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Shabana Rehman wins Norwegian Ossietzky Prize

What an honor to share that ACI vet, Shabana Rehman, Stand up comedian, activist, artist, and writer, has been awarded the Norwegian Ossietzky Prize for her outstanding work in freedom of expression for herself and others.

ACI Vet featured in Huffpost Article

Check out ACI vet Michelle MaliZaki, in her interview featured in HuffPost. She discusses the bias women of color face and the discouragement she experienced in furthering her professional goals. Her decision to pursue stand-up comedy changed her life!

ACI Alum, Carmen Lynch, featured in NY Times

ACI Alum, Carmen Lynch, featured in NY Times

Among the four comedians heralded by Jason Zinoman in the New York Times as “young comics on the rise”, is ACIer, Carmen Lynch. He writes “..She has a casual, just-chatting style that masks a sneakily dark sensibility and precision writing. This approach has allowed her to kill regularly in short sets around New York for years.”

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