Most ethnic groups get their own month to celebrate their culture. What do Arab-Americans get? “Orange alert,” jokes comedian Dean Obeidallah. An American born in New Jersey to a Palestinian father ...
EXCLUSIVE: Colin Teague is signed on to direct Esaaf (working title), a debut Saudi Arabian comedy feature from local star Ibrahim Al Hajjaj and former MBC Studios boss Peter Smith. The film, which is ...
On its 20th anniversary, organizers look back on a tradition that has frequently coincided with painful news events. By Christopher Kuo In 2003, with the Iraq War underway and a wave of anti-Arab ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scene from 'Bella.' (photo credit: Vered Adir/Courtesy United King Films) A bold new Jewish-Arab comedy, "Bella," uses humor to ...
The New York Arab American Comedy Festival is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a year-long tour to 5 of the most prestigious performance venues in the US. For two decades, the festival has upheld ...
Jessica Kirson has expressed her deep regret at performing at the Saudi Arabian comedy festival. However, she’s done something great with the money and explains her good reasoning for attending in the ...
Saudi Arabian family comedy Sattar, set against the world of freestyle wrestling, has continued its record-breaking run at home to become one of the top five highest-grossing movies in the territory ...
Comedians like Dave Chappelle poked fun at an alleged chilling effect on free speech in the U.S. after they signed contracts to do government-approved comedy acts at a festival in Saudi Arabia. In the ...
When Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayid created the Arab American Comedy Festival in 2003, they weren’t expecting it to be around 20 years later. They had more pressing concerns, like presenting Arab ...
Out comedian Jessica Kirson issued a public apology this past Friday for her recent performance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. In a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter, Kirson ...
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Wanda Sykes Says She'd Never Perform at Riyadh Comedy Festival: ‘I Like My Head on My Body'
The comedian said she'd feel unwelcome at the Saudi Arabian comedy festival due to being a Black queer woman.
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