Dina Hashem

Dina Hashem is an American stand-up comedian, voice actress, and writer. She is known for her one-hour stand-up special, Dark Little Whispers, on Amazon Prime. Hashem is a two-time Emmy-nominee for her work writing on The Daily Show. Her experiences growing up in a Muslim household in New Jersey would later inform much of her comedic material.

She attended Rutgers University, where she studied English, philosophy, and Japanese. Hashem first performed stand-up while at Rutgers, entering a campus comedy contest to impress a classmate and winning.

Career Hashem began performing in the New York City comedy scene in the 2010s. She first gained widespread attention from a roast performance at The Stand NYC, after a YouTube video "Shy deadpan girl viciously defeats a big loud guy" received more than 5 million views. Hashem then made her Comedy Central debut, winning in her first appearance on Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle.

She was named one of Team Coco's "Comics To Watch", before making her late-night stand-up debut on Conan on TBS.

Hashem's first hour-long special, Dark Little Whispers, on Amazon Prime was well-received by critics. Jason Zinoman of The New York Times wrote that Hashem is "one of the best deadpan artists working."

As a writer on The Daily Show, Hashem has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and two Writers Guild of America Awards.

Personal life

Hashem is an avid drummer and skateboarder. She has also used political satire to speak out against rhetoric targeting Arab Americans.