Maysoon Zayid, left, and Dean Obeidallah, co-founders of the Arab-American Comedy Festival, perform together Friday Nov. 4, 2005, in New York.

The New York Arab American Comedy Festival Turns 20

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 17, 2023
Dean Obeidallah, comedian and co-founder of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and host of "The Dean Obeidallah Show" on SiriusXM radio, talks about the New York Arab American Comedy Festival 20th anniversary tour and finding ways to laugh in tough times, from the festival's founding in the wake of 9/11 to the conflicts today.

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