Friday, April 3, 2009

Arab Comedy Festival at COMIX, NY

Warning!!! This event is not certified HALAL...but will feature some Muslim Comedians. Viewer Discretion is Advised!!!! 

The 6th Annual New York Arab-American Comedy 
May 10-14, 2009  
Comix Comedy Club 
http://www.comixny.com

Schedule of Events:

May 10 (6:30 and 8:30 PM) and May 11 (7:00PM)- Sketch comedy nights: This edgy comedy show will feature 90 minutes of original sketches written by top Arab-American writers and tackling everything from the economy to crazy Arab mother-in-laws starring actors who have appeared on Broadway, film and television including in "The Visitor,” "You Don't Mess with the Zohan", CBS’ "The Unit", "The Sopranos", "Lie to Me", and HBO’s "House of Saddam." The sketch cast for 2009: Alia Tarraf, Christine Moore, Daoud Heidami, Dean Obeidallah, Eva Van Dok, Gary Mahmoud, Haythem Noor, Hend Ayoub, Joe DeRosa, Laith Nakli, Lameece Issaq, May El Calamawy, Maysoon Zayid, Meena Dimian, Michele Rafic, Neil Potter, Nicholas Kattar, Osh Ghanimah, Ramsey Faragallah, Rasha Zamamiri, Sarah Siadat, Sevan Greene, Waleed Zuaiter and Ziad Ghanem. 

Tuesday May 12 (7:00 PM) – New Faces of Arab Stand Up Comedy – Hosted by Meena Dimian and featuring the best up and coming Arab stand up comics from the US and Canada including Amanda Baramki, Marie-Thérèse Abou-Daoud, Eman, Mohamed Masoud, Mohamed Mohamed, Emad Morgan, Alia Tarraf, Tamar Vezirian plus appearances by Arab headliner comedians including Ahmed Ahmed and Dean Obeidallah.

Tuesday May 12 (9:00 PM) Arab-American headliner show featuring the country’s top Arab-American comedians including: Ahmed Ahmed (“The Tonight Show”/”Axis of Evil”) Aron Kader (“Axis of Evil”/Comics Unleashed), Joe Derosa (Comedy Central Half Hour Special,) Dean Obeidallah (Comedy Central’s “Axis of Evil”/ABC’s “The View”), Maysoon Zayid (“Don’t Mess with the Zohan”/PBS), Nasry Malak (Comedy Central’s “The Watch List), Jimmy Goson (National Headliner), Amer Zahr (ABC’s “Politically Incorrect), Maria Shehata (Comedy Central’s “The Watch List”), Mike Batayeh (“Don’t Mess with the Zohan”) Sherif Hedayet (Sherif TV) and hosted by Ronnie Khalil (Showtime Arabia).

Wednesday May 13 (7:30 PM) Arab-American headliner show featuring the country’s top Arab-American comedians including: Ahmed Ahmed (“The Tonight Show”/”Axis of Evil”) Aron Kader (Comedy Central’s “Axis of Evil”/Comics Unleashed), Joe Derosa (Comedy Central Half Hour Special,) Dean Obeidallah (Comedy Central’s “Axis of Evil”/ABC’s “The View”), Maysoon Zayid (“Don’t Mess with the Zohan”/PBS), Jimmy Goson, (National headliner), Ronnie Khalil (Showtime Arabia), Amer Zahr (ABC’s “Politically Incorrect), Pete Michael (National Headliner), Maria Shehata (Comedy Central’s “The Watch List”), and Mike Batayeh (“Don’t Mess with the Zohan”).

Thursday, May 14 (7:30 PM) The Best of The Festival - Join us for a great ending to our festival with some of the best of the festival’s stand ups including Ahmed Ahmed and Aron Kader, sketches and short comedic films co-hosted by comedians Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayid.


Warning!!! Viewer Discretion is Advised. Alcohol will be served. Not HALAL...but will feature MUSLIM Comedians!!!! 

1 comment:

krishna kashyap av said...

Good one..
It was very entertaining
and funny.
Thanks for sharing.
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