The 6th Annual NY Arab-American Comedy Festival!!

Sketch Comedy Nights

MONDAY, MAY 11th AT 7:00PM - 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."

SKETCHES

Family Bonding

Written by Lena Rizkallah | Directed by Nick Leavens
A young couple must survive the dreaded parents' first visit to their home while keeping a secret.

Fellahin Idol

Written by Sevan Greene | Directed by Kareem Fahmy
American Idol reincarnated as a public access TV show showcasing the talent of backwoods Middle Easterners.

The Comedy Course

Written by Ronnie Khalil | Directed by Tracy Francis
A hapless comedy teacher finds himself teaching the first ever Arab stand-up comedy class.

Nail Salon

Written by Neil Potter & Bethel Caram | Directed by Johanna McKeon
A former Wall Street employee bumps into her ex-boss at the most unexpected place.

The Pickup

Written by Neil Potter & Bethel Caram | Directed by Negin Farsad
Arab singles are looking for love in all the wrong places and they find Naseeb?

Zuberman

Written by Aaron Alcodray and Ryan Jaber | Directed by J.J. El-Far
An Arab-American superhero comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress.

A Word From Our Sponsor

Written and directed by Dean Obeidallah

An Arab of Convenience

Written by Joe Derosa and directed by Dean Obeidallah

CAST:

Alia Tarraf, Alok Tewari, Daoud Heidami, Dean Obeidallah, Eva Van Dok, Gary Mahmoud, Haythem Noor, Hend Ayoub, Joe DeRosa, Laith Nakli, Lameece Issaq, Joyce Artinian, 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.

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