Posted by BeautyandtheEast on 01-18-2010 | Comments | Share | Filed under: Entertainment, Film/TV
CBC News: Maz Jobrani, an Iranian-born comic who has been part of the Axis of Evil comedy troupe and TV shows such as Knights of Prosperity and Better Off Ted, will star in the new family sitcom Funny in Farsi.
The ABC comedy is based on the acclaimed comic memoir by Firoozeh Dumas about her family’s move from Iran to California in the 1970s.
Jobrani will play the father, Mohammed Sayed Kazem Jazeyeri, an oil company engineer in love with American ways who never quite learns proper English. Marjan Nehsat, also an Iranian-born actor, will play the mother, who finds it harder to assimilate. Jobrani has appeared on The Colbert Report and Comedy Central. The jovial uncle in Funny in Farsi will be played by Armenian-American Hrach Titizian, who also has an ongoing role as the president’s assistant on 24.
The comedy is directed and produced by Barry Sonnenfeld, who is also executive producer of Pushing Daisies. The book was adapted by Jeffrey Hodes and Nastaran Dibai.
American network ABC has approved a pilot, but has yet to assign an air date to the comedy about a Muslim family.
Tags: Maz Jobrani, Funny in Farsi, Firoozeh Dumas, Barry Sonnenfeld
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Posted by Byblos65 on 02-22-2010
Pretty funny! Does anyone know if they have any Lebanese Comedians? If so, can you help me find their shows?