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About Usama Siddiquee
Usama Siddiquee (formerly known as “Usama Bin Laughin”) is a Bengali-American stand-up comedian and actor based in New York. Known for his high-energy, sharp, and personal comedy, Usama’s act dives into topics like family, sex, religion, and cultural identity with rapid-fire wit and charisma.
He has appeared on Netflix’s Inventing Anna, HBO’s And Just Like That, Comedy Central’s Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, and FX’s Better Things. In 2024, he released a 30-minute special with Don’t Tell Comedy.
Usama was featured on America’s Got Talent (2020), selected as a New Face at Just For Laughs (2018), and is a regular at the world-famous Comedy Cellar. His TV debut was on BET’s 50 Central, with other appearances on Desus & Mero, MTV News, and Cash Cab. He’s won numerous comedy festivals including the Laughing Devil Cup (2016), Yonkers Comedy Festival (2015), and Make Me Laugh Albany (2015), and was a finalist in both the NBC Standup and New York’s Funniest competitions in 2017.
He has also been featured in content from NBC, Buzzfeed, Refinery29, Mic, FusionTV, and HuffPost.
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About Progress Michigan
Our mission is to provide a strong credible voice that holds public officials and government accountable, assists in the promotion of progressive ideas and uses state-of-the-art web based new media to creatively build grassroots support for progressive ideas. We strive to build a future for Michigan that is equitable, sustainable and welcoming for all.
But we don’t do it alone. Progress Michigan works as a communications team and media hub for the entire progressive community. We’re a marketing department for progressive ideas – a campaign that never stops. We work year round to challenge conservative propaganda in the media and make sure that progressive perspectives are heard.