Desi Comedy Fest- Bankhead Theater, Livermore, Saturday, August 19

Desi Comedy Fest is the largest annual South Asian comedy festival in America featuring the funniest South Asian comedians from around the globe. Now in its 4th year, the 2017 edition presents 40 comedians of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan descent. We also have comedians from various minority groups and the LGBTQ community. The comedians are raw, hilarious and some of the best in the business. The comedians this year come from all over USA, Canada, South Africa and India, and have been on Comedy Central, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Conan and The Late show on Letterman.

Day 10 of 11 of the Desi Comedy Fest is at the awesome Bankhead Theater in Livermore. Since it opened in 2007, the Bankhead Theater has welcomed a diverse range of artists and audiences, bringing them together to share the rich experience of live performance. Together with performances by the Resident Companies, local community groups, and touring shows, events at the Bankhead engage, entertain, and inspire audiences of all ages.

Lineup for Saturday, Aug 19

Abhay Nadkarni (Desi Comedy Fest)
Ahmed Bharoocha (Comedy Central)
Jaffer Khan (Oddball Comedy Fest)
Mona Shaikh (HuffPo)
Paul Varghese (JFL Montreal)
Priyanka Wali (Women's Health Magazine)
Reyhaneh Rajabzadeh (China International Comedy Festival)
Richard Sarvate (SF Sketchfest)
Samson Koletkar (CBS)
Usama Siddiquee (Fusion TV)


*Lineups are subject to change.
Please be at the venue early.