

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

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Career timeline

  1. 1991Born
  2. 2018Unprotected Sets (Epix, 2018) On screen
  3. 2019Conan (national TV debut; appearance posted Aug 2019) On screen
  4. 2025No Need to Address Me (2025, Comedy Dynamics) Special

Questions about Mohanad Elshieky

Where is Mohanad Elshieky performing next?

Saturday 10 October 2026, 5:00 PM (New York City - Green Books) at Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY, then 10 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

No Need to Address Me.

What podcast do they host?

You Could Do That On Television, I'm Sorry and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

What TV shows and films are they in?

Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Unprotected Sets, Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring and Don't Tell Comedy.

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1991.

Who are some comedians like them?

Emil Wakim (also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring), Ali Sultan (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Steven Rogers (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Jordan Temple (also in Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring) and Josh Gondelman (also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026