Enissa Amani

Enissa Amani is a multilingual stand-up comic, writer and actress. Born in Iran, she was raised by left-wing intellectual Iranian parents in Germany, where she studied Law and later pursued a passion for novel writing. She began stand-up comedy in 2014 and her television debut, a five minute stand-up performance on a German late night show, generated over five million views in its first days. Fluent in German, Farsi, English and French, Amani has been cited as the voice of a new German generation. Politics, the immigrant story and inclusion often feature heavily in her material making her a sought after panel show guest and her material a constant viral trend on social media.