Nazeem Hussain and Aamer Rahman

In 2008, Aamer Rahman and Nazeem Hussain were recipients of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) Best Newcomer Award for their hit debut Fear Of A Brown Planet.

In 2007, Nazeem Hussain and Aamer Rahman both entered Triple J?s Raw Comedy and beat hundreds of other hopefuls to reach the Victorian State final together. Rahman won the State Final and went on to become the national runner-up in a performance that was screened on ABC television.

Nazeem Hussain is 24 and studies law at Deakin University, and completed high school at Melbourne High. He is a youth worker and a Director of the Islamic Council of Victoria.

Aamer Rahman is 27 and graduated with a law degree from Monash University. His childhood was spent moving between Australia and the Middle East. He is also a youth worker and graphic designer.

Hussain hosted the 2006 Allah Made Me Funny Official Muslim Comedy Tour featuring American comics Azhar Usman and Preacher Moss. As well as standup, Rahman and Hussain have both written and performed for television and in 2009 were among ten writers selected for an exclusive script-writing workshop hosted by UK indie film company Warp X (This is England, Donkey Punch), Screen Australia and Madman Entertainment. Rahman and Hussain are currently working on their follow up show for 2010, Fear of a Brown Planet Returns.