What Fahim Anwar has said about Saturday Night Live

2 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 30, 2026

Fahim Anwar, American stand-up comedian and actor, former Boeing engineer, has been quoted on Saturday Night Live 2 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on April 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Anwar says he chose stand-up over improv because it was the free, self-reliant route to SNL his parents wouldn't need to fund.
“So that's why I got into standup cause I wanted to get on SNL”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #656 - Fahim Anwar (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:45
Anwar finds it validating that SNL stars like Spade and Sandler feared being fired, showing self-doubt is universal.
“That they were having self-doubt like that during what I thought was just the pinnacle and peak of comedy”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #656 - Fahim Anwar (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:40

Episodes

#656 - Fahim Anwar
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Apr 30, 2026 · 2 h 11 min
Theo Von and comedian Fahim Anwar riff on gooning, recall their Midwest tour, and discuss the Comedy Store, fame, dance, Boeing, and post-9/11 Muslim stereotyping.

Others on Saturday Night Live

Sarah Sherman · 8 quotes
Amy Poehler · 6 quotes
Seth Meyers · 5 quotes
Bowen Yang · 5 quotes
Fred Armisen · 5 quotes
Marcello Hernández · 2 quotes
Ashley Padilla · 2 quotes
Colin Jost · 2 quotes

Fahim Anwar on other topics

Stand-up comedy craft · 4 quotes
Islamophobia in the United States after 9/11 · 3 quotes
Disaster Date · 1 quote
Joe Rogan clip controversy · 1 quote
Intrusive Thoughts (comedy special) · 1 quote
The Comedy Store · 1 quote