Tehran is multilingual, performing stand-up comedy in primarily in English for US audiences but also Persian, conversational Arabic, Hebrew, and French internationally.
[1][2][3][4] Tehran Von Ghasri was born in Washington D.C. to an immigrant Iranian father and African-American mother, who met in college.
Tehran rose to popularity in the Iranian diaspora after begin featured in the premiere episode of Parazit on VOA.
Tehran has also hosted a variety of 'aftershows' including Fox's Empire, DC's Young Justice, Marvel's Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D.
From 2015 - 2020, Tehran was a noted panelist on several episodes of AfterBuzz TV aftershow podcast for the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Tehran's comedy style has been compared to a "unique comedic blend of good friends Dave Chappelle meets Maz Jobrani", whom he often collaborates and tours with.
Tehran cites his personal journey and cultural connections as inspirations for his comedy seeking to unite people through laughter.