Hamed Ahangi

Hamed Ahangi Moghaddam (born July 8, 1979) is an Iranian comedian, host, actor and director. He is best known for his talk show Ahangi Night (2021–present) for which he earned a Hafez Award nomination. In 2023, he received another Hafez Award nomination for TNT.

Early life and career
In 1993, at the age of 14, Hamed Ahangi joined Bandar Anzali theater groups, and a few years later, he won the Academy Award for acting in the province's student theater for his role in a drama play directed by Mohammad Ali Entezari. In 2001, along with Reza Nazari, he started working on the Night War program, and as a writer and director, he performed various plays, including Adventurous Journey, Concours, Satellite, Classroom, Random Groom, and Fake Secretary.

The beginning of his professional music work was formed in 2002 with the invitation of Baran Network; he experienced working with television and made various programs for the network over the years. In 2010, at the invitation of Hamid Khandan, he joined the Kish Nights program and performed the program on Kish Island on a monthly basis. After the introduction of stand-up comedy in the family program in 2016, he started performing a stand-up program in Khandevaneh and became famous.