Past Shows
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Comedy / Film Festivals:
Boston Comedy Festival, 2005-2006
Cambridge Fringe Fest, 2003
ColorStruck: Boston's Annual Women of Color in Comedy, 2003-2006
Northampton Women's Comedy Festival, 2003
Persian Arts Festival, 2006
SILVERDOCS Film Festival, 2007
Comedy Clubs:
Buzz, Boston, MA
Cantab Lounge, Cambridge, MA
Caroline's, New York, NY
Club Deluxe, San Francisco, CA
Clubhouse, San Francisco, CA
Comedy Connection, Boston, MA
Comedy Station, San Francisco, CA
Comedy Studio, Cambridge, MA
Comedy Vault, Boston, MA
Improv, San Jose, CA
Johnny D's, Somerville, MA
Laugh Factory, Hollywood, CA
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA
Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston, MA
Punchline, Sacramento, CA
Punchline, San Francisco, CA
Regattabar, Cambridge, MA
Stand-Up New York, New York, NY
Steve Sweeney's Comedy Cafe, Boston, MA
Union Blues, Worcester, MA
Theaters:
Black Repertory Theater, Providence, RI
Geery Theater, Sacramento, CA
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Jimmy Tingle's Off-Broadway Theater, Somerville, MA
Le Petit Trianon Theatre, San Jose, CA
Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, Morgan Hill, CA
Pioneer Arts Center, Easthampton, MA
Riverside Theater Works, Hyde Park, MA
Roxbury Center for the Arts, Roxbury, MA
Warehouse Theater, Washington, DC
Westside Eclectic Theater, Santa Monica, CA
Corporate Functions:
FDIC (speaker and performer)
Greater Boston Federal Executive Board (speaker and performer)
Iranian.com
Museums:
Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
(speaker and performer)
Colleges and Universities:
Boston University: Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, MA
Brandeis University, MA
Brown University, RI
California State University at Sacramento, CA
Clark University, MA
Cloud County Community College, KS (speaker and performer)
Colby College, ME
Colorado College: Religion and Public Life Symposium, CO
Cornell University, NY
Gettysburg College, PA (speaker and performer)
Hampshire College: Women and Social Justice Conference, MA
Harvard Law School: Islamic Legal Studies Program, MA
Harvard University: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, MA (speaker and performer)
Harvard University: Islam in the West Program, MA
Harvard University: John F. Kennedy School of Government, MA
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Johnson County Community College, KS (speaker and performer)
Kennesaw State College, GA (speaker and performer)
Mansfield University, PA (speaker and performer)
MIT: "Axis of Humor: Middle East Comedy Night", MA
Nassau Community College, NY (speaker and performer)
New York University School of Law: Immigrant Rights Conference, NY
(panel moderator and performer)
Northeastern University, MA
Quinnipiac University, CT
Rhode Island College: Promising Practices Conference, RI (speaker and performer)
St. Norbert College, WI (speaker and performer)
SUNY Oswego, NY (speaker and performer)
Tacoma Community College, WA (speaker and performer)
Trinity University: Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues Program, TX
University of Connecticut at Stamford, CT
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA
Valparaiso University: Peace and Social Justice Symposium, IN
(speaker and performer)
Washington State's Annual Students of Color Conference, WA
(speaker and performer)
Wellesley College, MA
Wesleyan University, CT
Western Kentucky University, KY (speaker and performer)
Yale University, CT
Non-Profit Organizations and Benefit Shows:
Advent School
African-American Festival Fundraiser
Boston Social Forum
Boston Women's Fund
Breakthrough
Buddhist Peace Fellowship
"Comedy for Peace"
"Comics for the Quake: A benefit show for Iranian earthquake survivors"
(producer and emcee)
Dress For Success
First Night Boston 2005
Friends Forever
Head Start Adult ESOL Program
Hurricane Katrina Benefit Show
Iranian-American Medical Association of Boston
Iranian Association of Boston
Iranian Muslim Association of Eastern United States
Islamic Center of Boston
Jimmy Fund
Muslim Women's League
One Family, Inc.
