Ahmed is a Sudanese American stand-up comedian and writer originally born and raised in Oakland, CA. In 2023, he completed an MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where he spent the majority of his focus on television writing. Having been a stand-up comedian for ten years, his genre of choice is primarily comedy. Ahmed writes stories that are influenced by his people and culture, because Sudanese people are some of the funniest people he’s ever met. Most of his stories are set in his hometown of Oakland, a city that’s rich with culture and energy like no other.
NATASHA VINIK is a bay area comedian – she’s the first to do stand-up in virtual reality, and with a mother from Peru and a Jewish, South African father – her unique perspective and experience makes her comedy fun, frightening, and falafel. Minus the falafel. She’s allergic.
Natasha is a paid regular at the San Jose Improv, Rooster T Feathers, and was featured in SF Sketchfest, Treefort Festival, and Laughing Skull. You can find her performing all over the bay area with jokes that seamlessly skate between goofy, dark, and irreverent.
Your producer and host, IRIS BENSON
Iris Benson is a stand up comedian from the SF Bay Area. She has traveled and appeared at comedy festivals across the US