NYC South Asian Comedy Festival - Brown Women Take Over

Close out the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival with a night that's been three days in the making. Funny Women Takeover brings together some of the funniest female comedians in South Asian comedy today — a lineup spanning Netflix specials, sold-out world tours, and viral internet fame — for one unforgettable closing night in New York City.

From sharp cultural storytelling to sold-out international tours, this group has performed
everywhere from late-night TV writers' rooms to comedy festivals across the globe. Now they're bringing all of that energy to one stage at Top Secret Comedy Club for the grand finale of the festival.

Whether you've followed these comedians for years or you're discovering them for the first time, this is the show that sends the festival off on the highest note possible — funny, warm, and absolutely worth staying up for.

The Lineup:
Malika Sen (Host) — Broadway Comedy Club

Sureni Weerasekera — Netflix Is A Joke, HBO, Amazon Prime

Alina Siddiqui — opened for Maria Bamford

Annam Choudhry — opened for Hasan Minhaj

Abby Govindan — 300K+ followers, internationally touring comedian, sold-out headlining shows worldwide

Lakshmi Kopparam — Living Room Comics

Sabeen Sadiq — opened for Hasan Minhaj, Code Switched, San Francisco Sketchfest

Headliner: Aparna Nancherla — Netflix's The Standups, BoJack Horseman, Space Force

The closing night of the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival, October 16–18, 2026 — New York's first, and
the world's largest, South Asian comedy festival. Tickets are limited and early bird pricing is available now — once it
s gone, prices go up, so grab your seat before this one sells out.