He is the founder of The Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) in NYC and co-starred in the Adult Swim comedy series Delocated.
While in Chicago he became involved in improvisational comedy and was a performer at Chicago's Second City, ImprovOlympic and was one of the original founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) along with other original UCB members such as Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Rick Roman, Horatio Sanz, and Adam McKay.
He has made guest appearances on television programs such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 30 Rock, and Louie.
In 2012, Farahnakian joined the cast for the third season of the Adult Swim show Delocated starring Jon Glaser.
Farahnakian has also written for the MTV sketch series Human Giant and produced segments for the Channel 101 website.