NYC South Asian Comedy Festival: The All Women Show

Close out the NYC South Asian Comedy Festival with a night that’s been three days in the making. Desi 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.

The Lineup:
🎙️ Host: Malika Sen — 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.