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Saturday, February 4 • 10:15pm - 11:45pm
Facial Recognition Comedy (SOLD OUT)

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Facial Recognition Comedy is a nationally touring stand-up show, weekly podcast, and expanding comedy brand featuring female-identifying performers of South Asian descent. Our goal is to showcase the vast diversity within our demographic and combat tokenism. We are here to dispel the Hollywood myth that there can only be one type of minority entertainer per project. Basically, this show was created to let everyone know that we are NOT the same person!

In 2018, Facial Recognition Comedy was listed as one of New York Times' top 5 shows to see at the 2018 New York Comedy Festival, and has been featured in Vulture and Splitsider. In 2019, Facial Recognition Comedy was featured in VoyageLA and Daily Beast. We've sold out shows in Los Angeles, New York City, Houston, San Francisco, and San Diego, and sold out our SF Sketchfest shows two years in a row! Past performers have included Aparna Nancherla and Russell Peters guest-hosting. The weekly Facial Recognition Comedy podcast is available on iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, Google Play, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, PlayerFM, and Spreaker, with a new episode every Tuesday. Check out our calendar for upcoming shows and events! With Zahra Ali, Fizaa Dosani, Pallavi Gunalan, Yamini Nambimadom, Sabeen Sadiq and more, Hosted by Dauood Naimyar. ($25, All Ages)
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Dauood Naimyar

Born with a foreign name in an American country (America), Dauood Muhammad Naimyar learned the value of assimilating at a very young age. Because of this, he tried his best to not be different but failed at every encounter. Once he embraced his eccentric point of view, he saw the... Read More →
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Fizaa Dosani

Fizaa is a stand-up comic, actor, and writer whose recent credits include FX, Netflix, ABC, Bravo, GSN, Youtube Premium, Tastemade Network, and CBS Diversity. She was born and raised in Florida, but eventually escaped. As a comedian, she gives audiences access to her eccentricities... Read More →
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Pallavi Gunalan

Pallavi Gunalan is a stand-up comedian, improviser, actor, and biomedical engineer. She writes for Lovett or Leave It at Crooked Media, performs stand-up everywhere, and was named a Laugh Factory Fresh Face. She is a co-producer of the stand-up shows "Funnilingus" and "Facial Recognition... Read More →
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Sabeen Sadiq

Sabeen Sadiq's comedy has been described as whimsically honest and even “I didn't think she'd talk about that” with topics ranging from her Muslim upbringing and family dysfunction, to being related to white people (surprise!!). When she's not changing windshield wipers for an... Read More →
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Yamini Nambimadom

Yamini Nambimadom is a comedian, writer, and performer from Southern California. She began her comedy career at fourteen, doing improv with the ComedySportz LA High School League. In college, she wrote & performed sketch and improv with Off Off Campus at the University of Chicago... Read More →
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Zahra Ali

Zahra is a nationally touring comedian, writer, and actress. She is also the coolest chick you’ll ever meet and the bestie you never had. Her arsenal of jokes tackle everything from tacos to terrorism to tips on overcoming single life. Zahra has appeared and performed on the Tastemade... Read More →


Saturday February 4, 2023 10:15pm - 11:45pm PST
Brava Cabaret 2781 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
  Stand-Up

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