Aamer Rahman (Bengali: আমের রহমান; born 17 October 1982[citation needed]) is an Australian stand-up comedian of Bangladeshi descent.
[9] Rahman attended Monash University, during which he became involved in political protests around issues such as mandatory detention, refugees, and cuts to higher education.
[4] In 2004, Rahman met Nazeem Hussain at an Islamic awards function,[11] as a result of their support for asylum seekers and for anti-racism activism.
[4][16] Due to the success of Raw Comedy they decided to develop their five-minute stand-up routines into a one-hour show together.
[18] In 2009, Rahman and Hussain were among ten writers selected for an exclusive script-writing workshop hosted by UK indie film company Warp X, Screen Australia and Madman Entertainment.
[21] In October 2010, they took part in a one-off concert with Azhar Usman, Preacher Moss and Mo Amer (Allah Made Me Funny) at the Athenaeum Theatre in Paris.
[36] In September 2012,[27] they toured the United Kingdom,[37][38][39] where they performed in cities including Manchester, Bradford, London, Birmingham and Cardiff.
[46][47] Rahman is a regular contributor to Political Asylum, Melbourne's topical stand-up comedy night.
[18] He has also appeared regularly on ABC Radio National and Triple J, Channel Ten's Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala, The Comedy Channel's You Have Been Watching,[51] ABC1's Tractor Monkeys,[52] he has written for season one of[8] Balls of Steel Australia,[38] and is currently developing projects for television.
[51] In 2011, Australian Story broadcast a documentary on the ABC about Rahman's and Hussain's lives in Australia as well as their debut performances in Edinburgh and London.
[9] In 2017, he featured in an ABC and Chemical Media film called You See Monsters, about Muslim Australian artists fighting Islamic bigotry through creativity, satire and irreverence.
[54] In 2008, Rahman and Hussain were recipients of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Newcomer Award for their debut show Fear of a Brown Planet.
He has been active in visiting RISE members currently in community detention and has been vocal supporters of migrant worker rights.