She calls herself the, “Funny Brown Girl,” and that is exactly what she is. Shereen Kassam is a member of ColorStruck!, New England’s first and only women of color comedy showcase. She was a finalist in Rhode Island's Comedy Quest in 2008. In 2009, Shereen performed in Boston’s first annual Women in Comedy Festival, opened for the SlumDog Comedy Tour when they rolled through Boston, and was invited to be a part of the fabulous 5 Funny Females Weekend in Boston. In 2010, she was a semi-finalist in the Magners Comedy Festival, performed in the Women in Comedy Festival, opened for Azhar Usman, the co-founder of "Allah Made Me Funny - The Official Muslim Comedy Tour" and co-produced the sold out Boston Comedy Showcase in Harvard Square.
Shereen has performed alongside national headliners, including Carolyn
Castiglia, Dan Boulger, Esther Ku, Gary Gulman, Michelle Buteau, Joe Wong, Myq
Kaplan, Shane Mauss, and Tim McIntire.
She has also featured for Azhar Usman, Alycia Cooper, Del Harrison, Gina Brillon, Sara Contreras, Terry Hodges, Jonathon Gates and Tina Kim.
Much of Shereen's comedy is focused on her relationship with her immigrant, conservative Muslim parents, as well as her experiences interacting with American culture as a sheltered woman. Shereen also draws on her dating experiences as an intelligent, beautiful woman, and has no problem spilling all. "She's got balls," observed a comedy patron. A sarcastic young woman, Shereen enjoys sharing her experiences and observations of intolerable, ignorant people in a fun-witted dialogue.
Shereen made her television debut on The Steve Katsos
Show in December 2009.
Shereen makes frequent appearances at The Comedy Studio in Cambridge, MA and Mottley's Comedy Club in Boston, MA.
She is also the co-producer of the Boston Comedy Showcase.
