Brian Bahe is an Indigenous (enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, and a member of the Hopi and Navajo Nation), gay (vers bottom) comedian, writer, and turquoise jewelry model originally from Phoenix, Arizona, now based in New York City.
His writing has appeared in McSweeney’s. He has been featured in NPR, Vulture, and The Los Angeles Times. He was one of IllumiNative’s “25 Native American Comedians to Follow in 2020.” He was profiled in the book We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff.
He cohosts the Brooklyn-based monthly standup shows “Star Fuckers: Astrology but Make It Comedy” at Union Hall, and “Babe” at Friends and Lovers. He’s performed in comedy festivals across the country including: San Francisco Sketchfest, (somehow) the Women in Comedy Festival Presented by HBO in Boston, and many others. He’s performed at clubs and theaters across the country including Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC and LA, Standup Up NY, Punch Line Philly, Punch Line SF, and Good Good Comedy Theater in Philadelphia.
He graduated from Arizona State University with degrees in English and Psychology (mostly including this so people know ASU is ok sometimes).
