Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert Reviews
Top Critic
Los Angeles CityBeat
The whole thing is like an HBO comedy special -- Allah made these guys pretty funny -- and it's hard to see why it's getting theatrical release.
Boston Herald
Timely if perfunctory.
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| Original Score: B-
NewsBlaze
A trio of Muslim Rodney Dangerfields complaining about not getting any respect on account of their religion.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
It's hit-and-miss. But Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert is a film that doesn't let go from the very first moment.
It has the potential to be culturally bridging in its way, and that makes looking for Muslim comedy in the Western world worthwhile.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Between the sets, director Andrea Kalin generates some pleasant material by following the comics around in their private lives.
Compuserve
Kaifa taqoulu kalimat 'this is funny stuff!' bel arabia? (How do you say 'this is funny stuff' in Arabic?)
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| Original Score: B
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The routines are so clean they could have played on the Ed Sullivan show in the '50s -- which is refreshing and so old it seems new.
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| Original Score: B
Spirituality and Practice
A live concert featuring three Muslim comedians building bridges of understanding through humor.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Time Out Chicago
Stand-up with a point? How simple the sound.
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| Original Score: 4/6
Allah Made Me Funny: Live in Concert, from comedy material written and performed by Mohammed 'Mo' Amer, Bryant 'Preacher' Moss and Azhar Usman, strives to be both timely and funny as it confronts the problems of American Muslims in America after 9/11.
CultureCatch
In the end, while the humor is at times bit uneven, Allah Made Me Funny achieves its goal of breaking down stereotypes with a tongue-in-cheek grace.
Boston Phoenix
The jokes are clean, and definitely ecumenical, Jews and Christians and Muslims getting together. It's a good message, but a bit safe for the anarchic spirit of true comedy.
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| Original Score: 2/4
A performance documentary with a tiny budget and a big spirit that follows three comics as they travel the country looking for laughs and understanding.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
One Guy's Opinion
The performers are amiable, but the material is only mildly amusing.
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| Original Score: C
The package is a friendly, if lackluster, affair...
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| Original Score: 2/4
The jokes are tepid and generic, better suited to late-night Comedy Central than the big screen.
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
Los Angeles Daily News
Allah may have made these men funny, but he didn't bestow much in the way of filmmaking skills.
