Usama Siddiquee
Stand-up comedian · New York, NY

Usama Siddiquee

Who Usama Siddiquee is

Usama Siddiquee is a Bengali-American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City whose rapid-fire act draws on growing up Muslim in Texas, family and dating. A 2018 Just for Laughs New Face and 2020 America's Got Talent semifinalist, he made his late-night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2024, released his first half-hour, Usama Bin Laughin', with Don't Tell Comedy in 2025, and was runner-up on the first season of Kevin Hart's Netflix competition Funny AF. As an actor he has appeared in Inventing Anna, Survival of the Thickest, And Just Like That... and Better Things.

At a glance

Based in
New York, NY
Came up through
Just for Laughs New Faces
Stand-up specials
Usama Bin Laughin'
On screen
50 Central, Desus & Mero, America's Got Talent and 5 more
Next on stage
4 December 2026 — San Jose Improv, San Jose, CA

On stage

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

Stand-up specials

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Just for Laughs New Faces:

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Career timeline

  1. 2020America's Got Talent (semifinalist, 2020) On screen
  2. 2024The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (late-night debut, 2024) On screen
  3. 2025Usama Bin Laughin' (2025, Don't Tell Comedy, YouTube) Special
  4. 2026Funny AF (runner-up, 2026, Netflix) On screen

Questions about Usama Siddiquee

Where is Usama Siddiquee performing next?

Friday 4 December 2026, 7:30 PM at San Jose Improv, San Jose, CA, then 11 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?

Usama Bin Laughin'.

What TV shows and films are they in?

50 Central, Desus & Mero, America's Got Talent, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Funny AF and Inventing Anna, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Just for Laughs New Faces (New Face).

Where are they based?

New York, NY, as their record gives it.

Who are some comedians like them?

Gary Vider (also in America's Got Talent), Tyler Fischer (also in America's Got Talent), Caitlin Peluffo (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), Emma Willmann (also in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Erica Rhodes (also in America's Got Talent).

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 →

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026