Headliner Stand-Up Shows at the 5th Annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival featured some of the top Arab-American some of the top Arab-American comedians from across the country who have appeared on
Comedy Central, ABC's "The View," CNN, PBS and in feature films including:Aron Kader (Comedy Central's "Axis of Evil" special), Maysoon Zayid (PBS upcoming documentary "Muslim American Comics come of Age"), Jimmy Goson (LA Improv), Dean Obeidallah (Comedy Central's "Axis of Evil" and "The Watch List"), Nasry Malak (Comedy Central's "The Watch List"), Ronnie Khalil (Comedy Central's "The Watch List"), Amer Zahr (ABC's "Politically Incorrect"), Maria Shehata (Comedy Central's "The Watch List"), Sherif Hedayat (Comedy Central's "Open Mic Fight") and more.
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| All of the comedians from the headliner shows |
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| Moments before the first headliner show of the 2008 Festival |
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| Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayid introduce the 2008 Festival and its opening Headliner Stand-Up Show |
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| Dean Obeidallah |
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| Maysoon Zayid
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| Aron Kader |
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| Helen Maalik |
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| Joe Derosa |
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| Maria Shehata |
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| Ronnie Khalil |
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| Sherif Hedayat |
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| Mike Batayeh |
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| Amer Zahr |
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| Nasry Malak |
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| Jimmy Goson |
