Looking For Comedy In A Muslim World

Albert Brooks
Jon Tenney
Sheetal Sheth
John Carroll
Fred Dalton Thompson

Director	Albert Brooks
Producer	Herb Nanas
Writer	Albert Brooks

"Hilarious... Classic Brooks." - Claudia Puig, USA Today

A nation called out in its time of need. Albert Brooks answered. Yes, he would venture into India and Pakistan on a top assignment for the USA. Yes, he would see if comedy could achieve what diplomacy and power has not - make the region's 300-million Muslims like us. And, yes, he ignites a war in the process.

Academy Award® nominee Brooks writes and directs this observant and slyly hilarious culture clash. Is laughter the best medicine for an ailing world? Find out as Brooks pokes fun at his own preconceived notions in events ranging from a fish-out-of-Ganges standup gig to a meeting with Al-Jazeera honchos to a blindfolded trip into the unknown territory of... Pakistani comedians. Want comedy? Look no further. 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 Sheetal Sheth, John Carroll Lynch, Jon Tenney, and Fred Dalton Thompson.