Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
In this op-ed for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Caryn James takes a look at Muslim actors and entertainers, specifically, Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), Aziz Ansari (Master of None) and Hasan Minhaj … [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...]
In the Funniest Person in the World competition, Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masad brings together disparate groups – such as Muslim and Jewish comics – for a laugh and hopefully, understanding. … [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...]
So an Islamic scholar and a Jewish comedian walk into an interfaith comedy conference in Omaha, Nebraska together… and what results is not only friendship but a professional relationship as the … [Read more...]
The first MOST event in partnership with the Writer's Guild of America, East featured a panel with "Daily Show" writers Kevin Bleyer and Zhubin Parang, Glenn Eichler of "Colbert Report," and Kambiz … [Read more...]
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...]
Sadia Azmat, 29, says her job “is to entertain” and if she ends up opening people's minds... “that’s brilliant.” Ms. Azmat is a British stand-up comedian of Pakistani descent who performs most nights … [Read more...]
Funnyman Mo Amer tells NPR that when he was nine, he left his home in Kuwait with his mother and sister. "It was a tough time. We fled war in Kuwait and we ended up in Houston, Texas." When he was … [Read more...]
“It’s very hard to be a female filmmaker in Hollywood, that is for sure,” says writer-director Lena Khan, whose parents hail from India and eventually settled in Los Angeles. “I think they feel like … [Read more...]
