Zahid Dewji
Who Zahid Dewji is
Zahid Dewji is a New York City-based stand-up comedian and writer, born in Queens to East African Indian immigrants and raised in Houston, where he started doing comedy. A former staff writer on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and the head writer of OFTV's roasts of Bert Kreischer and Whitney Cummings, he has toured with Whitney Cummings and Noel Miller and played festivals including Oddball, Laughing Skull and Moontower. His debut special, Where is God?, was released by Don't Tell Comedy in 2023.
At a glance
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Stand-up specials
- Where is God?
- On screen
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Roast of Bert Kreischer and The Roast of Whitney Cummings
- Next on stage
- 16 October 2026 — Eastville Comedy Club, Brooklyn, NY
- Official site
- zahiddewji.com ↗
On stage
- Friday 16 October 2026, 8:00 PM — with Tom Zappia (Corinne Fisher, James Mattern, Dara Jemmott, Mariel Jimenez, Tom Zappia, Zahid Dewji, Napoleon Emill) at Eastville Comedy Club, Brooklyn, NY · the listing ↗
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Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Where is God? 2023, Don't Tell Comedy
On screen
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon staff writer, NBC
- Roast of Bert Kreischer head writer, OFTV
- The Roast of Whitney Cummings head writer, OFTV
Comedians like Zahid Dewji
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.
- Tom Zappia on the same bill, 16 October 2026
- Jessica Michelle Singleton also in The Roast of Whitney Cummings
Questions about Zahid Dewji
Where is Zahid Dewji performing next?
Friday 16 October 2026, 8:00 PM — with Tom Zappia (Corinne Fisher, James Mattern, Dara Jemmott, Mariel Jimenez, Tom Zappia, Zahid Dewji, Napoleon Emill) at Eastville Comedy Club, Brooklyn, NY. Each show's own listing has the last word.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Where is God?.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Roast of Bert Kreischer and The Roast of Whitney Cummings.
Where are they based?
New York, NY, as their record gives it.
Who are some comedians like them?
Tom Zappia (on the same bill, 16 October 2026) and Jessica Michelle Singleton (also in The Roast of Whitney Cummings).
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
- Zahid Dewji — official site ↗ New York City-based comedian; former staff writer on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; head writer of OFTV's roasts of Bert Kreischer and Whitney…
- Eastville Comedy Club — Corinne Fisher, James Mattern, Dara Jemmott, Mariel Jimenez, Tom Zappia, Zahid Dewji, Napoleon Emill ↗ Stand-up line-up, 16 October 2026, 8 PM; the same bio
- YouTube — Where is God? | Zahid Dewji | Stand Up Comedy ↗ The special, on Don't Tell Comedy's channel
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 29 September 2026