It has the potential to be culturally bridging in its way, and that makes looking for Muslim comedy in the Western world worthwhile.
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Boston GlobeTy Burr
The point of "the official Muslim comedy tour" is that these guys are ordinary Americans just like you and me. Unfortunately, that extends to a lot of the jokes.
60
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Mostly the three comics stick to the Bill Cosby formula, dispensing with racial anger in favor of good-natured and family- and relationship-based crossover material.
50
VarietyDennis Harvey
VarietyDennis Harvey
This amusing rather than laugh-out-loud funny project is best suited to smallscreen exposure.
50
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
It's obvious that Amer and Usman labor under the burden of making humor at once insider-cool and outsider-friendly. And it's hard to finesse "offensive" from a defensive crouch.