No Laughing Matter: Comedy & News
The first MOST event in partnership with the Writer's Guild of America, East featured a panel with "Daily Show" writers Kevin Bleyer and Zhubin Parang, Glenn Eichler of "Colbert Report," and Kambiz … [Read more...]
ANGLE ON: Nadia Manzoor’s New Web Series
“Shugs and Fats” is a new web comedy about two Muslim women who have recently immigrated to Brooklyn. It’s creator, Nadia Manzoor, says the intent is to offer an unseen perspective of Muslim women. … [Read more...]
Islamic Scholar and Jewish Comedian Perform Interfaith Comedy
So an Islamic scholar and a Jewish comedian walk into an interfaith comedy conference in Omaha, Nebraska together… and what results is not only friendship but a professional relationship as the … [Read more...]
The Muslims Are Coming: American Muslims & Stand-Up
Photo Credit: Screenshot from "The Muslims Are Coming! Trailer" How would a Muslim comedy troupe be seen by average white middle America? Well, here's a documentary film that shows how a group of … [Read more...]
SPOTLIGHT ON: 2 Comics, One’s Muslim, The Other’s A Rabbi
“Laugh in Peace” is a comedy tour featuring 45 year old Ahmed Ahmed (an Arab-Muslim) and 70 year old Rabbi Bob Alper (yes, you read correctly). This summer the well-rounded duo played in the … [Read more...]
Muslim Comedians Find The Funny In New Trump Era
Last Sunday, Muslim comics performed a sold-out show in a comedy club in Manhattan, with the tagline: “The Last show before Trump Deports us!" Dean Obeidallah created "The Big Brown Comedy Hour” … [Read more...]
Kumail Nanjiani & Emily Gordon Talk ‘The Big Sick’ With Terry Gross
Best known for his work on HBO’s "Silicon Valley," Kumail Nanjiani currently stars in the hit romantic comedy “The Big Sick” which he co-wrote with his wife Emily V. Gordon. The film is based on their … [Read more...]
Finding The Funny In Gaza
What's fun and funny about living in Gaza? Well, a comedy troupe named Tashwesh Productions for one. They're trying to make the best of things, producing YouTube comedy clips and a popular weekly … [Read more...]
Meet a Controversial Muslim Comedienne
Producers have asked her to tone down her routines but she just laughs. Sarah Silverman? Kathy Griffin? Meet Sakdiyah Ma'ruf who's blowing up the Indonesian comedy circuit. … [Read more...]
The State of Funny Muslims
“We didn’t start doing the ethnic comedy and Muslim comedy until we felt our community was under siege and that we could no longer just step onstage and be treated as an equal,” says comedienne … [Read more...]
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