Martin Amini is a stand-up comedian known as The Cupid of Comedy, famous for crowd work that creates real connections. He founded Room 808 in DC and has performed at the Kennedy Center.

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Comedy · On Tour · Room 808

Martin Amini Cupid of Comedy.

Sharp crowd work. Live matchmaking. Real control of the room. The clips are a strong introduction, but seeing Martin Amini live is what makes the momentum feel real.

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Best first move

Find a date while the rooms still feel this close.

Signature

Live matchmaking that gives every show a story people retell.

Room 808

His comedian-built home room in Washington, DC.

Why now

The shows still feel personal, but the audience is clearly growing.

About Martin Amini

The Backstory That Gives the Material Its Point of View

Martin Amini is Iranian-Bolivian, from Silver Spring, MD. His father Hassan drove an ice cream truck on Georgia Avenue after emigrating from Iran. His 2020 Kennedy Center performance, Son of an Ice Cream Man, is named for Hassan and the truck.

He built Room 808 at 808 Upshur St NW in DC — a comedian-run room designed from the stage outward, not from a corporate booking spreadsheet. That builder mentality carries into the live show too: specific, intentional, and built for the room in front of him.

“Half Iranian. Half Bolivian. My dad drove an ice cream truck. This is the show.”
— Martin Amini

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Martin Amini comedian and Room 808 founder

Real Couples

The Matchmaking Bit People Keep Talking About

Real couple Martin Amini matched from the stage

At many shows, Martin Amini finds the single people in the crowd and introduces them on stage — in front of everyone. Real couples have come from it. He’s been to the wedding. He performed at the reception.

Vita and Ramon showed up at his Miami show as a couple. Martin asked how they met. Vita said: “At your DC show. Two years ago. You introduced us.” Martin Amini stopped the set for four minutes. Nobody checked their phone.

Sam had been planning to propose for weeks. Martin called him up during matchmaking — and Sam dropped to one knee in front of 400 people. Real ring.

Crowd Work

Crowd Work That Feels Better in the Room Than on Your Phone

Martin’s crowd work is sharp, present, and tuned to the room in front of him. It doesn’t feel canned, and it’s a big reason people leave feeling like they saw something specific to that night.

Sharp, room-specific moments you can’t script
Pulls strangers in without losing control of the show
Makes every set feel one-night-only

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Room 808

Room 808. The Home Room Behind the Momentum.

Martin Amini built his own club at 808 Upshur Street NW in DC’s Petworth neighborhood. He programs it with a comedian’s eye for what actually works in the room, which is part of why the venue has become so tied to his rise.

When he headlines his own room, you’re close enough to feel every turn of the set: the crowd work, the matchmaking, and the little moments that never land the same way twice.