About Saaniya
Saaniya Abbas is an Indian stand-up comedian who grew up in a Muslim household in New Delhi and attended a Catholic convent boarding school before relocating to the United Arab Emirates, where she now works as an art director and copywriter in Dubai. She came to comedy while going through a divorce, enrolling in a stand-up workshop as a distraction that grew into a serious pursuit. During the COVID-19 pandemic she built a large following, hosting live comedy videos on Instagram, where she has around half a million followers under the handle @saaniyax. In 2025, at age 36, she became the first Dubai-based stand-up to bring a full solo hour to the Edinburgh Fringe, with her show Hellarious, which ran from 30 July to 25 August and draws on her divorce, her Muslim upbringing, her convent education and marrying and divorcing a white man. She has also toured comedy clubs in the UK and India.
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17:11Spicy Babies .4 - Breakups
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0:43Insult-insult-hug with my sister zee
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1:03what’s your favourite loophole?
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0:58Trying Poetry for the first time
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1:00NOAH
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1:23Do you have trust issues? Many thanks to @poddster
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1:015 July 2023
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13:18Black vs. Gay Swimming (ft. Larry Dean & Emmanuel Sunubi)
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0:32Short people things with Zee hahah Tag a shortie
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0:07NO ITS NOT
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0:47yes I cut my bangs myself thnx for noticing
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0:36smol kitty big roar
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0:56what’s your most embarrassing fart story? thanks @poddster
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0:31I think about this a LOT
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1:00Comedian / Art Director
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2:22hello cuties I have never written a song before
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1:26twilight zone - Ariana grande cover
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0:31A-yasss @pronunciationworkshop
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2:09What are other words we should google?
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1:03Episode 9 of Spicy Babies Podcast is out now! thanks @poddster
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0:52pick someone over 5 ft tall next time
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1:00TWAS A GOOD DAY CUTIES
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1:01thnk u Dan for being a great sport hahah tickets linktr.ee/saaniyax
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0:34today I discovered arctic geese chicks and I had to make a reel with them
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Where did Saaniya Abbas grow up?
Saaniya Abbas grew up in a Muslim household in New Delhi and attended a Catholic convent boarding school before relocating to the United Arab Emirates.
What is Saaniya's job outside comedy?
Outside stand-up, Saaniya Abbas works as an art director and copywriter in Dubai.
How did Saaniya get into stand-up comedy?
Saaniya Abbas came to comedy through a stand-up workshop she enrolled in as a distraction, which grew into a serious pursuit.
What is Saaniya's show Hellarious about?
Hellarious, the solo hour Saaniya Abbas took to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2025, draws on her divorce, her Muslim upbringing, her convent education and marrying and divorcing a white man.
Was Saaniya the first Dubai-based comedian with a solo hour at the Edinburgh Fringe?
Yes, in 2025 Saaniya Abbas became the first Dubai-based stand-up to bring a full solo hour to the Edinburgh Fringe, with a run from 30 July to 25 August.
How did Saaniya build her audience?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Saaniya Abbas built a large following by hosting live comedy videos on Instagram under the handle @saaniyax, and she has also toured comedy clubs in the UK and India.
