Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
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as Herself
as Emily Brooks
as Himself
as Maya
as Translator
as Mageed
as Shaif Al-Rafi
as Spotlight Man
as Himself
as Stuart
as Escort
as Sam Loman
as Mark Brody
as Barbara Nader
as Bar Patron
as Receptionist
as Laura
as Pakistani Comedian
as Indian Official
as Ben Wallerstein
as Pakistani Official
as Studio Executive
as Pakistani Official
as Job Applicant
as Pakistani Comedian
as Don Budge
as Mageed
as Pakistani Comedian
as Casting Director
as Margaret Allenton
as Customs Agent
as Job Applicant
as Job Applicant
as Job Applicant
as Hotel Guest
as Concierge
as Waitress
as Street Interview
as Street Interview
as Street Interview
as Man in Temple
as Guide at Mosque
as Man in Bar
as Stage Manager
as School Official
as Fan
as Audience Member
as Indian Official
as Indian Official
as Pakistani Comedian
as Pakistani Comedian
as Pakistani Comedian
as Pakistani Official
as Mukhtar Al-Mujib
as News Anchor
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Critic Reviews for Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
All Critics (109) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (63) | DVD (6)
Looking for Comedy succeeds smashingly both as a comedy and as a savvy deconstruction of comedy.
The movie has a perversely unifying effect: Muslims, Christians and Jews may not be able to agree on exactly who the heck Jesus is, but they're fully capable of bonding in boredom.
I think this thing is just flat and dead.
I like all of Brooks's features, which are brilliantly conceptualized and deftly executed. This one's no exception, and some of the laughs are genuinely cathartic.
A comedian should never attempt to be a diplomat.
For all its silliness, Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is also a work of integrity.
Audience Reviews for Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
While I am a fan of Albert Brooks and he is clearly from the same school as Larry David, I believe Larry David could have done this concept better.
An interesting movie. Quite good.
Super Reviewer
Albert Brooks is one of those actor-writer-directors who definitely hits and misses. Like Lost in America, this movie is mostly a hit. I laughed very hard for periods of time in this pseudo-documentary about Brooks' US government sponsored search to determine, in a 500-page report : ), what constitutes "funny" in India and Pakistan. I loved sequences like the job interview and, especially, Brooks' stand-up performance in India where he redefines impromptu comedy -- and revives one of his very early real-life ventriloquist routines.
More than anything in this, I was overjoyed to discover the acting and comedic talents of American-born Sheetal Sheth. She is definitely worth the watch, even if you've been disappointed by some of Brooks' work in years gone by.
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