The FUNATICAL: Taking Comedy to the Extreme’s We Come in Peace comedy tour, features Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Hindu and Bahai comedians, and aims to dissolve stereotypes while entertaining your pants off, simultaneously! “Funatical means, extreme comedy delivered with extreme diversity,” headlining actor/comedian Max Amini points out. “Comedians from different cultural backgrounds have come together to [...]

“The Hulbody works your whole body,” Hul Zabdul, a Middle Eastern trainer and the main character in Amini’s hilarious video quips in his part-purrzhie accent–: “Your abs, your gluteus, your ham-ess-tring, your thighs, and your name it…”

“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 [...]

Ana Lily Amirpour is working on her next project, a short film called KETAB, about a lonely young guy in Tehran who goes to buy a book.  On the surface it appears to be a very basic story, but as it unfolds, a more intricate world is revealed, one that touches on the current dichotomies [...]

East-Coast-bred Iranian comedian, Max Amini, is set to tape a comedy show for the Showtime network: “Bridging the Gap: The Middle East Comedy Talks“. “I will be doing a live taping for Showtime Saturday, Dec. 12th,” the comedian tells us. ”The show will be hosted by Ahmed-Ahmed and the line-up is great.” In addition to his Showtime gig, Max was also recently chosen [...]

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.