Yasser Kayani
- British
- Actor, writer, script editor, comedian, stand-up comedian, musical comedian, academic, artist, magician, poet, impressionist, entertainer, dancer, online creator, satirist, author, clown and improviser
Yasser Kayani is a stand-up, sketch comedian, actor and writer
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024: Chaos Theory - Lady Chatterley's Liver Coming Soon | Writer |
| 2024 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024: Chaos Theory - Lady Chatterley's Liver Coming Soon | Multiple Roles |
| 2024 | Brighton Fringe 2024: Chaos Theory - Lady Chatterley's Liver Coming Soon | Writer |
| 2024 | Brighton Fringe 2024: Chaos Theory - Lady Chatterley's Liver - The Walrus Coming Soon | Multiple Roles |
| 2024 | Brighton Fringe | Self |
| 2024 | The Vault Festival 2024: A Slice of Vault - Chaos Theory: Lady Chatterley's Liver | Writer |
| 2024 | The Vault Festival 2024: A Slice of Vault - Chaos Theory: Lady Chatterley's Liver - The Spacement at The Glitch | Multiple Roles |
| 2024 | A Pinch of VAULT | Self |
| 2023 | Camden Fringe 2023: Lady Chatterley's Liver | Writer |
| 2023 | Camden Fringe 2023: Lady Chatterley's Liver | Multiple Roles |
| 2023 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: The Woke Box | Creator |
| 2023 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: The Woke Box | Reggie Kray |
| 2023 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: The Woke Box | Ant McPartlin |
| 2023 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: The Woke Box | Noel Fielding |
| 2023 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: The Woke Box | Immigrant Finder General Matthew Hopkyns |
| 2023 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: The Woke Box | Adolf Hitler |
| 2023 | Woke Box | Self |
| 2023 | Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023: The Woke Box | Writer |
| 2023 | White Saviour TV | Brian Bile & Illegal Immigrant |
| 2022 | Xero: Business Blend | Person in Bed |
| 2022 | White Saviour Channel | Writer |
| 2022 | White Saviour Channel | Brian Bile |
| 2022 | Sitecore Santa 2.0: Santa's Business Workshop | Business Person |
| 2022 | Half Cocked | George |
| 2022 | Doctor Witch: S5, Ep.33.5 - The Great Sphere | OBERONMOD7 The Shakespearean Luvvie Cyborg |
| 2022 | Geoffrey's Countdown & Vegan Chicken Dippers - The Almighty Andy Robin - Ep. 4 | Craig Crow & Ramjeet Robin |
| 2022 | The Camden Fringe | Self |
| 2022 | Edinburgh Fringe 2022: Alpha's All Stars | Alan Bennett |
| 2022 | Creative Writing 2.1 | Yasser |
| 2022 | Doctor Witch: Magic of the Dead - S5, Ep 32 | Extremo Prestige |
| 2021 | The Importance of Human Connection - Caesar Pictures | Yasser the Special Guest |
| 2021 | Creative Writing - A Melon Comedy Collective Short Film | Yasser the Foreign Student |
| 2021 | Nazi Vampire Tumour - A Chaos Theory sketch | Professor Jack |
| 2021 | Boss Babes - Sitcom pilot for NFTS (National Film and Television School) | Step-Grandad |
| 2021 | Goodbye - The Afterlife of Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - Sitcom pilot for National Film and Television School | Producer |
| 2021 | Comedy Sauce - Batshit: A prescription for a crazy world | Actor |
| 2021 | Old Man - Old Man for Chaos Theory | Old Man |
| 2021 | Missile Crisis - Missile Crisis for Chaos Theory | General Theodore M. Katz |
| 2021 | Celebrity Birds - Celebrity Birds podcast for Chaos Theory | Writer |
| 2021 | Celebrity Birds - Celebrity Birds podcast for Chaos Theory | Sir David Attenborough & Michael Crane |
| 2021 | The Treason TV Show - Series 3
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Writer |
| 2021 | Brief Encounter - Chaos Theory Sketch | Writer |
| 2021 | Brief Encounter - Chaos Theory Sketch | Alec |
| 2021 | Mills & Boon - Chaos Theory Sketch | Police Sergeant |
| 2021 | Woman on the Moon - Chaos Theory Sketch | Sir Patrick Moore |
| 2020 | COVID-Mas carol | Ensemble Actor |
| 2020 | The Treason TV Show - Series 2
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Writer |
| 2020 | Church of Zoom - Zoom-based sketch for Chaos Theory | Writer |
| 2020 | Church of Zoom - Zoom-based sketch for Chaos Theory | Pastor Dale E. Bread |
| 2020 | A Muslim Conversion - Zoom-based sketch for Chaos Theory | Writer |
| 2020 | A Muslim Conversion - Zoom-based sketch for Chaos Theory | Imam Yimam |
| 2020 | Batshit - Comedy Pilot; By Melon & Lemon Comedy - Edinburgh TV Festival Nominated | Goggle-Eyed Muslim |
