Abu Dhabi Debut
Maysoon Zayid
Arabic and English Stand-up Comedy
Wednesday, Sep 13 @ 8pm (Arabic) & Thursday, Sep 14 @ 8pm (English) | 2017
The Red Theatre
Past Event
With grace and wit, the hilarious comedian, actor/writer, and disability advocate jokes about her family, global culture, and her life with cerebral palsy. Performances in Arabic and English.
Maysoon is the co-founder/co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and The Muslim Funny Fest, and appears frequently on television, on stage in top New York clubs and on stages across the US and internationally. She was a headliner on the Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour and The Muslims Are Coming Tour, and appeared alongside Adam Sandler in the feature film You Don’t Mess with the Zohan. Maysoon had the number one TED Talk of 2014 — “I Got 99 Problems…Palsy is Just One” with more than 14 million views to date — and she was named 1 of 100 Women of 2015 by BBC.
About Maysoon Zayid
Maysoon Zayid is an actress, comedian, disability advocate, and writer. She is a graduate of and a Guest Comedian in Residence at Arizona State University. Maysoon is the co-founder/co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and The Muslim Funny Fest. She was a full time On Air Contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann and a columnist for The Daily Beast. She has most recently appeared on Oprah Winfrey Networks In Deep Shift, 60 Minutes, and ABC News. Maysoon had the number one TED Talk of 2014 and was named 1 of 100 Women of 2015 by BBC.
As a professional comedian, Maysoon has performed in top New York clubs and has toured extensively at home and abroad. She was a headliner on the Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour and The Muslims Are Coming Tour.
Maysoon appeared alongside Adam Sandler in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan and has written for VICE. She walked in New York Fashion Week and is proud to be an ambassador for Kara Ross’s Unleashed.
Currently developing a comedy series with Hazy Mills Productions called If I Cancan.
Stand-up Comedy Workshop
Maysoon Zayid will be conducting a stand-up comedy workshop.
Monday, Sep 11 @ 6pm (Fully Booked)
The Red Theater