Negin Farsad is an American comedian, actress, and writer born in New Haven, Connecticut. She was named one of 50 Funniest Women by Huffington Post, named one of the 10 Best Feminist Comedians by Paper Magazine, and was selected as a TED Fellow for her work in social justice comedy. She is the author of the recently released How To Make White People Laugh, a memoir-meets-social-justice-comedy manifesto which was nominated for the Thurber Prize for Humor and recommended by Oprah Magazine. Farsad is host of Fake the Nation, a political comedy podcast on the Earwolf network, and she's a regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Hazardous History with Henry Winkler (2025)
Guest starring as Writer & Podcaster
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Occupational Hazards (Aug 3, 2025)
- Episode 1x07: Precarious Products (Jul 27, 2025)
- Episode 1x06: Food Fiascos (Jul 20, 2025)
- Episode 1x05: Treacherous Travel (Jul 13, 2025)
Have I Got News for You (2024)
Guest starring as Negin Farsad
- Episode 1x03: Mark McKinnon, Negin Farsad (Sep 28, 2024)
The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd (2023)
Guest starring as Writer
- Episode 2x01: It Came From Above (Nov 15, 2024)
Would I Lie to You? (2022)
Guest starring as Negin Farsad
- Episode 1x12: Musical Emergency (Jun 25, 2022)
Birdgirl (2021)
Starring as Meredith the Mind Taker
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: The S.I.M.M. (Jul 17, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: With a K (Jul 10, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Shoot From the Foop (Jul 3, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: Fli on Your Own Supply (Jun 26, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: The Rejuvication (Jun 19, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: The Wanky (Jun 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Baltimo (May 9, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Topple the Popple (May 2, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: We Have the Internet (Apr 25, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Thirdgirl (Apr 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: ShareBear (Apr 11, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Apr 4, 2021)
Emergence (2019)
Guest starring as Agent Garcia
- Episode 1x12: Killshot Pt. 1 (Jan 21, 2020) [Co-Star]
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
Guest starring as Designer
- Episode S04 Special: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. The Reverend (May 12, 2020)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015)
Guest starring as Negin Farsad
- Episode 2015-02-09: America's Relationship with War (Feb 9, 2015)
Murphy Brown (1988)
Guest starring as Maha Bijan
- Episode 11x11: The Wheels on the Dog Go Round and Round (Dec 6, 2018)