Sofia Javed is a comedian and writer based in Chicago and Washington, DC. She honed her skills on stages in DC and has performed around the country. Sofia’s comedy is inspired by her life as a brown woman in America and her former career as a cubicle bureaucrat. She enjoys steak.
Sofia performs around Chicago and at the top venues in Washington, D.C., including the DC Improv and the DC Comedy Loft. She has been featured in The Washington Post, and she appears in two footnotes on Wikipedia.
Sofia performed at the 2023 Treefort Music Fest in Boise, ID and was selected for the Diverse As Fuck writing workshop with Th
Sofia performs around Chicago and at the top venues in Washington, D.C., including the DC Improv and the DC Comedy Loft. She has been featured in The Washington Post, and she appears in two footnotes on Wikipedia.
Sofia performed at the 2023 Treefort Music Fest in Boise, ID and was selected for the Diverse As Fuck writing workshop with The Onion.
In 2022, Sofia was accepted at St. Nells Humor Writing Residency and was named a finalist in the International Screenwriters Association's TV Pilot Pitch Challenge.
In 2020, Sofia performed at the International Lady Laughs Comedy Festival and on the Big Brown Comedy Hour show at The Comic Strip Live in New York City, alongside Dean Obeidallah, Maysoon Zayid, and Ramy Youssef. In 2019, she featured in the Chicago Women's Funny Festival, the World Series of Comedy, and the Charm City Comedy Festival.
Sofia often performs as Master of Ceremonies for comedy shows and various other events.
Sofia co-hosts Dance of Joy: A Perfect Strangers Re-Watch Podcast. She has also directed, co-produced, and performed in Virtually Funny, a virtual comedy show featuring clean and smart material customized for any occasion. She has been a contributor at
Sofia often performs as Master of Ceremonies for comedy shows and various other events.
Sofia co-hosts Dance of Joy: A Perfect Strangers Re-Watch Podcast. She has also directed, co-produced, and performed in Virtually Funny, a virtual comedy show featuring clean and smart material customized for any occasion. She has been a contributor at The Lunar Times Blog, an Asian-American satirical news site.
Sofia is a repeat champion of the DC Improv’s PUN DMV competition. She wrote and performed with The Festivus Miracles, a DC-based sketch comedy team. She also improvised with the indie team Cute and Snobby.
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