Tickling the terror out
In real life? The Axis of Evil is nothing to laugh about.
In comedy land? The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour is quite a hoot.
The four comedians — Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader, Maz Jobrani and Dean Obeidallah — performed at
| Maz Jobrani –Courtesy photo |
the Omni Shoreham Hotel on Saturday evening as part of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee’s annual national convention.
Interestingly, the event was sponsored by the FBI, causing one comedian to joke, “It’s so nice to be standing in front of the FBI and not be handcuffed.”
The best one-liners:
Ahmed Ahmed: “I have the same name as one of the terrorists in the FBI’s most-wanted list. Seriously. I’ve Googled him. I wonder if he’s Googled me and been like ‘Hey there’s some comedian in America using my name …’
“After 9/11, hate crimes against Muslims went up 1,000 percent, but we were still fourth after blacks, gays and Jews. Geez, what do we have to do to get to the top?”
Dean Obeidallah said that, after meeting Muslims from Mississippi with Southern accents, he wondered how to tell if you were a Muslim redneck.
“If your trailer park faces Mecca, you might be a Muslim redneck”; “If you have a Confederate flag headdress, you might be a Muslim redneck”; “If you have a sleeveless robe, you might be a Muslim redneck.”
