Urooj Ashfaq is a Mumbai-based comedian, writer and actor.
[4][5] In interview she has stated that her comedy heroes include "Sarah Silverman, Bridget Christie, Josie Long, Mindy Kaling, Bill Burr, James Acaster, Stewart Lee, Norm Macdonald, [and] Aparna Nancherla.
"[6] In 2017 she was a contestant and finalist on the television channel TLC's show Queens of Comedy.
[7][8] In 2023, she was part of a group of comedians brought to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by London's Soho Theatre.
[12] The show was Ashfaq's first experience of performing in the UK, with a run at Soho Theatre in London earlier in 2023.