Persians haven't been relevant since they were mutants in Zack Snyder's 300…

 

... until now. Amir Mo is a Persian/Iranian comedy writer/director/actor/comedian whose debut feature, THE SEX ADDICT, garnered an ROI of over 3000% and features comedy veterans Horatio Sanz (Saturday Night Live), Ken Davitian (Borat), & Bryan Callen (MADtv).

 

Amir is a cynical oddball with an absurdist imagination and an unhealthy obsession with edgy humor. He writes fish out of water commercial comedies with a provocative twist that are designed to pull audiences out of their safe space. He comes groomed from the prestigious NBC Page Program, where he worked on a number of notable programs like THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO and Jimmy Fallon's GUYS WITH KIDS.

 

He was selected to the 2025 Circle M+P x Anarchists United Writers Discovery Fellowship co-founded by the co-writer/co-director of THE MATRIX, Lilly Wachowski. Sundance recently reached out to tell Amir they are “very big fans” of his work and his latest project, an unscripted/reality comedy pilot that he directed and hosted, will be having its World Premiere at the Dances With Films LA Film Festival at the historical Chinese Theaters in Hollywood in June. Additionally, he was awarded "best writer" and "best comedy pilot" at the LA Live Film Festival and placed as a Semifinalist in the NBC TV Writers Program. 

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Amir has earned high praise from the Lucas Bros., T.J. Miller, Tommy Chong, Jim Norton, Andy Dick, Kristanna Loken, Sung Kang, and his golden Bichonpoo, Ollie, who he shares custody of with his ex-girlfriend.