Mehran Khaghani (Persian: مهران خاقانی; born May 25, 1976) is a British-American standup comedian,[1] comedic director, and comedy event producer based in the Boston Metro area, of Iranian descent.

[2] Born in London to Iranian parents, Mehran grew up in the United Kingdom, Iran, Turkey and the suburbs of Boston.

[3] In 1993, at the age of 17, he cofounded Lexington High School's first LGBT organization, called Bi-GLASS, with two fellow students, Fred Simon, now a New York-based visual artist, and musician Amanda Palmer, longtime frontwoman of The Dresden Dolls and now a solo artist.

[4] After years in the hospitality industry and a four-year stint holding various administrative positions at Harvard University (including a year as Project Manager to the Office of the President and Provost under former President, Larry Summers[5]) Mehran began pursuing a career in standup comedy in 2007.

[2] In August 2010, he produced the cabaret comedy show "Criscotheque" at the American Repertory Theater's Club Oberon.