Planned Parenthood (speaker and performer)
Rotary Club of Ipswich, MA
San Francisco Atheists
"Santa Claus in Baghdad" Fundraiser
Sierra Montessori Academy
Sojourner House
St. Mark's Area Main Street
Temple Beth Elohim
Tsunami Relief Benefit Show
Wayland-Weston Interfaith Action Group
Willis Community Center
Tours / Theme Shows:
"4th Annual George Bush Going Away Party: An Evening of Political Comedy"
"Axis of Evil Comedy Tour"
"Coexist? Comedy Tour"
"Girlz Go Wild"
"International Laugh-In"
"Jimmy Tingle and Friends"
"Jimmy Tingle's Un-Conventional Comedy Convention: A celebration of political humor",
Democratic National Convention Week, July 2004
"Kung Pao Kosher Comedy"
"Laughs for Literacy"
"Middle East Bizarre"
"Regattabar Summer Comedy Series"
"The Tribe's Variety Showdown"
"Women Who Kick Comedy Butt"
"Writers with Drinks"
Coffeehouses, Bars, and Restaurants:
All Asia Cafe, Cambridge, MA
AS220, Providence, RI
Brainwash Cafe, San Francisco, CA
Emerald Isle, Dorchester, MA
Evos Arts, Lowell, MA
G3, San Francisco, CA
Gideon's, North Adams, MA
Legends, Waltham, MA
Lighthouse Cafe, Guilford, CT
Marsh's Mock Cafe, San Francisco, CA
Out of the Blue Art Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Reel Bar, Allston, MA
Sky Bar, Somerville, MA
Summer Shack, Cambridge, MA
Toast Lounge, Somerville, MA
Boston Comedy Festival, 2005-2006
Cambridge Fringe Fest, 2003
ColorStruck: Boston's Annual Women of Color in Comedy, 2003-2006
Northampton Women's Comedy Festival, 2003
Persian Arts Festival, 2006
SILVERDOCS Film Festival, 2007
Comedy Clubs:
Buzz, Boston, MA
Cantab Lounge, Cambridge, MA
Caroline's, New York, NY
Club Deluxe, San Francisco, CA
Clubhouse, San Francisco, CA
Comedy Connection, Boston, MA
Comedy Station, San Francisco, CA
Comedy Studio, Cambridge, MA
Comedy Vault, Boston, MA
Improv, San Jose, CA
Johnny D's, Somerville, MA
Laugh Factory, Hollywood, CA
Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA
Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Nick's Comedy Stop, Boston, MA
Punchline, Sacramento, CA
Punchline, San Francisco, CA
Regattabar, Cambridge, MA
Stand-Up New York, New York, NY
Steve Sweeney's Comedy Cafe, Boston, MA
Union Blues, Worcester, MA
Theaters:
Black Repertory Theater, Providence, RI
Geery Theater, Sacramento, CA
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Jimmy Tingle's Off-Broadway Theater, Somerville, MA
Le Petit Trianon Theatre, San Jose, CA
Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, Morgan Hill, CA
Pioneer Arts Center, Easthampton, MA
Riverside Theater Works, Hyde Park, MA
Roxbury Center for the Arts, Roxbury, MA
Warehouse Theater, Washington, DC
Westside Eclectic Theater, Santa Monica, CA
Corporate Functions:
FDIC (speaker and performer)
Greater Boston Federal Executive Board (speaker and performer)
Iranian.com
Museums:
Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
(speaker and performer)
Colleges and Universities:
Boston University: Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs, MA
Brandeis University, MA
Brown University, RI
California State University at Sacramento, CA
Clark University, MA
Cloud County Community College, KS (speaker and performer)
Colby College, ME
Colorado College: Religion and Public Life Symposium, CO
Cornell University, NY
Gettysburg College, PA (speaker and performer)
Hampshire College: Women and Social Justice Conference, MA
Harvard Law School: Islamic Legal Studies Program, MA
