Comedian Nazeem Hussain honed his comedic chops in the suburbs of Melbourne in the 1990s.
It was there, after his father left the family, that his fearless mother taught him how to use humour to get bullies off his back.
Since then Nazeem has performed all over the world.
He hosted his own Netflix special and opened for Dave Chappelle in New York City, before deciding to write a children's book to celebrate his journey into parenthood.
Further information
Nazeem's 2023 tour of Australia is called Totally Normal
Hy-Larious Hyena! is illustrated by Heath McKenzie and published by Scholastic Australia
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