Negin Farsad: Fighting Islamophobia, Bigotry and What Have You with Comedy

Star of her own brand of ?social justice comedy,? Negin Farsad is not afraid to ask the tough questions ? or to make her audience laugh just as hard as they?re thinking. An Iranian-American Muslim comedian who tackles preju-dice head-on and hilariously, this TED Senior Fellow is also a fearless filmmaker and actor who has written for MTV, PBS, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and more. In this engaging talk, Farsad will explore how she ap-proaches race, religion and culture through comedy ? and how we can chuckle our way to common ground. Recommended for teens and older.