Emil Wakim
Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)
Wed Jul 23
07:30PM
Emil Wakim!
Special Event
Emil Wakim's Bio
Emil Wakim is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Emil was born and raised in Chicago before moving to Bloomington, Indiana for college where he began performing stand-up.
This fall, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for its milestone 50th season as the first Lebanese-American cast member. Emil made his late-night television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and is featured on Don't Tell Comedy as well as Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Featuring and was selected as a New Face of Comedy at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.
This fall, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for its milestone 50th season as the first Lebanese-American cast member. Emil made his late-night television debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and is featured on Don't Tell Comedy as well as Comedy Central’s Stand-Up Featuring and was selected as a New Face of Comedy at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.