BIO
Sherif Hedayat is an Egyptian American stand up comedian. He started performing in 1996 while attaining a B.A. in Mass Communications from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. His humor covers a wide range of topics including family, education, religion, careers, dating, television, stereotypes, racism and growing up in the Middle East. Through his experiences living in America and the Middle East, he bridges the cultural gap in a way that everyone can understand. After almost four years away from stand up comedy, he returned in late 2006 with a new found energy and motivation. He has opened for Comedy Central’s Axis Of Evil Comedy Tour, the first all Middle Eastern comedy tour to air on national television. In July 2007, he was one of 72 comedians selected to compete in Comedy Central’s Open Mic Fight. Sherif currently tours clubs and colleges around the country.
In 2009, Sherif launched ARABCOMEDY.TV, a new website for stand up comedy in the Middle East. In addition, he is managing Threat Level Funny, another Middle Eastern comedy tour.
Comedy Clubs (USA)
Chicago Improv – Chicago, IL
Funnybone Comedy Club – Dayton, OH
Funnybone Comedy Club – Huntington, WV
Funnybone Comedy Club – Newport, KY
Jokers Comedy Cafe – Dayton, OH
The Comedy Store (Belly Room) – Los Angeles, CA
New York Comedy Club – New York, NY
Joey’s Comedy Club – Livonia, MI
All Star Comedy Club – Allen Park, MI
Comedy Clubs (International)
Off The Wall Comedy Club – Jerusalem
Theatres
Ohio Theatre – Cleveland, OH w/ Comedy Central’s Axis Of Evil Comedy Tour
The Vic – Chicago, IL w/ Comedy Central’s Axis Of Evil Comedy Tour
CICC – Cairo, Egypt – Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Show
Colleges
The Ohio State University – Columbus, OH w/ Ahmed Ahmed
University Of Maryland – Arabian Nights
Wright State University – Dayton, OH w/ Aries Spears
Cleveland State University – Cleveland, OH w/ Dean Obeidallah
Case Western Reserve University – Cleveland, OH w/ Ahmed Ahmed
Competitions
2007 – Comedy Central’s Open Mic Fight – Regional Contestant
2007 – Famecast.com Season 3 – Top 25
