About Vafa Naraghi
Vafa Naraghi is a South African comedian, performer, and digital content creator known for his multilingual comedy, observational humour, and social commentary. Born in Pretoria and raised in Mahikeng, North West, to parents of Persian heritage, he speaks several languages including Setswana, Afrikaans, isiXhosa, and Farsi, and studied engineering, completing both undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications before entering comedy full-time. He earned a master’s degree in structural engineering at the University of Cape Town. Vafa began performing comedy in 2017, initially as a hobby, and his profile grew through stand-up performances and social media sketches drawing on South African cultural experiences. He has performed at major events including the Blacks Only Comedy Show and the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival, and in 2024 he appeared in The F Show alongside Mpho Popps and Khanyisa Bunu. That same year he won two Savanna Comics' Choice Comedy Awards, for Breakthrough Act of the Year and Sauce of the Year. In 2025 he launched his first national solo tour, Becoming South African, exploring themes of race, language, belonging, and national identity.
Videos (31)
Videos 1 to 24 of 31.
5:57Luh & Uncle & Vafa - S1E1 - The Arrival
2.5M views
4:30Prince of Zululand E1 - Pilot (ft. Vafa Naraghi, Leon Gumede)
94K views
2:52Prince of Zululand E2 - How to Fight (ft. Vafa Naraghi, Leon Gumede, Shemzah)
83.7K views
2:17Phoyisa Challenge - when January comes knocking - Vafa Naraghi
38.9K views
1:31Half Tank - Vafa Naraghi, Leon Gumede
27.5K views
3:44Health and Safety at Work (Corona Virus) - Vafa Naraghi ft. Skitsbysphe, Leon Gumede
18K views
0:58Which one are you?
11.7K views
0:42Cape Town is not a real place
9.3K views
3:39Finding a Barber - Vafa Naraghi
7.5K views
1:00Transport guide to Johannesburg
7K views
2:182020 - 20 Plenty - Vafa Naraghi
6.7K views
7:29My Converse Story - Vafa Naraghi
6.3K views
0:45Which one are you?
5.5K views
1:28Valentines Day gone wrong
5.5K views
0:51cricket conspiracies qkt.io/vafa ⬅
5.5K views
1:01Immigration in South Africa
5.1K views
0:48Pre-Final Conversations v
4.7K views
0:30The South African Haka
4.6K views
2:36Maths with Vafa - Solve for X
4.4K views
0:54Don't Rush Challenge - Vafa X Robot Boii
4.2K views
0:59Trying to return is it only me?
3.7K views
1:02Don’t Leave Me Challenge - Part 1
3.4K views
1:01December has arrived
2.8K views
0:53The maths you can afford tickets to my Cape Town show up qkt.io/vafa
2.6K viewsFrequently asked questions
What languages does Vafa Naraghi speak?
Vafa Naraghi, a South African comedian of Persian heritage known for multilingual comedy, speaks several languages, among them Setswana, Afrikaans and Farsi.
Where is Vafa Naraghi from?
He was born and raised in Mahikeng, North West, and studied engineering to undergraduate and postgraduate level before turning to comedy full-time.
When did Vafa Naraghi start comedy?
Naraghi started performing in 2017, at first as a hobby, and grew through stand-up and social media sketches about South African cultural experiences.
What awards has Vafa Naraghi won?
In 2024 Vafa Naraghi won two Savanna Comics' Choice Comedy Awards, for Breakthrough Act of the Year and Sauce of the Year, and he appeared that year in The F Show with Mpho Popps and Khanyisa Bunu.
What is Becoming South African?
Becoming South African is Vafa Naraghi's first national solo tour, launched in 2025, about race, language, belonging and national identity.
Which comedy events has Vafa Naraghi played?
He has performed at the Blacks Only Comedy Show and the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival.
