About Dean Obeidallah


Press the Play button to watch my reel which includes footage from The View, Comedy Central, CNN, ABC News and more or visit my Video & Audio page.

Born in the Great State of New Jersey, my comedy comes in large part from my unique background of being the only son of a Palestinian father and a Sicilian mother. Both my parents have provided me with an enormous amount of material, usually unintentionally.

I was a practicing lawyer for several years until the other lawyers I worked with suggested I perform in the New Jersey Bar Association's funniest lawyer show. I am pretty sure that was their way of telling me to find a new career.

I recently had one of my proudest moments as a comic when I was awarded the first annual "Bill Hicks Spirit Award," for "thought provoking comedy" from the NY Underground Comedy Festival and the Hicks' family. The late Bill Hicks was a comedian who challenged the audience and made them actually think about political and social issues while making them laugh.

My new one man show entitled, "I Come in Peace," which is a comedic and truthful look at my life as an Arab-American in the post 9/11 world, recently ran as part of the 2006 NY Fringe Festival and had a successful Off-Broadway run as well. For more details about this show, click here ยป.

Please visit my Video and Audio Clips Page to check out clips from my TV and radio appearances or visit my In The News Page to read newspaper articles in which I have been featured.

Check out the new Comedy Central.com Internet show I'm featured in and co-producing with my friend Max Brooks. The show is called "THE WATCH LIST" and its the first show ever produced by a major American entertainment company starring comics of Middle Eastern-American heritage. For more info, click here.

 

 




Want To Book Me For A Show?
Contact: William Morris Endevaor in NYC

 
The Watch List on Comedy Central.com
Available online now!!
www.comedycentral.com
 
Video for Queen Rania of Jordan's Youtube project
Available online now!!
Youtube
 
"The Big Brown Comedy Hour"
Tuesday, July 7 - 8:00 PM
Broadway Comedy Club
 
Comedy Below Canal with Andy Borowitz and Friends
July 2, 2009 at 9:00 PM
92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street, NY, NY
 
2nd annual Amman Stand up Comedy Festival
December 4-10, 2009
Amman, Jordan
 
Comedy Performances in New York City
Various Dates and Times
New York, NY
 
All shows »

 

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Check out this article about the 6th Annual NY Arab-American Comedy Festival in Time Magazine by clicking HERE. "> HERE.


I hope you check out my recent appearance on CNN by clicking HERE.


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I hope you will check out the new video I made with a group of my friends for Queen Rania of Jordan's Youtube project seeking to breakdown negative stereotypes by clicking HERE.

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