Salma Hindy
Who Salma Hindy is
Salma Hindy is an Egyptian-Canadian comedian and actor based in New York City, where she is a passed comic at New York Comedy Club and produces the popular monthly show Not My Father's Daughter. She was one of the New Faces at Montreal's Just For Laughs in 2020 and played Chelsea Handler's gala there in 2021, and she has opened for Handler on her last two tours.
She won a Canadian Screen Award for her writing on This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and she is the lead voice in Ramy Youssef's A24 and Amazon animated series #1 Happy Family USA. Her debut album, Born on 9/11 (Comedy Records, 2022), has been playing on SiriusXM since its release and was heard on the Raw Comedy channel in September 2024, and in 2023 she took a two-person comedy show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Albums
- Born On 9/11
- On screen
- #1 Happy Family USA, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Just For Laughs and 1 more
- Official site
- salmahindy.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: salmahindy.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Albums
- Born On 9/11 Comedy Records, 2022
On screen
- #1 Happy Family USA lead voice, A24 / Amazon
- This Hour Has 22 Minutes writer, CBC
- Just For Laughs New Faces 2020; Chelsea Handler gala 2021
- Laugh Out Loud CBC Radio
Comedians like Salma Hindy
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.
- Mayce Galoni also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Hoodo Hersi also in #1 Happy Family USA
- Maddy Kelly also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Ahamed Weinberg also in #1 Happy Family USA
- Cathryn Naiker also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Clare Belford also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Graham Clark also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Kate Davis also in Laugh Out Loud
Questions and answers
Where is Salma Hindy performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: salmahindy.com ↗.
What TV shows and films are they in?
#1 Happy Family USA, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Just For Laughs and Laugh Out Loud.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Mayce Galoni (also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Hoodo Hersi (also in #1 Happy Family USA), Maddy Kelly (also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Ahamed Weinberg (also in #1 Happy Family USA) and Cathryn Naiker (also in This Hour Has 22 Minutes).
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.
Sources
- Official site ↗ A first-generation Egyptian-Canadian comedian and actor based in New York City; the lead voice in Ramy Youssef's A24/Amazon adult animated series #1 Happy…
- Apple Music — Born On 9/11 ↗ Comedy album, 25 March 2022, (P) 2022 Comedy Records (as of 8 October 2026)
- xmplaylist — Raw Comedy recently played (archived 27 September 2024) ↗ SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel: a Salma Hindy track from Born On 9/11 among the recent plays (as of 8 October 2026)
Updated 9 October 2026 · the record checked 8 October 2026