Habib Yazdi is an Iranian-American director and writer shaped by his upbringing in rural Texas, where his family’s Persian traditions clashed with a Southern Baptist community. First, he cried. Then, he laughed. Now that humor fuels his PBS series, United States of Comedy.

A Sundance x ISF Building Bridges Fellow, Habib has participated in Gotham Week, the Warner Bros. Discovery Access Directors Program, and Mentorship Matters, where he collaborated with showrunner Matt Tarses on a comedy pilot about the 1953 American coup in Iran.

Habib earned his MFA from NYU Tisch, receiving the Oliver Stone Screenwriting Award and the Goldberg Play Prize. His play, Ajax, will have its world premiere in 2025.

When not writing, Habib rides foam tops on waves, hard boots on snow, and 6/4 on drums.

say hello:
habibyazdi@gmail.com