Features Interview with Max Amini - LA (December 11, 2010) Interview with Elham Jazab - LA (December 11, 2010) Interview with Tissa Hami - LA (December 11, 2010) Funatical Comedy - LA (December 11, 2010) Interview with Max Amini - Hollywood (September 25, 2009) Interview with K-von - Hollywood (September 23, 2009) Interview with Negin Farsad - Hollywood (September 23, 2009) Interview with Maz Jobrani - Hollywood (September 22, 2009) Interview with Shila Vosough Ommi - Hollywood (September 22, 2009) Interview with Nadine Rajabi - Hollywood (September 22, 2009) Interview with Iron Sheik - Hollywood (September 22, 2009) Interview with Amir K - Hollywood (September 22, 2009) Middle East Comedy Fest - Hollywood (September 22-25, 2009) The Great Escape "Farar-e Bozorg" - A play by Houshang Touzie - LA (March 2, 2008) From Satellite with Love "Az Mahvareh Ta Eshgh" - Los Angeles (March 4, 2006) Parviz Sayyad's Play "The Ass" - LA Theatre Center, October 8, 2005) Articles Comedian Negin Farsad brings her newly minted hour to Chicago - Reel Chicago (April 6, 2022) Maz Jobrani Developing Animated Comedy With Curiosity Ink Media - Deadline (March 10, 2022) The mediating role of Iranian television comedy series: Mehran Modiri's Barareh Nights and Bitter coffee - Tandfonline (February 21, 2022) Muslim-American comics after 9/11: "I thought comedy was over, but it was more important than ever" - Salon (September 10, 2021) Politics still pack a punch(line) for Iranian-American comic - AP (May 31, 2021) Iranian-American Comedian Maz Jobrani Dishes on Why Comedy Transcends Political Barriers - NBC Boston (February 17, 2021) Maz Jobrani: the Iranian making people see 'immigrant' as a good word - CNN (November 13, 2018) Being an Iranian Stand-Up Comedian Is No Joke - Vice (January 30, 2018) Who is Shappi Khorsandi? - Mirror (December 1, 2017) Negin Farsad: Can Humor Fight Prejudice? - NPR (March 24, 2017) When a comedian realized she could fight Islamophobia - PBS Newshour (June 16, 2016) Stand-up Maz Jobrani on the culture of comedy - LA Times (February 17, 2015) What Makes Muslims Laugh? - Politico (January 11, 2015) Can Comedy Break Stereotypes? - NPR (November 14, 2014) An Iranian-American comic takes on Nowruz - PRI (March 21, 2014) Muslim American comics tour and documentary - WP (December 27, 2011) Iranian American Comic Delivers Truths Wrapped in Humor - Washington File (December 4, 2003) Comedians Akbar Abdi Dan Ahdoot Enissa Amani Martin Amini Max Amini Amir K Asghar Tarageh (Ehsan) & partner Anahid Avanesian Nozar Azadi Nozar Azadi (Ghatebeh) | Image Neda Barghashi Omid Djalili Darius Emadi Negin Farsad Ghasem Goli Tehran Ghasri Tissa Hami Tim Homayoon Farzad Jalali Elham Jazab Maz Jobrani Mitra Jouhari Jody Kamali Payam Karamooz Farzam Kazemi (Farzy Loko) Parviz Kardan | Khanehbedosh Cast Ariel Kashanchi Matt Kazam Hassan Khayatbashi Hadi Khorsandi Hadi Khorsandi (Gallery) Peyvand Khorsandi Shappi Khorsandi | Video K-von Michael Mona Mahani Moody Molavi Patrick Monahan Bibinaz Monfaredzadeh Michael Niavarani Zahra Noorbakhsh Hooman Nouri Mirza Nouri Nasim Pedrad Zinat Pirzadeh Reza Pyek Nadine Rajabi Hasan Reyvandi Hassan Raziani | Image Reza Arham Sadr (IMDB) | Image I | II | III | IV (with Iren) | V (with Norman Wisdom) Arham Sadr (Video) Arham Sadr (BBC Persian) Parviz Sayyad (Samad) | Image | II | III | IV | V | VI Parviz Sayyad & Mary Apick Parviz Sayyad & Okhtapos Cast Asghar Semsarzade | II Mansoor Sepehrnia Peter Shahriari Eslam Shams Melissa Shoshahi Shahram Tahmasebi Amir Talai Vahdat Sheila Vossough Taghi Zohuri Zohuri Image I | II | III Writers Hadi Khorsandi (Political Satire) Ardavan Mofid Parviz Sayyad Houshang Touzie Video Related Links Humor and Satire Back to top
