Nasim Pedrad is an Iranian-American comedian and actress best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, New Girl and Fox's new break-out series Scream Queens. She also appeared in John Mulaney's show Mulaney, Despicable Me 2 and The Lorax. Pedrad joined the cast of SNL in the 2009-10 season from The Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles, where she trained and performed in the Sunday Company. She also performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, where she debuted her one-woman show "Me, Myself and Iran." Her performance will include hilarious standup as well as table-reads from her SNL days and plenty of audience participation.
Sara Schaefer is a stand-up comedian who was Head Blogger for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where she won an Emmy for Creative Achievement in Interactive Media twice. She was named one of Huffington Post’s “53 Favorite Female Comedians” and USA Today’s “100 People of the Year in Pop Culture.” She is currently hosting a podcast with Nikki Glaser, as well as a weekly talk show television series on MTV.
Tickets available on July 22 at 11:30 am. UW-Madison student tickets will be held at the box office and available starting September 6 to students with valid I.D.'s.
NEWS, REVIEWS, & MORE: Nasim Pedrad on IMDb, Sara Schaefer Website
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NASIM PEDRAD VIDEO
SARA SCHAEFER VIDEO
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