Emil Wakim is a stand-up comedian and writer based in Brooklyn, NY by way of Bloomington, Indiana.

He recently made his late-night television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and can be seen on the latest season of Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Featuring. He was selected as a New Face of Comedy at the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.

Wakim has opened for Roy Wood Jr., Kyle Kinane, Nikki Glaser, Hasan Minhaj and Neal Brennan. He was announced in September 2024 as one of three new featured cast members on Saturday Night Live for its 50th season.

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