Articles Comedian Negin Farsad brings her newly minted hour to Chicago - Reel Chicago (April 6, 2022) Maz Jobrani Developing Animated Comedy With Curiosity Ink Media - Deadline (March 10, 2022) The mediating role of Iranian television comedy series: Mehran Modiri's Barareh Nights and Bitter coffee - Tandfonline (February 21, 2022) Muslim-American comics after 9/11: "I thought comedy was over, but it was more important than ever" - Salon (September 10, 2021) Politics still pack a punch(line) for Iranian-American comic - AP (May 31, 2021) Iranian-American Comedian Maz Jobrani Dishes on Why Comedy Transcends Political Barriers - NBC Boston (February 17, 2021) Maz Jobrani: the Iranian making people see 'immigrant' as a good word - CNN (November 13, 2018) Being an Iranian Stand-Up Comedian Is No Joke - Vice (January 30, 2018) Who is Shappi Khorsandi? - Mirror (December 1, 2017) Negin Farsad: Can Humor Fight Prejudice? - NPR (March 24, 2017) When a comedian realized she could fight Islamophobia - PBS Newshour (June 16, 2016) Stand-up Maz Jobrani on the culture of comedy - LA Times (February 17, 2015) What Makes Muslims Laugh? - Politico (January 11, 2015) Can Comedy Break Stereotypes? - NPR (November 14, 2014) An Iranian-American comic takes on Nowruz - PRI (March 21, 2014) Muslim American comics tour and documentary - WP (December 27, 2011) Iranian American Comic Delivers Truths Wrapped in Humor - Washington File (December 4, 2003) Comedians Akbar Abdi Dan Ahdoot Enissa Amani Martin Amini Max Amini Amir K Asghar Tarageh (Ehsan) & partner Anahid Avanesian Nozar Azadi Nozar Azadi (Ghatebeh) | Image Neda Barghashi Omid Djalili Darius Emadi Negin Farsad Ghasem Goli Tehran Ghasri Tissa Hami Tim Homayoon Farzad Jalali Elham Jazab Maz Jobrani Mitra Jouhari Jody Kamali Payam Karamooz Farzam Kazemi (Farzy Loko) Parviz Kardan | Khanehbedosh Cast Ariel Kashanchi Matt Kazam Hassan Khayatbashi Hadi Khorsandi Hadi Khorsandi (Gallery) Peyvand Khorsandi Shappi Khorsandi | Video K-von Michael Mona Mahani Moody Molavi Patrick Monahan Bibinaz Monfaredzadeh Michael Niavarani Zahra Noorbakhsh Hooman Nouri Mirza Nouri Nasim Pedrad Zinat Pirzadeh Reza Pyek Nadine Rajabi Hasan Reyvandi Hassan Raziani | Image Reza Arham Sadr (IMDB) | Image I | II | III | IV (with Iren) | V (with Norman Wisdom) Arham Sadr (Video) Arham Sadr (BBC Persian) Parviz Sayyad (Samad) | Image | II | III | IV | V | VI Parviz Sayyad & Mary Apick Parviz Sayyad & Okhtapos Cast Asghar Semsarzade | II Mansoor Sepehrnia Peter Shahriari Eslam Shams Melissa Shoshahi Shahram Tahmasebi Amir Talai Vahdat Sheila Vossough Taghi Zohuri Zohuri Image I | II | III Writers Hadi Khorsandi (Political Satire) Ardavan Mofid Parviz Sayyad Houshang Touzie Video Related Links Humor and Satire Back to top
Comedians Akbar Abdi Dan Ahdoot Enissa Amani Martin Amini Max Amini Amir K Asghar Tarageh (Ehsan) & partner Anahid Avanesian Nozar Azadi Nozar Azadi (Ghatebeh) | Image Neda Barghashi Omid Djalili Darius Emadi Negin Farsad Ghasem Goli Tehran Ghasri Tissa Hami Tim Homayoon Farzad Jalali Elham Jazab Maz Jobrani Mitra Jouhari Jody Kamali Payam Karamooz Farzam Kazemi (Farzy Loko) Parviz Kardan | Khanehbedosh Cast Ariel Kashanchi Matt Kazam Hassan Khayatbashi Hadi Khorsandi Hadi Khorsandi (Gallery) Peyvand Khorsandi Shappi Khorsandi | Video K-von Michael Mona Mahani Moody Molavi Patrick Monahan Bibinaz Monfaredzadeh Michael Niavarani Zahra Noorbakhsh Hooman Nouri Mirza Nouri Nasim Pedrad Zinat Pirzadeh Reza Pyek Nadine Rajabi Hasan Reyvandi Hassan Raziani | Image Reza Arham Sadr (IMDB) | Image I | II | III | IV (with Iren) | V (with Norman Wisdom) Arham Sadr (Video) Arham Sadr (BBC Persian) Parviz Sayyad (Samad) | Image | II | III | IV | V | VI Parviz Sayyad & Mary Apick Parviz Sayyad & Okhtapos Cast Asghar Semsarzade | II Mansoor Sepehrnia Peter Shahriari Eslam Shams Melissa Shoshahi Shahram Tahmasebi Amir Talai Vahdat Sheila Vossough Taghi Zohuri Zohuri Image I | II | III Writers Hadi Khorsandi (Political Satire) Ardavan Mofid Parviz Sayyad Houshang Touzie Video Related Links Humor and Satire Back to top
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