The road is long....

I should like to share info about myself on my own website more often. It's hard to find time in between being an attempted professional type person/comedian with responsibilities, full time sports fanatic,(there is no off season,) being a +15 handicap golfer,(I seriously shot an eagle this week. Greatest shot of my life, 92 yrd 60 degree wedge, took a bounce and sunk! Had a 3 on a par 5. I swear I lost my mind Happened Thursday, April 12th.) I am also on the Comedy Store basketball team, our league consist of 8 teams mostly all stand-up comedians, or in the business of being a joke. We are looking good this season.
I've also been touring the past couple months. I was happy that I was able to return to Dubai and Kuwait after a 2year hiatus. They are two of my favorite cities in the region. I of course keep a special place in my heart for Jerusalem where I have 1,700 cousins and relatives and always enjoy visiting them. I hope I will be able to visit Palestine soon again and eat some home cooked maklouba. Seeing new places or people I haven't seen for a while is always fun but traveling there is never fun, I am so tired of airports. But connecting with old friends like Wonho Chung is the best, and making new friends like Ismail Salehi who I was able to bond with in Dubai was memorable. I also got a chance to work with Ali Al Sayed and Mina Liccione of "Dubomedy." Dubomedy is a workshop school for new comedians who need an opportunity to get stage time. I love seeing the new faces of comedy in the region and witness the growth they have had in the past 5yrs.
Below is an interview I just did with the Khaleej Times, which is one of the biggest papers in the UAE and Dubai.
See you all soon.

Was on CNN today

I just returned from the 3rd annual Amman Jordan Stand-Up Comedy Festival. This is also the third year that I have done it and every year it keeps growing bigger better and just as fun. Amman is a great city and I have many friends there. All the comics were great, including the comic who is also an Executive Producer of the Amman Comedy Festival, Dean Obeidallah. http://deanofcomedy.com/

This Year the big headliners were Gabriel Iglesias, Dean Edwards, and Omid Jalili. Omid had the shortest flight from London while the rest of us came from either NY, or LA. Los Angeles being the longest flight of all, nearly 20hours in the air. Plus another 5-10 hours in or around or on the way to the airport.
And just as a warning to all,..don't eat Mansif served on an airplane. Bad idea to eat Mansif anyways unless its homemade or a nice place.


Here is a peice from CNN about the festival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMRphC832iA

Coming to Dallas and Houston

"Arabs Gone Wild" comedy tour coming to Dallas November 5th and Houston November 6th at House of Blues. Tell your friends in Texas to come. I will be there with some local comedians as well as Maysoon Zayed and Dean Obeidallah. And on top of all that the Texas Rangers are in the World Series. And I don't mean poker. Baseball!!!
Congrats on knocking off the stinking Yankees.

--ak

Toronto

I'm excited this weekend to perform in Toronto again. I was there this summer and enjoyed it to the fullest. I even started to have a soft spot in my sports heart for the Blue Jays. Saturday night at the Queen Elizabeth theater I will headline a show with Maysson Zayed and Dean Obeidallah both good friends and great comedians. Hope if you read this and your in Toronto or have friends there you will come and tell your friends.

--ak

Football

With the NFL season starting and todays weather I am compelled to say that we should officially stop saying "no white shoes after Labor day," and start saying "no more white shoes after football season starts."

--AK

Upcoming shows

If you have any friends in Sacramento, Portland or Seattle be sure to tell them to attend my upcoming shows this month. Its on a tour called Arabs Gone Wild, and I'll be performing with two of my best friends Dean Obeidallah and Maysoon Zayad.


Check the website for details below. --AK

http://www.arabsgonewild.com/

Upcoming shows

Im not happy that summer is almost over and that Labor day is approaching. I like wearing white shoes. I AM excited that I will be doing a bunch of shows starting in September all the way through Oct. Here is the flyer for the show in Seattle. Hope it doesnt rain.
Go Sonics!! errr I mean Seahawks...

--AK