Atheer Yacoub is a New York based comedian and writer, whose comedy is inspired by her Palestinian-Muslim upbringing in Alabama. Atheer has a half-hour special on Comedy Central Arabia and has been featured on AXSTV's "Gotham Comedy Live." Atheer has written for the Emmy Award Winning channel BRIC TV on The Breakdown and Passport Control. She also co-hosts The No Fly List podcast which features funny conversations with other comedians, artists, and interesting people of color. She's also the co-creator of "Muslim Girls DTF: Discuss Their Faith," a comedy show about Muslim women, which won the 2020 Laughter Lab award and the 2020 Roddenberry Foundation fellowship award. She has been featured in numerous comedy festivals and tours domestically and internationally.