The Cradle of Comedy

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How would you do stand-up comedy in the Middle East? What can you joke about? Who can you make fun of? This groundbreaking documentary looks at six Middle-Eastern comedians through performance and interview. Ahmed Ahmed, Maz Jobrani, Maria Shehata, Maysoon Zayid, Anthony Salame and Ray Badran perform their work and talk about what is haram and what is not. If you are looking for the emerging talent out of the Middle East, you have to see this film.

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