Negin Farsad

Negin Farsad began her comedy career while advising campaign finance policies for the city of New York, and over the course of the 2010s, she has mixed social justice and comedy on stage and on the road. She made and performed in a road-trip documentary across America in 2012 called "The Muslims Are Coming!" She has delivered multiple TED Talks, one based on that documentary, and another on her book, "How To Make White People Laugh." Since 2016, she has hosted a weekly podcast on the Earwolf network called "Fake the Nation," and has become a regular on the NPR comedy quiz show, "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" She also has appeared on HBO's High Maintenance, and written for Jena Friedman's Adult Swim specials, Soft Focus. Farsad sat down with me to focus in on her own career and how she remains optimistic about comedy's ability to positively influence public perceptions and policies. Even on the eve of the 2020 election. So let's get to it!