Sami Shah began his comedy career in Pakistan, where he poked fun at politicians and religious leaders on a television satire show. Not everyone loved the jokes – so when the death threats became a little too frequent, Shah immigrated to Australia.
Since settling in Melbourne, Shah has hosted breakfast radio, toured standup comedy and authored a number of books. He made lemonade out of lemons by turning his marriage breakdown into material for a 2021 comedy festival show – then found love again when he met Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the academic jailed for 804 days in an Iranian prison, on a dating app. Shah now works as a university lecturer but still makes time for comedy, next taking the stage at the OzAsia festival in November.
