Yassir Lester
Acting1984Miami, Florida, USA
Biography
Yassir Lester is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was born on June 22, 1984. He worked as a writer for Girls and The Carmichael Show. His most well-known roles are those of Chris in Making History and Yassir, the stockbroker in the 2019 Showtime series Black Monday.
Known For
Acting History
2025
Ghosts
TVas Garrett• 1 eps
2024
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
TVas (voice)• 4 eps
The Gutter
Director
The Gutter
Screenplay
The Gutter
Executive Producer
2022
2021
black-ish
TVas Jamal• 1 eps
Kenan
TVSupervising Producer
Kenan
TVWriter
Ten Year Old Tom
TVCo-Executive Producer
Ten Year Old Tom
TVWriter
Black Monday
TVCo-Executive Producer• 10 eps
Loudermilk
TVWriter• 1 eps
2020
Duncanville
TVas Yangzi (voice)• 33 eps
#blackAF
TVas Director
Black Monday
TVSupervising Producer• 10 eps
#blackAF
TVProducer
2019
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TVas Quentin Chase• 1 eps
Black Monday
TVas Yassir X• 24 eps
Black Monday
TVWriter• 4 eps
Black Monday
TVExecutive Story Editor• 10 eps
2018
Champions
TVas Shabaz
2017
2016
The Bet
as Ed McDoogle
Girls
TVas Delcan• 2 eps
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TVas Self• 1 eps
Girls
TVStaff Writer• 10 eps
2015
The Carmichael Show
TVWriter
The Carmichael Show
TVStory Editor
2014
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
as Himself
Key & Peele
TVas Laron's Friend #1• 1 eps