Usama Siddiquee From Netflix's "Funny AF"
Tempe Improv, Tempe
Usama Siddiquee is a Bengali-American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor based in New York City. He is currently a finalist on Kevin Hart's Funny AF for Netflix, which premiered on April 20. In 2024 he made his late-night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and in 2025 released his first half-hour special with Don't Tell Comedy on YouTube, covering topics from growing up Muslim in Texas to dating and getting kicked off America's Got Talent.
As an actor, he has appeared in Netflix's Inventing Anna and Survival of the Thickest, HBO's And Just Like That, Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, and FX's Better Things. He recently wrapped a supporting role in the upcoming Netflix comedy Best of the Best alongside Hasan Minhaj, Priyanka Kedia, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan. Festival credits include a New Face selection at Just For Laughs (2018), the semifinals of America's Got Talent (2020), the ABC Discovers Talent Showcase, and top honors at the Laughing Devil Cup Comedy Festival (2016), Yonkers Comedy Festival (2015), and Make Me Laugh Albany Comedy Festival (2015). His work has been featured by NBC, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, The Scene, Mic.com, FusionTV, and The Huffington Post.
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