Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

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  • PG-13
  • Genre(s):Comedy
  • Release year: 2006
  • Running time: 98 min
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is the hilarious story of what happens when the U.S. Government sends comedian Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan to find out what makes the over 300 million Muslims in the region laugh. Brooks, accompanied by...read more
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is the hilarious story of what happens when the U.S. Government sends comedian Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan to find out what makes the over 300 million Muslims in the region laugh. Brooks, accompanied by two state department handlers and his trusted assistant, goes on a journey that takes him from a concert stage in New Delhi, to the Taj Mahal, to a secret location in the mountains of Pakistan. Written and directed by Albert Brooks, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is a funny and insightful look at some of the issues we are dealing with in a post-9/11 world. The comedy also stars Sheetal Sheth, John Carroll Lynch, Jon Tenney and Fred Dalton Thompson.

Original Release

01/20/2006

US Release

01/20/2006

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Directors

Albert Brooks

Writers

Albert Brooks

Cast

Producers

Editors

Anita Brandt Burgoyne

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