Negin Farsad

Negin Farsad is the director/executive producer of the upcoming feature film, Nerdcore Rising (a documentary about Nerdcore hip hop). She recently developed and wrote the MTV broadcast pilot and web series, "Detox." She also directed/produced the Comedy Central series, The Watch List. As a standup comedian she has opened for the likes of Al Franken and Bobby Lee (Mad TV) in venues ranging from the Laugh Factory in New York, the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and Town Hall on Broadway. Negin has provided original comedy content for PBS as well as Pacifica and Sirius Radio stations. She has been an active comedian and producer earning a nomination for the Emerging Comics of New York Awards. Her solo show Bootleg Islam, which she wrote and performed, has appeared in multiple comedy festivals around the country. Her work has been called 'smart, funny, and fascinating' by the Wall Street Journal, a Critic's Choice by the Chicago Tribune, 'a shining exception,' by the Dallas Morning News, and 'delightful and hilarious' by Salon. And, randomly, she has two master's degrees from Columbia University where she studied public policy and race relations (degrees that now collect dust - ha ha).