This list probably isn't definitive, but hopefully it's a start. Following the series of blog posts, for all Wikipedia contributors, lazy newspaper journalists, other bloggers and comedy fans, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you... the ultimate list of Iranian stand-up comedians.
- Ali Mafi
- Ali Sadooqi
- Dan Ahdoot
- Ebrahmi Nabavi
- Elham Jazab
- Eslami Anthony Shams
- Jody Kamali
- K-von
- Marvin Karrazi
- Matin Zabzehroo
- Matt Kazam
- Matthew Nouriel
- Max Amini
- Maz Jobrani
- Mohammad Ali Salimi
- Mona Mahani
- Negin Farsad
- Omid Djalili
- Pardis Parker
- Patrick Monahan
- Payvand Khorsandi
- Peter Shahriari
- Reza Peyk
- Sean Tahmasebi
- Shappi Khorsandi
- Sheila Vossough
- Tissa Hami
- Yashar Kafi
This list of 28 comedians, stand-ups, jokers and comics, male and female, is almost entirely people in the Iranian diaspora and includes people who are half Iranian, have maybe never set foot in Iran and maybe don't know a single word of Persian. So some of them are only vaguely Iranian. And some may have only ever done one stand-up gig, but thankfully someone posted it to YouTube. Some have had their own TV shows, other merely bit parts. Some have crossed the globe and others merely become famous in their city's Iranian community.
Disclaimer: If you know of other Iranian or Persian stand-up comedians or other good videos of Iranians doing stand-up comedy then add them to the comments. Most of this information was found using Google and YouTube.
Just stumbled across this wonderful blog... Thank you so much for including me in it!
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Matthew Nouriel
Thanks for this! I've been trying to find a list of Iranian stand-up comedians, your blog is awesome =)
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