Tissa Hami is one of the world's few female Muslim stand-up comics. Her
unique act and fresh perspective on life as an Iranian-American woman leave
audiences in shock and awe. From Islamic fundamentalists to white liberals to
good old-fashioned racists, no one is safe from her sharp wit. Tissa hopes her
comedy will help break down stereotypes about Muslim women and foster
understanding between Iranians and Americans.
Tissa grew up in a traditional Iranian family in a predominantly white suburb of
Boston. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in international affairs
from Ivy League universities. Her parents are thrilled that she is using her
expensive education to pursue a career in comedy.
People who disapprove of her act will be taken hostage.
Tissa performed for 10,000 people at First Night Boston 2005. She has been
featured in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Washington Post, and Chicago
Tribune, as well as on BBC radio and Australian and European television. In
the US, Tissa has appeared on ABC's The View, the Hallmark Channel, and NPR.
Her radio interview on Commonwealth Journal was awarded first place in the
Public Affairs category for 2004 by the Associated Press of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. Tissa is one of five comedians featured in the documentary,
Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age. The film, which won a
prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award, aired on PBS in May 2008.
unique act and fresh perspective on life as an Iranian-American woman leave
audiences in shock and awe. From Islamic fundamentalists to white liberals to
good old-fashioned racists, no one is safe from her sharp wit. Tissa hopes her
comedy will help break down stereotypes about Muslim women and foster
understanding between Iranians and Americans.
Tissa grew up in a traditional Iranian family in a predominantly white suburb of
Boston. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in international affairs
from Ivy League universities. Her parents are thrilled that she is using her
expensive education to pursue a career in comedy.
People who disapprove of her act will be taken hostage.
Tissa performed for 10,000 people at First Night Boston 2005. She has been
featured in the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, Washington Post, and Chicago
Tribune, as well as on BBC radio and Australian and European television. In
the US, Tissa has appeared on ABC's The View, the Hallmark Channel, and NPR.
Her radio interview on Commonwealth Journal was awarded first place in the
Public Affairs category for 2004 by the Associated Press of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. Tissa is one of five comedians featured in the documentary,
Stand Up: Muslim American Comics Come of Age. The film, which won a
prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award, aired on PBS in May 2008.
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