​Emil Wakim is a stand up comedian, writer, and actor based in Brooklyn, New York. Emil was born and raised in Chicago before moving to Bloomington, Indiana for college where he began performing stand-up.

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Emil made history as the first Lebanese-American cast member of Saturday Night Live, where his stand-out Weekend Update appearances earned him international acclaim during SNL’s milestone 50th season.

 

Emil has also been seen on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, and Don’t Tell Comedy. He was selected as a New Face of Comedy at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal and was named one of Vulture’s Comedians You Should and Will Know.