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Fahim Anwar is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer of Afghan descent based in Los Angeles.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Anwar is the son of Afghan immigrants.[2] He grew up in the Seattle area and received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington.[2][3] After graduation he moved to Long Beach, California, and worked as an aerospace engineer at Boeing while secretly performing stand-up comedy at night.[3][2] He began performing at open mics at Seattle's Comedy Underground when he was 18.[2]
Career
[edit]Anwar was selected as one of the "New Faces" at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal in 2010 and was a finalist in NBC's annual Stand-Up for Diversity Showcase.[2] Early acting roles included a guest appearance on NBC's Chuck and MTV's Disaster Date.[2][3] He performed stand-up on Conan, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and the Comedy Central special Russell Simmons Presents: Stand-Up From the El Rey Theatre.[1][2]
His first one-hour special, Fahim Anwar: There's No Business Like Show Business, premiered on Seeso in 2017.[2][4] Later specials include Hat Trick (2022), House Money (2024), and Intrusive Thoughts (2026).[4] Film and television credits include Neighbors (2014), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), The Carmichael Show, Superior Donuts, Drunk History, and United States of Al (as both actor and writer).[1][4]
Anwar is a member of the sketch-comedy group Goatface, which also includes Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, and Aristotle Athari. He served as head writer and starred in the group's Comedy Central special in 2018.[1] In 2019 he was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch.[5] Following the release of his first special, The New York Times listed him as a "Most Promising Future Star."[1] He has appeared as a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience and WTF with Marc Maron.[1]
Anwar is a regular performer at The Comedy Store and other Los Angeles comedy clubs and continues to tour as a headliner.[1][2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Home". Fahim Anwar. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Fahim Anwar". Dead-Frog. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Piccalo, Gina (March 3, 2010). "Engineer Fahim Anwar becomes a comedian". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Fahim Anwar". IMDb. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2019". Variety. 2019. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2026 – via Internet Archive.