Dina Hashem
American comedian
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Dina Hashem is an American stand-up comedian, voice actress, and writer. She is known for her one-hour stand-up special, Dark Little Whispers, on Amazon Prime.[1] Hashem is a two-time Emmy-nominee for her work writing on The Daily Show.[2][3]
- Comedian
- writer
- actress
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Hashem in 2023 | |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
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| Years active | 2010s–present |
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| Medium | Stand-up |
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| Website | www |
Early life and education
Hashem is of Egyptian and Moroccan descent.[4] Her experiences growing up in a Muslim household in New Jersey would later inform much of her comedic material.[1][5]
She attended Rutgers University, where she studied English, philosophy, and Japanese.[6] Hashem first performed stand-up while at Rutgers, entering a campus comedy contest to impress a classmate and winning.[6][7]
Career
Hashem began performing in the New York City comedy scene in the 2010s. She first gained widespread attention from a roast performance at The Stand NYC, after a YouTube video "Shy deadpan girl viciously defeats a big loud guy" received more than 5 million views.[1][8] Hashem then made her Comedy Central debut, winning in her first appearance on Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle.[9]
She was named one of Team Coco's "Comics To Watch", before making her late-night stand-up debut on Conan on TBS.[9] She has appeared on WTF with Marc Maron, 2 Dope Queens, Night Train with Wyatt Cenac, and Comedy Central's Stand-Up Featuring, which has nearly three million views.[9][10][11]
Hashem's first hour-long special, Dark Little Whispers, on Amazon Prime was well-received by critics.[1][12] Jason Zinoman of The New York Times wrote that Hashem is "one of the best deadpan artists working."[12] The special was executive produced by comedian Sam Morril.[2]
Hashem has written for Mindy Kaling's The Sex Lives of College Girls, as well as B.J. Novak's FX anthology series, The Premise.[2] Hashem worked as a writer and voiced the recurring character Lamby the Lamb on Ramy Youssef's Amazon Prime series, #1 Happy Family USA.[13][2] She has also voiced a character on Apple TV's Central Park.[14]
As a writer on The Daily Show, Hashem has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Writers Guild of America Awards.[3][15]
Personal life
Hashem is an avid drummer and skateboarder.[16][17] She has also used political satire to speak out against rhetoric targeting Arab Americans.[18]