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ARAB HUMOR...NO JOKE (May 20, 2009)

ARAB-AMERICAN COMEDY IN A POST-9/11 WORLD (May 13, 2009)

ARAB-AMERICAN COMEDIANS BREAK THE FUNNY BARRIER (May 11, 2009)

FOR ARAB COMICS MORE ROOM FOR LAUGHTER (May 7, 2009)

BREAKING BOUNDARIES (May 7, 2009)

ARAB COMICS REWRITE SCRIPT FOR OBAMA (May 5, 2009)

ARAB-AMERICANS ARE NEVER FAR FROM THE HEADLINES (Jan 14, 2008)

THE 5TH ANNUAL NEW YORK ARAB-AMERICAN COMEDY FESTIVAL: COMEDY WITH A PURPOSE (Jan 8, 2008)

ARAB-AMERICAN COMEDY IN NEW YORK: ROUTING SUSPICIONS, PREJUDICE WITH HUMOR (Nov 27, 2006)

THE COMIC IS PALESTINIAN, THE JOKES BAWDY (Nov 21, 2006)

ARAB-AMERICAN COMICS USE LAUGHTER TO BUILD BRIDGES (Nov 20, 2006)

ORIGINAL SULTANS OF COMEDY (Nov 20, 2006)

2009 6TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL SKETCH NIGHT CAST PHOTOS (May 22, 2009)

2009 HEADLINER STAND UP COMEDY SHOWS (May 22, 2009)

2009 NEW FACES OF ARAB STAND UP COMEDY (May 22, 2009)

2009 THE BEST OF THE FESTIVAL (May 22, 2009)

AARON ALCODRAY AND RYAN JABER'S "ZUBERMAN" (May 22, 2009)

DEAN OBEIDALLAH'S "A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR" (May 22, 2009)

JOE DEROSA'S "AN ARAB OF CONVENIENCE" (May 22, 2009)

LENA RIZKALLAH'S "FAMILY BONDING" (May 23, 2009)

NEIL POTTER & BETHEL CARAM'S "NAIL SALON" (May 22, 2009)

NEIL POTTER & BETHEL CARAM'S "THE PICKUP" (May 22, 2009)

RONNIE KHALIL'S "THE COMEDY COURSE" (May 22, 2009)

SEVAN GREENE'S "FELLAHIN IDOL" (May 23, 2009)

Feb 6, 2010

NY Arab-American Comedy Festival presents Arabs Gone Wild LA Showcase

The NY Arab-American Comedy Festival presents the "Arabs Gone Wild" industry showcase in Los Angeles for one night only on Thursday, February 18th at The Comedy Store. The show features some of the top Arab-American comedians from past festivals including:

Feb 2, 2010

Submission Details for the 7th Annual Festival

The 7th annual New York Arab-American Comedy will be held May 5-9, 2010 in New York City. We are now seeking submissions of comedic sketches, stand up comedians and short comedic films for the Festival. For details regarding submissions, please visit our submission page.

May 20, 2009

Arab Humor...No Joke

In the end, what mars the Arab-American Comedy Festival is the danger to your health: The laughs come so thick and fast that there's no chance to breathe for minutes at a time. One shows up wondering, will it be an extended political rant? Will there be too much phoney applause for bad jokes, endless ethnic boosterism or straining for sympathy...