Desi Women Takeover (in NYC)
From Netflix, HBO, and Amazon Prime to sold-out international tours, major comedy festivals, late-night writers’ rooms, and viral internet fame, this lineup brings together some of the most exciting female voices in South Asian comedy today.
Expect sharp cultural storytelling, hilarious personal experiences, smart observations, and plenty of
laughs as these comedians take over the stage for one final night.
THE LINEUP
Malika Sen — Host (Broadway Comedy Club)
Sureni Weerasekera (Netflix Is a Joke, HBO, Amazon Prime)
Alina Siddiqui (Opened for Maria Bamford)
Annam Choudhry (Opened for Hasan Minhaj)
Abby Govindan (300K+ followers, Internationally touring comedian, Sold-out headlining shows worldwide)
Lakshmi Kopparam (Living Room Comics)
Bukhtawar Waqas (Pakistani-American comedian, dermatologist, and cast member of Muslim Matchmaker)
HEADLINER: Aparna Nancherla (Netflix’s The Standups, BoJack Horseman, Space Force)
Starts 9PM ET