Arab comedian skewers life in post 9/11 America ( available on comedycentral.com )

[Kadie]

Arab comedian skewers life in post 9/11 America
By Christine Kearney
16 minutes ago


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Have you heard that Arabs in the United States are so heavily racially profiled that they are the new blacks, Dean Obeidallah asks during his stand-up comedy routine.

"When I heard that ... I was excited," Obeidallah, an Arab-American comedian tells the laughing audience. "I thought, 'Oh my God, we're cool."'

That routine is part of the comedian's new online sketch comedy show "The Watch List" -- a name that pokes fun at the list used by U.S. authorities to attempt to stop potential terrorists from entering the United States and at the treatment of Arabs since September 11.

The show includes a skit in which white suburban kids attempt to be cool by wearing an Arab headdress instead of baggy jeans and flashy jewelry and saying, "What up, Mustafa?"

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Among those hoping the show is a hit is co-creator Max Brooks, the Jewish son of famed movie producer Mel Brooks.

"Go on say it, how does it feel to be a Jew working with all these Arabs," Brooks joked. "In a very strange way, I feel that Comedy Central may be doing more to fight the war on terror than Homeland Security."


more...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070125/us_nm/comedy_arabs_dc_1


watch it at www.comedycentral.com
The 37-year-old comedian hopes his show will find its way on to cable channel Comedy Central if it proves popular enough with online viewers.

[originalpckelly]

1. I'm starting to like Motherload, it's like Youtube with benefits.

:P

I just watched them, and I love laughing at our nation's stupidity, it's sad that people just lump everyone together.

[kickysnana]

2. 1987 Egyptian and Jew in my Programming program bonded when...

they discovered they had more in common with each other than with "us". All in all it was a great group to study with.