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Yassir Lester
Born (1984-06-22) June 22, 1984 (age 40)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation Comedian, actor, writer
Years active 2011–present
Known for Making History, Black Monday, Armor Wars

Yassir Lester (born June 22, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He was on the writing staff for The Carmichael Show and Girls. He is best known for his role as Chris in Making History, and a role as a stockbroker, also named Yassir, in the 2019 Showtime series Black Monday.

Early life

Lester was born in Miami, Florida. As a child, his family relocated to Marietta, Georgia. His mother is African-American and his father is Palestinian. He aspired to be a stand-up comedian from a young age, and moved to Los Angeles at 21 to pursue a comedy career. He met Jerrod Carmichael soon after arriving and they remain close friends.

Career

In 2016, Lester simultaneously worked on the writing staff of both The Carmichael Show and Girls. He took a break to film Making History, which ran on Fox for one season. He stated that he never intended to act, and had moved to Hollywood to work in TV production and as a stand-up comedian. His friend Adam Pally, who was already attached to star, encouraged him to audition.

He was a cast member on the series Champions in 2018, which was cancelled after one season. From 2019 to 2021 he appeared as a Muslim Wall Street trader, also named Yassir, in the Showtime series Black Monday.

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

Lester regularly performs stand-up comedy.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Note
2013 TakePart Live Himself 6 episodes
2014 My Super-Overactive Imagination The Epic Ex Episode: "Showcase Showdown Part 2"
2014 Between the Sheets with Josh Macuga Himself Episode: "Guest: Yassir Lester"
2014 After the Party Stranger Episode: "Garage Sale"
2014 Key & Peele Laron's Friend #2 Episode: "Concussion Quarterback"
2014 Snack Off Himself / Judge 10 episodes
2014 Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats Himself Netflix special
2016 Netflix Presents: The Characters Male Student Episode: "Kate Berlant"
2016 The Carmichael Show N/A Story editor and writer
2016–2017 Girls Declan 2 episodes; also story editor and staff writer
2016–2017 @midnight Himself 5 episodes
2017 Making History Chris Parrish Main role
2017 The Mindy Project David Episode: "Jeremy & Anna's Meryl Streep Costume Party"
2018 Champions Shabaz 8 episodes
2018 Comedy Knockout Himself 2 episodes
2018 A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy Himself Christmas special
2019–2021 Black Monday Yassir X Main role; also writer, story editor, and co-executive producer
2019 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Quentin Chase Episode: "The Tattler"
2020 #blackAF Director Episode: "yo, between you and me... this is because of slavery"; also producer
2020 United We Fall Yassir Episode: "The Weekend"
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show Himself Episode: "May the AR Be LI$$ You"
2020–2022 Duncanville Yangzi (voice) Series regular
2021 Black-ish Jamal Episode: "Things Done Changed"
2021 Ten Year Old Tom (voice) Episode: "The Bassoon Incident/Ice Cream Money"; also writer and co-executive producer
2022 Single ... Female Lucas Episode: "James"
2024 Sausage Party: Foodtopia (voice) Upcoming series

Film

Year Title Role Note
2016 The Bet Ed McDoogle
2022 Clerks III RST Customer
2024 The Gutter N/A Writer, director, and executive producer

Web

Year Title Role Note
2011 The Late Night Fix with Yassir Lester Himself Main role, also writer and executive producer
2021 Storytime with Seth Rogen Himself Podcast; Episode: "Ugly Joke"
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