“A Mexican, Middle Eastern, Asian, and Black guy walk into a bar….” When that line appears…You know Max Amini is about to show up! Headed back to his hometown for what’s sure to be yet another sold-out set of shows at the Bethesda Theater, the hilarious Persian comedian known as Max Amini (try repeating his full name aloud and [...]

In an effort to ”use comedy to change stereotypes in film and television,” the first-ever Middle Eastern Comedy Festival is set to kickoff on September 22nd, 2009 in Los Angeles.  The group of stand-up comedians, actors, writers, and directors consists of: Persian, Israeli, Arab, and Armenian talent.

Clear your calendars! Max Amini and Friends are coming to Bethesda Theatre on October 23rd and 24th, 2009 @ 8:00 pm! Max’s “friends” include: Remy, (a local Virginian–Arlington to be exact–and is the famed YouTube content creator behind viral sensations like; ”McDonald’s: The Rap”, “Hey There Khalilah”, “A-R-A-B”, “Arlington: The Rap“, and “Tabbouleh Song”) Vincent Oshana, and Monrok.

Check out this video featuring clips of Iranian comedian Max Amini at the  ”Comics Without Borders” comedy show. Don’t miss cameos by Axis of Evil Comedy alum: Ahmed Ahmed and ex-MadTv-staple; Bobby Lee.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo_MCqPuQ6Y] Check out this video featuring clips of Iranian comedian Max Amini at the  ”Comics Without Borders” comedy show. Don’t miss cameos by Axis of Evil Comedy alum: Ahmed Ahmed and ex-MadTv-staple; Bobby Lee.

WASHINGTON, DC — The first time we had the pleasure of meeting the Parviz Sayyad of our generation (after-all, he did drop-out of a PhD. program in Political Science from Berkeley), our absolute favorite and wildly-brilliant actor/comedian: Maz Jobrani, it was in 2003 after he had finished his press tour for the movie ‘Maryam‘ (directed by Ramin [...]