Harvard University: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, MA (speaker and performer)
Harvard University: Islam in the West Program, MA
Harvard University: John F. Kennedy School of Government, MA
Johns Hopkins University, MD
Johnson County Community College, KS (speaker and performer)
Kennesaw State College, GA (speaker and performer)
Mansfield University, PA (speaker and performer)
MIT: "Axis of Humor: Middle East Comedy Night", MA
Nassau Community College, NY (speaker and performer)
New York University School of Law: Immigrant Rights Conference, NY
(panel moderator and performer)
Northeastern University, MA
Quinnipiac University, CT
Rhode Island College: Promising Practices Conference, RI (speaker and performer)
St. Norbert College, WI (speaker and performer)
SUNY Oswego, NY (speaker and performer)
Tacoma Community College, WA (speaker and performer)
Trinity University: Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues Program, TX
University of Connecticut at Stamford, CT
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA
Valparaiso University: Peace and Social Justice Symposium, IN
(speaker and performer)
Washington State's Annual Students of Color Conference, WA
(speaker and performer)
Wellesley College, MA
Wesleyan University, CT
Western Kentucky University, KY (speaker and performer)
Yale University, CT
Non-Profit Organizations and Benefit Shows:
Advent School
African-American Festival Fundraiser
Boston Social Forum
Boston Women's Fund
Breakthrough
Buddhist Peace Fellowship
"Comedy for Peace"
"Comics for the Quake: A benefit show for Iranian earthquake survivors"
(producer and emcee)
Dress For Success
First Night Boston 2005
Friends Forever
Head Start Adult ESOL Program
Hurricane Katrina Benefit Show
Iranian-American Medical Association of Boston
Iranian Association of Boston
Iranian Muslim Association of Eastern United States
Islamic Center of Boston
Jimmy Fund
Muslim Women's League
One Family, Inc.
Planned Parenthood (speaker and performer)
Rotary Club of Ipswich, MA
San Francisco Atheists
"Santa Claus in Baghdad" Fundraiser
Sierra Montessori Academy
Sojourner House
St. Mark's Area Main Street
Temple Beth Elohim
Tsunami Relief Benefit Show
Wayland-Weston Interfaith Action Group
Willis Community Center
Tours / Theme Shows:
"4th Annual George Bush Going Away Party: An Evening of Political Comedy"
"Axis of Evil Comedy Tour"
"Coexist? Comedy Tour"
"Girlz Go Wild"
"International Laugh-In"
"Jimmy Tingle and Friends"
"Jimmy Tingle's Un-Conventional Comedy Convention: A celebration of political humor",
Democratic National Convention Week, July 2004
"Kung Pao Kosher Comedy"
"Laughs for Literacy"
"Middle East Bizarre"
"Regattabar Summer Comedy Series"
"The Tribe's Variety Showdown"
"Women Who Kick Comedy Butt"
"Writers with Drinks"
Coffeehouses, Bars, and Restaurants:
All Asia Cafe, Cambridge, MA
AS220, Providence, RI
Brainwash Cafe, San Francisco, CA
Emerald Isle, Dorchester, MA
Evos Arts, Lowell, MA
G3, San Francisco, CA
Gideon's, North Adams, MA
Legends, Waltham, MA
Lighthouse Cafe, Guilford, CT
Marsh's Mock Cafe, San Francisco, CA
Out of the Blue Art Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Reel Bar, Allston, MA
Sky Bar, Somerville, MA
Summer Shack, Cambridge, MA
Toast Lounge, Somerville, MA
Tissa (bottom left) with the comedians of
Colorstruck: Boston's Women of Color in Comedy.
Colorstruck: Boston's Women of Color in Comedy.