02Comedy
Jokes with an argument.
Stand-up about migration, religion, politics and the private humiliations that make all three bearable. Two full specials, four albums and a useful amount of evidence.
“Precision timing … a masterclass in comedy”Chortle
“Stylish, cynical, brutally newsy, bitingly funny”Sunday Telegraph
“A swaggering dynamo”The New York Times
Watch in full
The complete specials.
Live · television · talks
Selected clips.
Melbourne International Comedy FestivalComedy Up LatePlay ↗
Stand-up clipI Like White PersonPlay ↗
Live stand-upComedy Rooms of MelbournePlay ↗
QI clipHow Mad For A Mango Can A Man Go?Play ↗
QI clipHow Can A Yorkshire Accent Win The War?Play ↗
TEDxMelbourneThe Unseen LaughPlay ↗
TEDxMargallaThe Power of the RidiculousPlay ↗Listen
Four recorded albums.
On stage since 2005
Karachi beginnings. Australian rooms. International damage.
Sami began performing Pakistan’s first English-language solo stand-up show in Karachi in 2005. His work has since travelled through sold-out Australian festival seasons, Soho Theatre in London, radio, television and rooms of varying fire-code compliance.
- 2013
- Best Local Act · Perth Comedy Festival
- 2016
- Best WA Comedy · Fringe World
- 4
- Recorded comedy albums
- 2
- Full specials available free