Negin Farsad
Who Negin Farsad is
Negin Farsad is an Iranian-American comedian, writer and filmmaker based in New York City who left a job as a policy advisor to the New York City Campaign Finance Board to do comedy about the things policy can't fix. Her stand-up works the seams of politics, family and Iranian-American life; her solo show Bootleg Islam played the DC, Dallas and Chicago comedy festivals, and her musical The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Romantic Comedy premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival.
A TED Fellow who has given TED Talks on social justice comedy, she is a frequent panelist and occasional host on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, runs the production company Vaguely Qualified Productions, and directed the nerd-rap documentary Nerdcore Rising.
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At a glance
- Born
- 1978
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Stand-up specials
- Bootleg Islam
- Podcasts
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me
- Official site
- neginfarsad.com ↗
Is Negin Farsad on tour?
No upcoming dates on record No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean Negin Farsad has stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: neginfarsad.com ↗.
Last checked 13 November 2026.
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Bootleg Islam solo show
Podcasts
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me panelist and occasional host, NPR
Comedians like Negin Farsad
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.
- Mohanad Elshieky also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
- Adam Burke also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
- Alonzo Bodden also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
- Gianmarco Soresi also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
- Jessi Klein also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
- Josh Gondelman also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
- Joyelle Nicole Johnson also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Questions and answers
Where is Negin Farsad performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: neginfarsad.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Bootleg Islam.
What podcast do they host?
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me.
Where is Negin Farsad from?
Negin Farsad is based in New York, NY, as their record gives it.
What is their official website?
How old is Negin Farsad?
Negin Farsad was born in 1978, so they turn 48 in 2026.
Who are some comedians like them?
Mohanad Elshieky (also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!), Adam Burke (also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!), Alonzo Bodden (also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!), Gianmarco Soresi (also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!) and Jessi Klein (also on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!).
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Sources
- Wikipedia ↗ Born 24 March 1978 in New Haven; Columbia degrees and NYC policy job before comedy; Vaguely Qualified Productions; Bootleg Islam; The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Romantic Comedy; TED Fellow with 2016 and 2017 talks; Wait Wait panelist; Nerdcore Rising (as of 13 November 2026)
- neginfarsad.com ↗ Her own site, answering under her name (as of 13 November 2026)
Updated · the record checked 13 November 2026