Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
Saudi Arabia is home to one of the youngest demographics in the world, and what do the young folk like? Comedy. Professional comedy is making an impact in a major way as it goes from obscurity to a … [Read more...]
Running July 21-23rd in New York City, the "Muslim Funny Fest" is said to be the first comedy festival featuring Muslim-only talent. The festival’s organizers/comics, Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon … [Read more...]
Comedian Aasif Mandvi (“The Daily Show”) newest project is a web-series called “Halal in the Family" – a family comedy which tackles serious topics such as Islamophobia. "We wanted to create the web … [Read more...]
In this opinion piece for the Daily Beast, comedian and author Dean Obeidallah talks about the one weapon in Iraq that ISIS will never acquire, and that’s comedy. Dean makes the point that ISIS … [Read more...]
“Comedy has the ability to get people who would normally hate you, to relate to you. It’s a great equalizer,” funny-woman Maysoon Zayid tells Katie Couric in this funny and compelling interview. Dean … [Read more...]
The Atlantic points out that comedy has long been the route for minorities to reach a broader audience. Enter Muslim comedian Maz Jobrani who, in this piece, talks about covering subject matters in … [Read more...]
They say comedy is the toughest gig in Hollywood. Turns out, satire is alive and well in of all places - Iraq. “State of Myths,” airing on Iraqi television, attempts to expose extremism – through puns … [Read more...]
“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...]
Soon after the horrific Paris attacks, a Muslim and Jewish comedy duo took the stage at a local comedy club in Paris and proved that there is still much to laugh about, and the audience soaked it up. … [Read more...]
Though the Metropolitan Transit Authority signed a contract for subway promotion of the comedy-documentary “The Muslims Are Coming” (now streaming on Netflix), the MTA suddenly pulled out of the … [Read more...]
