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Jan 8, 2006 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM EST
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
January 8, 2006 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 John Carroll Lynch, Sheetal Sheth, Jon Tenney, and Fred Dalton Thompson.
With special appearance by writer, director and star Albert Brooks.
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World opens nationwide on January 20th. Learn more about the film
About Reel Progress:
Reel Progress is a new progressive film series sponsored by the Center for American Progress. Each month, the Center hosts free screenings of progressive films, which are followed by provocative panel discussions with leading public policy experts and filmmakers.
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Additional Reel Progress films: • Akeelah and the Bee – April 3, 2006 • Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World – January 8, 2006 • Sometimes in April – September 21, 2005 • Good Night, and Good Luck – September 20, 2005 • The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till – June 28, 2005 • The Education of Shelby Knox – May 24, 2005 • CRASH – April 18, 2005 • This Divided State— March 23, 2005 • WMD — March 2, 2005
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