Ahmed Ahmed

Ahmed Ahmed is an Egyptian/American/Muslim who started his acting career at the age of 19. After several years of being typecast as terrorists and cabdrivers he decided to shift into stand-up comedy to have a voice and this is where he made a name for himself as an internationally touring comedian for 30 years. Co-founder of the groundbreaking Axis Of Evil Comedy Tour. Ahmed has been seen on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Wild West Comedy Show, WEEDS, Swingers, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan and Iron Man. He’s been appeared on press platforms-CNN, Wall Street Journal, NPR, BBC, NY Times and Post, Newsweek and GQ. He made his directorial debut with his award-winning documentary "Just Like Us" at The Tribeca Film Festival. Ahmed can be seen in the documentary TOO SOON on Vice TV.