Enissa Amani
Iranian-German comedian and activist
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- Enissa Amani (Persian: انیسا امانی; born 8 December 1981 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-German comedian, artist and activist.
- She produced and hosted a viral panel talk about racism called "Die beste Instanz" in 2020, which led her to win the German Grimme Online Award; the Grimme Award is one of the most prestigious German television awards.
- Life and career Amani studied law at the University of Cologne in Germany and won several beauty pageants, such as Miss West-Germany .
- Shortly thereafter, she appeared in several German TV and late night shows and won the German Comedy Award "Deutscher Comedy Preis" for best Newcomer of the Year in 2015.
Enissa Amani (Persian: انیسا امانی; born 8 December 1981 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-German comedian, artist and activist. She was the first European Woman with an international Netflix special in 2018 called "Ehrenwort" and a follow-up short-special called "Comedians of the World" also on Netflix. She produced and hosted a viral panel talk about racism called "Die beste Instanz" in 2020, which led her to win the German Grimme Online Award; the Grimme Award is one of the most prestigious German television awards. Her comedy often focuses on the subjects of politics, social issues, racism, and ethnicity.
Life and career
Amani studied law at the University of Cologne in Germany and won several beauty pageants, such as Miss West-Germany. She quit law to study literature and philosophy and presented as a host on QVC for only a few months before she went to an open mic in 2013. Shortly thereafter, she appeared in several German TV and late night shows and won the German Comedy Award "Deutscher Comedy Preis" for best Newcomer of the Year in 2015. TV total, NightWash, The Satire Summit and Stand-up Migrants.
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