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Usama Siddiquee is a Bengali-American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor based in New York City. He was a finalist and fan favorite on Kevin Hart’s Netflix series Funny AF.
As an actor, Usama appears in Netflix’s Inventing Anna and Survival of the Thickest, HBO’s And Just Like That, Comedy Central’s Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, and FX’s Better Things. He recently wrapped a supporting role in the upcoming Netflix comedy Best of the Best, alongside Hasan Minhaj, Priyanka Kedia, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan.
In 2024, Usama made his late-night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In 2025, he released his first half-hour special with Don’t Tell Comedy on YouTube. The special features material about growing up Muslim in Texas, dating misadventures, and getting kicked off America’s Got Talent.
Usama was named a New Face at the Just For Laughs Festival in 2018.