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The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour (Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader, Maz Jobrani, and Dean Obeidallah)
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| The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour (Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader, Maz Jobrani, and Dean Obeidallah) |
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| Only strange days such as these could have made possible The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, a showcase for four Arab-American comedians telling jokes about life for people of Middle Eastern descent in the United States in the aftermath of 9/11. A mostly Arab-American audience thoroughly enjoys Dean Obeidallah's monologue, in which he describes his homeland as Eastern Palestine, i.e., New Jersey. He also says "Obeidallah" translates as "Servant of Allah," which does not sit well with airport security. In general, he has a few choice things to say about such extreme safety measures as the Patriot Act: "Are the guys in Al Qaeda really going to libraries and reading books? Maybe Chicken Soup for the Terrorist Soul?" Dapper comic Ahmed Ahmed talks about his own travails trying to fly with a name like his: "I Googled my name and it matches a known terrorist in the Middle East. Right now I think he's Googling me--'Hey, there's an American comedian with my name.'" Ahmed talks about the modern life of a Muslim: "You know you're a Muslim when you drink and have sex but don't eat pork." Aron Kader has fun describing his mixed background as the son of a Palestinian dad and a Mormon mom: "When I turned 19, the Mormons asked me if I wanted to go on a mission. I said, 'Is that different from a Palestinian mission? Because you don't come back from those.'" Kader also recalls his trip to Jordan shortly after 9/11: "I was driving with my cousin, who was cursing the U.S. but asking if I wanted to grab some lunch at Burger King or McDonald's." Finally, Maz Jobrani is very funny explaining that Iranians are not actually Arab at all but ethnically white, and that while Arabs speak swfitly and aggressively, Iranians speak slowly and cheerfully, "like they're on heroin." Jobrani describes his nightmare with Hotmail after writing a terrorist joke to a friend via email: "I called Microsoft, and they transferred my call to an operator in Iraq, who reminded me there's a war on and asked me what I wanted." All four entertainers have excellent sets, and each carries the same serious message layered between gags, i.e., anti-Muslim prejudice in America is really hurting millions of innocent people. --Tom Keogh |
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| Review Date: March 21, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Music Man, New York City |
| I was flipping through the channels the other night and I landed on this. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised! All four guys were pretty funny, and the whole thing felt fresh. Are there a lot of Middle-Eastern comics out there or is it just these four guys? |
i couldn't breathe
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| Review Date: March 24, 2007 |
| Reviewer: toria_lee, massachusetts, usa |
| i watched this on comedy central recently. i was laughing so hard i could barely breathe. these guys are so funny. i think it was dean obeidallah that was joking about a pill that makes hair go away on arabic men....AND WOMEN....and comes in great flavors like hummus and lamb. |
Original and Histarical!!
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| Review Date: April 3, 2007 |
| Reviewer: mommyof2, parma, MI |
| I caught this on Comedy Central and was laughing out loud. Not too many comedians are that funny anymore. These guys were hillarious and yet so orignal. They were funny without even trying to be. There was no picking on anybody, not really all about politics either. Just pure comedic talent, able to make you laugh about situations and yourself. You don't have to be a middle eastern audiance to enjoy this and get the humor of it. |
The best DVD you can buy.
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| Review Date: April 6, 2007 |
| Reviewer: A. NAIK, Houston, Texas United States |
| I would like to sincerely thank Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader, Maz Jobrani, and Dean Obeidallah for their truely remarkable performance on this show and sincerely can only say that this show was a package full of laughter, humbleness and facts about the middle eastern people. I am from India, am a hindu, and have always known politics to have been more at fault than a race. Kudos again to Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader, Maz Jobrani, and Dean Obeidallah. May He bless you all. |
Literally cried out of laughter
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| Review Date: November 19, 2007 |
| Reviewer: R. Qubain, Amman, Jordan |
| I saw those guys live in Amman, Jordan and they were hilarious. The audience literally cried out of laughter. Being Americans from a Middle Eastern descent, those guys were able to portray the experience of arabs living in the middle east after 9/11 to Americans. They are the first of their kind. We usually see Latino, black and Jewish stand up comedians, but this is the first time we see Middle Eastern ones. A must see |
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