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Emil Wakim Films His Netflix Special..

Comedian Emil Wakim inked a deal with Netflix to record his debut, hour-long stand-up special. While a specific premiere date has not yet been announced, he is set to film the performance at the  Comedy Attic  in Bloomington, Indiana- returning to the stage where he originally started his comedy career nearly a decade prior. Be part of history! Only one other Netflix special has been filmed outside of a theatre and that at the most famous comedy venue on Earth- The Comedy Cellar in NYC. From Deadline: SNL  alum  Emil Wakim  has inked a deal to bring his first full-length comedy special to  Netflix . A premiere date has not yet been disclosed. Wakim will tape the hour in October. It’ll be executive produced by Matthew Vaughan for Rotten Science. A stand-up comedian, actor, and writer, Wakim made history in 2024 as the first Lebanese American to be cast in  Saturday Night Live , performing as a featured cast member during the landmark Season 50, with frequent appearances on  Weekend Update . Prior to his time on the sketch series, Wakim taped sets for  Don’t Tell Comedy and  Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring , with his stand-up also featured on  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . Based in Brooklyn, the comedian was named a New Face at Just for Laughs Montreal in 2022. He’ll be seen in A24’s upcoming comedy  Peaked  from Molly Gordon and Allie Levitan, as we first reported, and is repped by UTA and Strig Artist Management.

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