Who Are You?

I’m Niccolo Aeed, I’m a Black/Palestinian stand up comedian, writer and director currently based in NYC. I write shocking and scandalous comedies in all mediums from podcast and audio to live theater and film to educational curriculum design. As a director I pride myself in bringing together teams of creatives to develop new ways for audiences to interact with and immerse themselves in stories.

On this website you can check out…

My Stand Up Just me and a mic telling you jokes and overly personal stories.

My Sketches They’ve been featured in The New Yorker, Funny or Die, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, The People’s Improv Theater, College Humor and more!

My Plays which have been featured at Ars Nova, The Fire This Time Festival, HERE Arts Center, The Flea Theater and more. They’re also cheap to produce if you wanna produce one.

My Films including my first feature This Will Never Work which will be currently touring festivals. The film recently won Best Narrative Feature as SF Indie Fest and the Brooklyn Film Festival. SMUCHR, winner of best comedy pilot at New York Television Festival 2018. and How People Die a short film I wrote and directed with no accolades but I think is pretty.

My Podcasts with audio dramas like The Off Season from The Truth and You’re in Danger. As well as Copaganda, a podcast where I watch cop films with comedians and lawyers to learn about policing in America.

Education and Curriculum Design… The toughest audience anyone has ever encountered is middle schoolers. I’ve honed my entertainment skills by creating dynamic, narrative lessons and curriculum for students of all ages.

Marina & Nicco Lots of my work has been produced with my partner in all things comedy and business Marina Tempelsman. Together we form like Voltron and create the duo Marina & Nicco.