Sunday, May 11, 2008
Arab-Americans Blowin' Up!
...in stand-up comedy (of course! What the heck did you think I meant?)!
Good documentary on Arab-American comics finding their voices in a post 9/11 world premieres tonight (Sunday) on PBS as part of the America At The Crossroads series. Check local listings, as the saying goes.
I've been fortunate to share the stage with both Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayid. I may not agree with all their politics, but they are very funny. That's Dean in my "Laughing With The Enemy" You Tube clip.
Check out the documentary if you get the chance.
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Good documentary on Arab-American comics finding their voices in a post 9/11 world premieres tonight (Sunday) on PBS as part of the America At The Crossroads series. Check local listings, as the saying goes.
I've been fortunate to share the stage with both Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayid. I may not agree with all their politics, but they are very funny. That's Dean in my "Laughing With The Enemy" You Tube clip.
Check out the documentary if you get the chance.
Labels: Arab-Americans, Dean Obeidallah, stand-up comedy
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Comedy Saturday
Since, we seem to be on a YouTube roll here this week, let me do my bit -- but with humor instead of music.
I finally got around to getting my "Laughing Liberally/Laughing With The Enemy" stand-up show from last summer in my hands and in uploadable form! This is a good synopsis with my best bits included and good stuff from a few of the other performers.
Enjoy:
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I finally got around to getting my "Laughing Liberally/Laughing With The Enemy" stand-up show from last summer in my hands and in uploadable form! This is a good synopsis with my best bits included and good stuff from a few of the other performers.
Enjoy:
Friday, January 19, 2007
A Jew, an Arab and A Black Guy walk into a blog...
It's rare that I get to do a two-fer shout-out, but here's one.
My New York Post colleague Max Gross also freelances for the Forward, one of the oldest publications focusing on the Jewish community. In the latest issue, he has an article on Dean Obeidallah, the Palestinian-Italian comic I've gotten to know over the last year. (Dean and I "closed" the Laughing Liberall/Laughing With The Enemy show in August. Though I don't usually hawk liberal enterprises, the LL guys and gals were nice enough to include some of my act in Laughing Liberally DVD, so if you're interested, you can purchase it here.
Max writes about Dean's new project: He's the creator and producer of "The Watch List" which highlights Arab- and Muslim American comics. It's accessible on Comedy Central's "Motherload" broadband site.
Max and I attended the launch party for the "Watch List" a couple weeks back. Anyway, good article by Max -- and go check out the "Watch List" videos, when you get a chance. Oh, and yeah, buy the DVD too. I might even get a few shekels out of it, if enough are sold!
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My New York Post colleague Max Gross also freelances for the Forward, one of the oldest publications focusing on the Jewish community. In the latest issue, he has an article on Dean Obeidallah, the Palestinian-Italian comic I've gotten to know over the last year. (Dean and I "closed" the Laughing Liberall/Laughing With The Enemy show in August. Though I don't usually hawk liberal enterprises, the LL guys and gals were nice enough to include some of my act in Laughing Liberally DVD, so if you're interested, you can purchase it here.
Max writes about Dean's new project: He's the creator and producer of "The Watch List" which highlights Arab- and Muslim American comics. It's accessible on Comedy Central's "Motherload" broadband site.
Max and I attended the launch party for the "Watch List" a couple weeks back. Anyway, good article by Max -- and go check out the "Watch List" videos, when you get a chance. Oh, and yeah, buy the DVD too. I might even get a few shekels out of it, if enough are sold!
Labels: Dean Obeidallah, Laughing Liberally, Max Gross, political humor
