2009 New York Arab American Comedy Festival
May 10, 2009 by Sherif Hedayat
Filed under Stand Up Comedy
Today is the first day of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival. I will be performing on the headliner show on Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. For more information on the festival and tickets you can visit www.arabcomedy.org and www.comixny.com Here is the schedule of events: SKETCH COMEDY NIGHTS Date and Time: Sunday, May 10th, 2009, 6:30PM and 8:30PM Monday, May 11th, 2009, 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. ARAB-AMERICAN HEADLINER STAND UP SHOW
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