Aamer Rahman

Aamer Rahman (born 17 October 1982) is an Australian writer and stand-up comedian of Bangladeshi descent, best known for his viral bits "Reverse Racism" and "Is it OK to Punch Nazis?". His parents are from Bangladesh and moved to the Middle East; Rahman was born in Saudi Arabia and returned to Australia when he was 13. He attended Monash University, where he was an editor of the student newspaper Lot's Wife in 2002, and although he graduated with a degree in law he did not pursue a legal career.

In 2007, after seeing his friend Nazeem Hussain compete in Triple J's Raw Comedy Award, Rahman entered the competition, won the state final and was voted runner-up in the national finals. The pair developed their routines into the one-hour show Fear of a Brown Planet, a play on the Public Enemy LP Fear of a Black Planet, and in 2008 they received the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Newcomer Award for it. Their shows, including Fear of a Brown Planet Returns (2010) and Fear of a Brown Planet Attacks (2011), were staged at major festivals including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the duo toured internationally.

In April 2013, after announcing the end of Fear of a Brown Planet, Rahman performed his debut solo show The Truth Hurts to critical praise, and in 2014 he was named one of The Guardian's Top 10 live acts of the year. In 2018 he produced the web series Can We Kick It? in New York. After being absent from stand-up for almost seven years, he returned in 2024 to release The Culture War Mixtape, addressing the genocide in Gaza, with clips including "The Only Democracy" going viral. His comedy has been described as wry and subversive.