| 2020 | Chaos Theory: Heavier Than Tupperware - Online Fringe Festival 2020 - filmed at Lion & Unicorn Theatre | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2020 | Mary Berry | Writer |
| 2019 | Foodbank Fred | Writer |
| 2019 | Chaos Theory: Heavier Than Tupperware - Camden Fringe 2019 - at The Lion & Unicorn | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2019 | Tea Meeting - Sketch for Monkey Wedding | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Ice Cream Godfather | Writer |
| 2019 | Ice Cream Godfather | Don Vimto Cornettocone |
| 2019 | Time Travel Wank Squad | Writer |
| 2019 | Time Travel Wank Squad | Professor XY |
| 2019 | Theatre in the Pound - For Chaos Theory - at The Cockpit. | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2018 | Baby Henry | Baby Henry |
| 2018 | Shot To Fame - Fake News: Alternative Facts - Directed by Alison Jackson at The Soho Theatre | Kim Jong-Un, Leader of the Workers Party of K |
| 2018 | Chaos Theory: Sardines at Midnight - Camden Fringe 2018 - at The Water Rats | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2018 | Monkey Wedding: Macaque to the Future - Camden Fringe 2018 - at The Water Rats | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2018 | The Indian Has Landed - Questors Theatre | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2018 | 55 Shades of Gay - A Queer Collective Production at Arcola Theatre | Merlin |
| 2018 | Drinks on the Terrace | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Chaos Theory: The Theory of Chaos - Camden Fringe 2017 at The Water Rats | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2017 | Monkey Wedding: Ape Expectations - Camden Fringe 2017 at The Water Rats | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2016 | Monkey Wedding: Dark Side of the Monkey - Camden Fringe 2016 at Lion & Unicorn Theatre | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2015 | Chaos Theory and Bounty of Beards: Chaos of Beards - Camden Fringe 2015 at Hen & Chickens | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2015 | Monkey Wedding: Primate & Confidential - Camden Fringe 2015 at The Rabbit Hole Hampstead | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2015 | London Live - London Live Interview with Monkey Wedding | Ghengis Khan |
| 2014 | The Perceptionists - Camden Fringe 2014 at Hen & Chickens | Multiple Roles & Writer |
| 2014 | The Lock In on The People's Voice - The Lock In Show Episodes 1 to 7 | Regular Panellist |
| 2013 | Distinguished Ladies Development | Buckingham Palace Press Secretary |
Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Yasser Kayani on IMDb
- Nationality
- British
- Home town
- London
- Resident of
- United Kingdom (London)
Yasser works widely as a professional stand-up, sketch comedian, impressionist, actor and comedy writer; his style of comedy is highly surreal, absurdist and anarchic. He is represented by Mac & Jeal.
Yasser is a graduate of the prestigious National Film and Television School (NFTS) Writing & Producing Comedy Diploma which is sponsored by Channel Four and taught by legendary producer and writer Bill Dare and he has also graduated with an MA in Screenwriting from the University of London.
Yasser currently writes comedy sketches, monologues, songs and one liners for and performs in three sketch comedy groups: Chaos Theory, Monkey Wedding and The Melon Collective. He also writes as a staff writer for 'The Treason TV Show' - Brighton's long running topical satirical comedy show. The Treason Show was recently nominated for 'Best Sketch Show' in the UK Comedy Awards. And Yasser has recently joined the writing team of BBC Scotland's topical comedy TV show 'Breaking The News.'
Yasser is writing and performing his first solo show under the tutelage of multi-award winning performer Katie Reddin-Clancy - a surreal comedy satire theatre show to be performed in 2025. With his sketch comedy group Chaos Theory Yasser is performing their outrageous 'Lady Chatterley's Liver' show at The Vault Festival 2024, The Brighton Fringe 2024 and The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024.
Yasser is also a prolific TV and film screenwriter and playwright, science fiction and fantasy novelist, short story writer, asemic and psychogeographical poet, artist, musician and calligrapher. He is a keen Bollywood dancer and is also a qualified electronic engineer.
- Funny Women Awards 2022
- Comedy Short (Finalist)