Yassir Lester

Yassir Lester

Yassir Lester's Bio

Yassir Lester is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor from Marietta, GA. His writing credits include GIRLS on HBO, The Carmichael Show on NBC, Detroiters on Comedy Central, and Black Excellence on Netflix. As an actor Yassir has starred on Making History for FOX, Champions on NBC, and currently stars on Black Monday on Showtime where he also serves as a writer and producer.

His standup comedy can be seen on Comedy Central as a featured performer on "The New Negroes".

In August 2021, Lester joined as screenwriter and executive producer on the upcoming superhero film Armor Wars, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Yassir performs regularly at the Hollywood Improv and The Comedy Store both in Los Angeles.