Aristotle Athari | |
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Born | 1991 (age 33–34) |
Other names | Aristotle Athiras |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse | Maura Grace (m. 2021) |
Aristotle Athari (born 1991), [1] [2] also known as Aristotle Athiras, [3] is an American comedian and actor. Athari was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 47th season between 2021 and 2022. [4] He has appeared in Molli and Max in the Future (2023) and M3GAN 2.0 (2025). [5]
After starting his career in stand-up comedy, Athari began collaborating with Muslim-American comedians Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, and Fahim Anwar on sketches under the group name Goatface. [6] An hour-long special of their sketch work aired on Comedy Central in 2018. [7] He had a recurring role on the final season of HBO's Silicon Valley as Gabe. [8] Athari also cohosts the improvised podcast "This Is Americans Live," a parody of the radio show This American Life .[ citation needed ]
In 2021, Athari was cast as a featured player on Saturday Night Live , alongside fellow newcomers James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman, for its forty-seventh season. [9] [3] He was the second Iranian American [10] and second Middle Eastern American cast member in the show's history, after Nasim Pedrad. [6] [8] He did not return for the 48th season of SNL. [11]
Athari married photographer Maura Grace Hooper in September 2021. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Hanging in Hedo | Twon | |
2016 | Funny Man | Donovan | |
2023 | Molli and Max in the Future | Max | |
2024 | The French Italian | ||
2025 | M3GAN 2.0 | Christian |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | The Coop | Derrick | 15 episodes |
Silicon Valley | Gabe | 5 episodes | |
2021–2022 | Saturday Night Live | Various | Featured player |
2024-2025 | Hacks | Lewis | 3 episodes |