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Negin Farsad
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Dismantle stereotypes and bridge divides with Negin Farsad, comedian, filmmaker, and diversity and inclusion speaker. Negin helps organizations navigate difficult conversations through humor, reaching five million listeners as NPR panelist and earning a Thurber Prize nomination.
Comedian
Columbia University
Political Analyst
BBC
Negin Farsad is an Iranian-American comedian, filmmaker, and author who uses humor as a precise tool to dismantle stereotypes and bridge political divides. She is a regular panelist and frequent guest host on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, reaching five million weekly listeners. Her book, How to Make White People Laugh, was nominated for the Thurber Prize for Humor, and her documentary The Muslims Are Coming! won a humanitarian award from the Arab-American Institute while ranking in the top five documentaries on Netflix. Negin brings a rare combination of comedy credentials and policy expertise to every stage. With a dual Masters in African American Studies and Public Policy from Columbia University and experience as a senior policy advisor for the City of New York, she translates complex social and political issues into accessible, laugh-out-loud material that moves audiences from discomfort to understanding. Audiences leave Negin's sessions with practical frameworks for using humor to navigate difficult conversations, a clearer understanding of how comedy can counter prejudice and polarization, and renewed confidence that shared laughter builds genuine connection across cultural lines. Book Negin Farsad to give your audience the rare gift of a talk that is both genuinely funny and genuinely important.
Negin brings NPR-level comedy chops and Columbia policy training to help teams navigate polarisation through humor rather than avoidance. Her work dismantling stereotypes on Wait Wait and through award-winning documentaries translates directly into practical frameworks for difficult conversations your organisation likely faces daily.
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Negin Farsad delivers stand-up-rooted keynotes that translate complex social and policy issues into structured comic material, drawing on her dual Masters in African American Studies and Public Policy to frame prejudice and polarisation as subjects audiences can examine through laughter.
Negin Farsad speaks on using humour to counter stereotypes and prejudice, navigating political polarisation, and the intersection of comedy with social justice and public policy. She is a regular panelist and frequent guest host on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, a programme with five million weekly listeners, and her documentary The Muslims Are Coming! ranked in the top five documentaries on Netflix.
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