Fear of a Brown Planet
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| Birth name |
Aamer Rahman 17 October 1982 Saudi Arabia Nazeem Hussain 21 April 1986 Noble Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Genres | Observational comedy, satire |
| Subject(s) | Racism, racism in Australia, political humour, War on Terror, immigration, race relations, protest |
| Notable works and roles | Fear of a Brown Planet Returns (2011) |
Fear of a Brown Planet are an Australian stand-up comedy duo consisting of Aamer Rahman (born 17 October 1982) and Nazeem Hussain (born 21 April 1986).
In 2004, Aamer Rahman and Nazeem Hussain met at an Islamic awards function, as a result of their support for asylum seekers and for anti-racism activism. They became friends and did youth work together in Melbourne.
In 2007, Hussain entered Triple J's Raw Comedy Award open mic competition at the Melbourne Comedy Festival After seeing Hussain compete, Rahman also decided to enter. They beat hundreds of other hopefuls to reach the Victorian State final together. Hussain reached the Victorian final. Rahman won the State Final and went onto the national finals where he was voted the runner-up in a performance that was screened on ABC Television.
Due to the success of Raw Comedy they decided to develop their five-minute stand-up routines into a one-hour show together. In five years, they established their own stage show Fear of a Brown Planet and sold out around Australia. Their name plays on the Public Enemy LP, Fear of a Black Planet.
Rahman and Hussain performed their first show in 2007 and their second show in 2008. They were then given a network development deal for a year and a half.
In the same year, they performed Fear of a Brown Planet at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Comedy Festival, and the Adelaide Fringe Festival. In April 2008, Rahman and Hussain first performed Fear of a Brown Planet at Melbourne Fringe Festival.
In 2009, Hussain and Rahman were among ten writers selected for an exclusive script-writing workshop hosted by UK indie film company Warp X, Screen Australia and Madman Entertainment.
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