Comedy in D.C.: Millennium Stage--Palestinian Stand-Up Comedy

While reviewing the upcoming schedule for the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center, one event caught our attention:  a stand-up comedian who is Palestinian and female.  Can it get any more interesting?   

So, we attended the performance and heard some amusing jokes.  The feature act, Mike Easmeil (a Palestinian-American comedian), opened and spoke about living in the American South.  He now lives in Virginia Beach, where most of his neighbors are active or retired U.S. military.  So, his family frequently stands on their front porch smiling and waving to the neighbors for no reason other than being overly-friendly.  He said he has introduced falafel to his American friends, who called them tasty "A-rab hush puppies."  At Halloween, he dresses his kids as Captain America because he's "not taking any chances."

Mike Easmeil

The headliner, Mona Aburmishan, is Palestinian-American, born and raised in Chicago.  She performs in the U.S., Palestine and elsewhere.  She talked about going to nightclubs in Palestine where men would use lame pickup lines.  One was, "Can I get your father's phone number?"  Another was, "I am Palestinian but tonight I will be Israeli and occupy you."     

  

Mona Aubrmishan

You can view the entire performance by clicking here.

Thanks for again visiting the Kennedy Center with us.