Posted on 26 March 2009. Tags: ahmed ahmed, axis of evil comedy, bobby lee, comedy, comics without borders, iranian comedian, MadTv, max amini
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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.
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Posted on 10 March 2009. Tags: abc, abc comedy show, axis of evil comedy, axis of evil comedy tour, better off ted, brown and friendly, comics without borders, Friday After Next, iranian actor, iranian comedian, live nation, maz jobrani, persianesque, portia de rossi

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 Serry and co-starring David Ackert) and was making his first appearance at the DC Improv. (However, it must be mentioned that our all-time-favorite-Maz-role-to-date has been: Moly in the movie; ‘Friday After Next’ – his use of the word “buddy” in that film, definitely set off an early trend that’s still around.) His flying success and rightful popularity, as an Iranian comedian, is unprecedented. And the most parallel sensation that remains is that this is all, still, just the beginning of a long journey for him.
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Posted on 10 March 2009. Tags: abc, abc comedy show, axis of evil comedy, axis of evil comedy tour, better off ted, brown and friendly, comics without borders, Friday After Next, iranian actor, iranian comedian, live nation, maz jobrani, portia de rossi

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 Serry and co-starring David Ackert) and was making his first appearance at the DC Improv. (However, it must be mentioned that our all-time-favorite-Maz-role-to-date has been: Moly in the movie; ‘Friday After Next’ – his use of the word “buddy” in that film, definitely set off an early trend that’s still around.) His flying success and rightful popularity, as an Iranian comedian, is unprecedented. And the most parallel sensation that remains is that this is all, still, just the beginning of a long journey for him.
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