Sami Zayn on How He Got Started Exploring Comedy Shows

– During a recent interview with WrestlingInc.com, WWE Superstar and Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn discussed delving into standup comedy with his comedy shows. Below are some highlights:

Sami Zayn on always being interested in comedy: “Comedy is something I was always interested in. The comedic side of wrestling has always appealed to me. I’ve done a lot of that throughout my career. And then the opportunity just sort of came up not long ago when I got sort of an outside manager, like an L.A. agent manager type guy.”

On being part of the Netflix is a Joke comedy festival: “And it’s just something he saw in me and he found an opportunity for me to be a part of this really big comedy festival called Netflix is a Joke. And it being off the heels of the announcement that WWE would be partnering with Netflix, I thought ‘This could be an interesting fit.’ So I did it. Well, I agreed to it rather, and then I had to actually come up with the hard part, which is doing it and coming up with the show.”

Zayn’s next comedy show, Sami Zayn & Friends Do Cleveland, is scheduled for Friday, August 2 during WWE SummerSlam Weekend. The event will be held at Cleveland’s Agora Theater.