Ep 46: Alyssa Al-Dookhi (Comedian/Educator/Activist)
Alyssa Al-Dookhi (they/them) is a comedian, educator and activist who has been featured on CNN's United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell. They are a YallaPunk artist fellow and official POC (Person of Comedy), and have received grants from the Independence Public Media Foundation and The Leeway Foundation for their upcoming talk show for the LGBTQIA+ SSWANA community, Sabah il Khara. Their mission is to help marginalized artists create community, and to educate others on how comedy can be a life skill. You can follow their work @yallapunk and @thedookness
Alyssa grew up in the sweltering luxury of Kuwait and attended college in the frozen tundra of Kalamazoo, Michigan. However, it is in the City of Brotherly Love that Alyssa found comedy, honed their sharp wit and cultivated their dominating, energetic style.
They are currently a production consultant for First Person Arts and a staff writer for Abortion Access Front. Alyssa co-hosts the podcast “Make Up Or Break Up”with John Deary. You can also catch them showing their passion for public television as membership talent on WHYY. Alyssa was a contestant in the Netflix karaoke competition show ‘Sing On!’ a warm-up comic for season 5 of Netflix's 'Queer Eye.’
Alyssa was a finalist in Helium Comedy Club’s Philly’s Phunniest contest and a featured performer at the Women in Comedy Festival presented by HBO. They have performed with SNL’s Punkie Johnson, Emma Willmann, Jimmy O. Yang, Sydnee Washington, Josh Gondelman, and Moshe Kasher.
https://www.instagram.com/thedookness/
Credits
Produced and Edited by Otter Castro
Research and Interview by Rich Wexler
Music
Richie by B.J Snowden
There Was a light Instrumental
I Never Feel Alone Instrumental
by Stephen Bluhm
