Aida Osman (born 1996)[1] is an American writer, stand-up comedian, and actor. She is a former co-host of the podcast, Keep It. She has written for Big Mouth, Betty, and the HBO Max series Rap Sh!t, on which she also co-stars.

Early life and education

Osman grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. She was raised Muslim.[2] The city is predominantly white. [3] She aspired to a career related to entertainment from youth. Osman trained in dance, played in the orchestra growing up, played drums in band, and was active in musical theatre in high school.[4] She graduated from Northeast High School.[4]

She attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 2018.[4] She was accepted into law school, but deferred her admission to pursue comedy.[3] She began performing stand-up comedy in Nebraska and eventually moved to New York City in 2019.[3]

Career

Osman's first television appearance was Wild 'n Out on MTV.[3] She next wrote for Complex and then starred in the Complex Networks web series Group Therapy.[3] Osman then relocated to Los Angeles to co-host the pop culture podcast Keep It for Crooked Media.[3]

She has written for the Netflix show Big Mouth and the HBO series Betty.[4] In 2022, Osman made their debut lead television role as a co-star and staff writer for Rap Sh!t on HBO Max.[3][5]

Personal life

Osman resides in Los Angeles.[2] She is non-binary and queer.[3] She uses she and they pronouns.[1]

In 2020, Osman started a GoFundMe for David McAtee that raised over $200,000 in its first day.[6]

Accolades

References

  1. 1 2 Desta, Yohana (July 18, 2022). "Rap Sh!t: Aida Osman's Divine Journey to Issa Rae's New Show". Vanity Fair. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Aida Osman On Forging Her Own Path In Comedy And How The Industry Needs To Grow". Funny Or Die. January 20, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Karin Eldor. "23-Year-Old Aida Osman Is Leaping Into The Light, As Co-Lead In New Issa Rae Show And An Executive Story Editor At HBO". Forbes.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Stephens, Luna (June 2021). "UNL grad Aida Osman lands co-star role in HBO Max series". JournalStar.com.
  5. ↑ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (May 5, 2021). "Aida Osman, KaMillion, Jonica Booth to Lead Issa Rae Comedy 'Rap Sh*t' at HBO Max, Sadé Clacken Joseph to Direct". Variety. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ "David McAtee crowdfund raises more than $200,000 in less than a day". Courier-journal.com. June 2, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Aida Osman". Forbes. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
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