Stand up comedians Maz Jobrani and Negin Farsad reflect on how the aftermath on Sept. 11 altered how they communicated with comedy audiences. They opened up to Salon's Dean Obeidallah about how Muslim comedians had to not only be funny, but also try ...
Stand up comedians Maz Jobrani and Negin Farsad reflect on how the aftermath on Sept. 11 altered how they communicated with comedy audiences. They opened up to Salon's Dean Obeidallah about how Muslim comedians had to not only be funny, but also try to break stereotypes about who we were.
"Right out the gate I wanted them to make sure, 'I'm on your side'" Jobrani shared. Farsad added,"Comedy just being such a white, male-dominated sport to begin with ... I have to go on stage and sort of be like, 'I'm an American-Muslim lady, like all of you,' and I point it out because I just want the audience to be at ease."
Watch the full conversation on Salon Talks: https://www.salon.com/tv/video/7dlgt9