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LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD

Air Date/Released Friday, January 20, 2006
Station/Studio Warner Bros. / Shangri-La Entertainment

Attempting to improve United States relations with Muslim countries, the government recruits comedian Albert Brooks to visit India and Pakistan to determine what makes Muslims laugh. But his efforts may inadvertently renew hostilities between India and Pakistan.

Brooks continues polling the local population with his Indian tour guide...
Albert Brooks: Do you mind if I ask you a question?
Tour Guide: Yes sir, why not?
AB: We’re asking everybody… What makes you laugh?
Guide: I don’t know sir.
AB: You don’t know any comedians? Did you ever hear of any American comedians?
Guide: Yes, The Three Stooges.
AB: The Three Stooges! You know them? Do you have a favorite?
Guide: Larry.
AB: Larry!? Nobody likes Larry.


Cast: Albert Brooks (Himself), Sheetal Sheth (Maya), Penny Marshall, Fred Dalton Thompson (Themselves), Amy Ryan (Emily Brooks), Emma Lockhart (Laura Brooks), John Carroll Lynch (Stewart), Jon Tenney (Mark), Victoria Burrows (Casting Director), Paul Jerome (Studio executive), B. J. Ward (Barbara Nader), Tony Montero (Don Budge), Steve Kramer (Sam Loman), Lynda Berg (Margaret Allenton), Conrad Bachmann (Ben Wallerstein), Homie Doroodian (Majeed), Avinash Kaur, Juliet Touzene, Nayan Raina, Rima Laham (Job applicants), Sanjeev Johrai (Hotel guest), Imran Mashkoor Kahn (Concierge), Sandhya Bhatia, Mitlesh Prasad, Manoj Buxi (Street interviewees), Surinder Arora (Man in Temple), Gabbar Singh (Guide at Mosque), Rauf Alaskaroy (Man in bar), Reena Dutt (Girl in bar), Duncan Bravo (Stage manager), Kevin Mukherji (Spotlight operator), Barbara Ali (School official), Ali Supriwala, (Fan), Sankalp Rastogi, Rajeev Chhibber, Rima Mahal, Mikael Sharafyan, Mark Winn (Audience members), Dhiru Shah, Rahda Zaidi, Ajay Mehta (Indian officials), Ben Anand, Subash Kundanmal, Raghu Bhagat (Pakistani officials), Kavi Raz (Translator), Anand Vadehra, Lalit Jobanputra, Gugun Deep Singh, P. D. Mani, Mike Akrawi, Marco Khan (Pakistani comedians), Ahmed Ahmed (Escort), Yasmine Hanani (Receptionist), Marshall Manesh (Shaif Al-Rafi), Sammy Sheik (Mukhtar Al-Mujib), Shaheen Sheik (Anisha Kishore), Linden Soles (News anchor), Kavita Ashok (Waitress), Anu Gunn (Pickup truck driver), Vipin Kumar (Customs agent), Angel Princess (Nightclub dancer), Anup Sugunan (Pakistani driver), James DiStefno (Cab driver), Neil Patil (Indian cab driver), Anjul Nigam, A. J. Presley (Boyfriends), Ismail Bashey (various), Sanjay Madhav, Rita Rani Ahuja, Shelley Malil

Crew: Albert Brooks (Director, Writer), JoAnn Perritano (Executive Producer), Steve Bing, Herb Nanas, Stephanie Antosca, Tabrez Noorani, Pravesh Sahni, Brian Finn (Producers), Thomas E. Ackerman (Cinematography), Anita Brandt Burgoyne (Film Editor)
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