Nazeem Hussain
Who Nazeem Hussain is
Nazeem Hussain is an Australian stand-up comedian, television personality and writer who won the Best Newcomer award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2008 with Aamer Rahman for their show Fear of a Brown Planet. He created and starred in the SBS sketch series Legally Brown, nominated for Most Outstanding Comedy at the 2015 Logie Awards, and Seven's Orange Is the New Brown (2018), was a correspondent on both seasons of Netflix's Bill Nye Saves the World, and has twice been nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer.
His Netflix stand-up special Public Frenemy, filmed at Just for Laughs in Montreal, began streaming in 2019; his tours since have included Basic Idiot (2019), Hussain That? (2022) and Totally Normal (2024), with stops from Edinburgh and London to New Zealand, the United States and Sri Lanka, and in 2025 he played the Perth Comedy Festival.
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At a glance
- Stand-up specials
- Public Frenemy, Comedians of the World, Totally Normal and 1 more
- Podcasts
- Burn Your Passport
- On screen
- Legally Brown, Orange Is the New Brown, Bill Nye Saves the World and 8 more
- Official site
- nazeemhussain.com ↗
Is Nazeem Hussain on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Nazeem Hussain has stopped touring; their tour page is the place to look for new dates: nazeemhussain.com ↗.
Last checked 11 October 2026.
Is Nazeem Hussain coming to my town?
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Public Frenemy Netflix, 2019
- Comedians of the World Netflix
- Totally Normal
- Hussain in the Membrane
On screen
- Legally Brown SBS, creator and star, 2013–2014
- Orange Is the New Brown Seven, creator and star, 2018
- Bill Nye Saves the World Netflix, correspondent
- Salam Café
- Balls of Steel Australia
- The Project
- Q and A
- LOL: Last One Laughing Prime Video
- Hughesy, We Have a Problem Network 10
- The Standup Sessions host
- Australian Lockdown Comedy Festival host
Podcasts
- Burn Your Passport podcast
Comedians like Nazeem Hussain
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Aaron Chen also in Orange Is the New Brown
- Arj Barker also in The Project
- Charlie Lewin also in The Project
- Damien Power also in The Project
- Hazel Brugger also in LOL: Last One Laughing
- Heidi Regan also in Orange Is the New Brown
- James Nokise also in The Project
- Judith Lucy also in Hughesy, We Have a Problem
Career timeline
- 2013Legally Brown (SBS, creator and star, 2013–2014) On screen
- 2018Orange Is the New Brown (Seven, creator and star, 2018) On screen
- 2019Public Frenemy (Netflix, 2019) Special
Questions and answers
Where is Nazeem Hussain performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: nazeemhussain.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Public Frenemy, Comedians of the World, Totally Normal and Hussain in the Membrane.
What is their latest stand-up special?
Public Frenemy (Netflix, 2019), the latest of the 4 specials on this page.
What podcasts have they been on?
Burn Your Passport.
Where can I watch their stand-up specials?
As each special's credit gives it: Netflix (Public Frenemy, 2019; Comedians of the World).
What TV shows and films are they in?
Legally Brown (SBS, creator and star, 2013–2014), Orange Is the New Brown (Seven, creator and star, 2018), Bill Nye Saves the World (Netflix, correspondent), Salam Café, Balls of Steel Australia and The Project, among 11 credits.
What is their official website?
Who are some comedians like them?
Aaron Chen (also in Orange Is the New Brown), Arj Barker (also in The Project), Charlie Lewin (also in The Project), Damien Power (also in The Project) and Hazel Brugger (also in LOL: Last One Laughing).
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Sources
- Official site (Bio) ↗ A comedian, TV personality, writer and activist; Best Newcomer at MICF; two Helpmann Award nominations for Best Comedy Performer; Legally Brown (SBS, 2013–2014), nominated for Most Outstanding Comedy at the 2015 Logies; Orange Is the New Brown (2018); Bill Nye Saves the World (Netflix); the Netflix special Public…
- Official site (Specials) ↗ Totally Normal, Hussain in the Membrane and Comedians of the World (Netflix) (as of 11 October 2026)
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival — Awards ↗ Best Newcomer 2008: Nazeem Hussain & Aamer Rahman, Fear Of A Brown Planet (as of 11 October 2026)
- Broadsheet — Perth Comedy Festival 2025 ↗ 21 April to 18 May 2025 at the Regal Theatre, the Astor Theatre, the Rechabite and Freo Social, with Geraldine Hickey, Joel Creasy, Nazeem Hussain, Becky Lucas and Michelle Brasier (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026