Filmed at Olympia Hall in Paris, Tryin’ arrives as Arab comedians push for greater recognition on global stages ...

Combining comedy with social commentary, award-winning Arab-American comedian Dean Obeidallah spoke Friday about his mission to counter stereotypes with humor Friday. “In America, we have a great ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dubai-based Front Row Filmed Entertainment has added a new string to its bow to come on board as a producer on Lebanese comedian ...

The Lebanese comedian says going viral and selling tickets are not enough, as Arab stand-up enters a new era of global ...

More and more Middle Eastern women thrive as comedians. Could their success on stage, in the film industry, at comedy festivals and on social media foster empowerment for the next generation of girls?

The show, sponsored by the Arab Society of Princeton, brought Arab-American comedians Dean Obeidallah, Maria Shehata and Nasry Malak to the classroom’s stage. The comedians used their humor to ...

For Palestinian American comedian Maysoon Zayid, making slightly inappropriate jokes has always been the way she copes. “The doctor who delivered me was drunk,” she said in an interview, joking about ...

Leading Middle East streamer MBC Shahid has picked up Lebanese comedian John Achkar's stand-up comedy special "Tryin'" ("Aam Jarrib") filmed at Paris' legendary L'Olympia concert hall in what is being ...

You’ve seen her around town producing “Funny Arabs” and “Traumedy: A Dark Comedy Show” at the D.C. Improv, D.C. Comedy Loft, Miracle Theatre and Kennedy Center. This Thursday, Rola Z hosts “Funny ...

(RNS) — Atheer Yacoub spent her childhood between the occupied territories of the West Bank and the heart of Alabama, a mix that never failed to get a laugh from friends in New York, where she moved ...