Nazeem Hussain

NazeemHussain has fast become one of the biggest stars of Australian comedy, and a much loved television and radio personality.Nazeems Netflix specialNazeemHussain: Public Frenemy, filmed in Montreal at the Just For Laughs Festival, started streaming globally in 2019, introducingNazeemto a legion of new fans, and critical acclaim. Funny Or Die, and Chortleboth listedNazeems special amongst their favourites.This was my first time seeing Hussains stand up, and I can tell you it absolutely will not be the last.Nazeemhas incredible stage presence and really has command of the room. Funny or Die (2019)Nazeems prime time TV comedy series Orange Is The New Brown aired on Channel 7 in late 2018 to rave reviews.Nazeemcreated and starred in the sketch series, working alongside Claudia Karvan, Tim Minchin, Urzila Carlson and Kat Stewart. Several of the sketches have gone viral online, being viewed by over 10 million people.Stand-up comedy isNazeems, first love. He won the Best Newcomer Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and has twice been nominated for the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer. 2019 sawNazeemperform Basic Idiot, his fifth consecutive stand-up tour, to his largest ever audiences in every major Australian city, and then some. He also supported Aziz Ansari on his 2019 Australia tour.Nazeembecame a household name when he reached the Grand Final of Channel 10s Im a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, having to bunk up with Dane Swan, Steve Price, Casey Donovan and Natalie Bassingthwaighte for over six weeks!Nazeems chosen charity was InTouch Multicultural Centre Against Domestic Violence.Nazeemis perhaps best known as the creator and star of his TV show, Legally Brown, airing for two seasons on SBS Television in 2013 & 2014. The show broke ground with its boundary- pushing content, received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for Most Outstanding Comedy at the 2015 Logie Awards.He made his American TV debut as an official correspondent for both seasons of the hit Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World with American scientist and TV personality Bill Nye (popularly known as Bill Nye the Science guy). He was also invited to perform at the prestigious Montreal Just for Laughs Festival as a part of Kevin Harts LOL network.A regular on international stages,Nazeemhas performed around the globe, including sell-out seasons at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Londons Soho Theatre, all across New Zealand, Paris, Belgium, China, Singapore, Malaysia, the US, and a homecoming show of sorts in Sri Lanka to 2,500 people (yes, the Prime Minister and his wife sat on thrones in the front row).Please note: this event will have limited seating and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.