Sarah Harvard

Sarah Harvard

Raised in a conservative Asian and Muslim family, Sarah is a no-holds-barred stand-up comedian and comedy writer committed to challenging anti-Muslim biases and stereotypes through joke-telling. In addition, she also tackles taboo topics often found in race, politics, and sexuality. As a Moroccan-Japanese woman, Sarah’s comedic stylings offer a one-of-a-kind perspective on society, while her worldly upbringing allows her material to be universally funny.

Some of her comedic accomplishments include being selected New York Comedy Festival’s “Best New Comic” showcase, as well as being selected into HBO’s Women in Comedy Festival in 2019. Sarah was also a quarterfinalist for Stand Up NBC, won second place in the New Faces in Comedy contest in October 2019, and won several comedy competitions throughout NYC. She was also selected as one of the headlining comics for the Baltimore Comedy Festival and NC Comedy Festival in 2022. She was also accepted and performed in the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, Madison Comedy Week, Asian-American Comedy Festival, the Very Big and Very Asian Comedy Festival, Arab-American Comedy Festival, and Detroit’s 10001 Laughs Festival. She has also performed in several major comedy clubs and venues internationally in Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington, and even the United Nations.

As for her credits, her comedic talents were featured on Hulu, NBC, VICE, Wendy Williams Show, Mashable, Sirius XM, TLC, and the Comedy Cellar’s Live From America podcast. She has performed alongside many notable comics including Maz Jobrani, David Cross, Roy Wood Jr, Ronny Chieng, and Judah Friedlander.

Once a critically-acclaimed journalist, Sarah is now a Senior Writer at Comic Relief — where she, among other creative works, writes comedic material and comedy sketches for high-profile talent including Jeff Goldblum, Chris Hardwick, Ben Stiller, Chris Martin, Elizabeth Banks, Vin Diesel, John Cena, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, and many others, for charitable causes. She also freelances her creative and comedic writing services to other high-profile artists including Lizzo, Coldplay, Dan + Shay, David Guetta, Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruno Mars, Sia, and Fleetwood Mac among many others.

Sarah also produces a weekly comedy show called SHUT UP & LAUGH, always featuring a star-studded lineup with thought-provoking comedic material, and a special heckler and crowd-working show called WHAT THE HECKLE held every weekend. In addition to producing and performing on shows daily, Sarah also co-produces a monthly comedy show called NERVOUS LAUGHTER, a stand-up showcase dedicated to calling out social injustices and cultural taboos while featuring a talented diverse line-up of comedians.