Growing up in Silver Spring as the son of Iranian and Bolivian immigrants, Martin Amini noticed his father changed his name from Farooz to Fred in the aftermath of 9/11.
That reaction to bigotry isn’t obvious fodder for standup comedy. Amini added it to his set anyway.
“I think it’s important to be authentic and tell my truth, which is that I owe a lot to my immigrant parents, who sacrifice a lot,” he said.
The founder of D.C. comedy club Room 808, Amini delivers jokes about his immigrant upbringing onstage and in interviews with local
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