Tehran Von Ghasri, is a comedian, actor, writer, host with a personality and charm that’s larger than life.  Tehran is a Washington DC native and Los Angeles transplant, born to an Iranian immigrant father and an African-American mother.  Adding to his eclectic roots is the mixture of Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Zoroastrian grandparents. Tehran and his comedy are as international, inclusive, and culturally diverse as they come.  Armed with degrees in Politics & Communications, a Masters in Econ, and a Law Degree, Tehran combines academics with street smarts to bring comedy, social commentary, and social activism alive on stage in the most fun and humorous of ways.  

"I've heard the 'What are you' question my whole life. So my father is Iranian and my mother is African American. I am born and raised in Washington, DC. My father originally did not teach me Farsi. He was practicing his English. He wanted to learn English and so he spoke to me in English. And then one day, he basically switched it up. My father is actually a very wonderful person. He actually created this technique, much like how you teach people Farsi, he created a technique to teach kids different behavioral patterns including Farsi and it's called sar koobi, which is basically just 'hits you in the back of the head.'  It is my way for describing his abrasive switching up of going from English to Farsi and saying, obviously English isn't working out for me. I'm going to speak Farsi and all of my children are also going to learn Farsi."