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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World is a 2005 film starring and directed by Albert Brooks. It was shown at the Dubai International Film Festival.
Jan 20, 2006 · With Penny Marshall, Victoria Burrows, Paul Jerome, Albert Brooks. To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.
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Jan 19, 2006 · In an opening scene of "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World," Albert Brooks is summoned to a secret State Department meeting. It's chaired by Fred Dalton Thompson, who was a lawyer and actor before he was a U.S. Senator, and now plays one in the movies.
Jan 20, 2006 · The United States government sends comic Albert Brooks and two handlers from the State Department to India and Pakistan on a mission to discover what makes the 300...
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World. Historically, America has had a hard time understanding the Muslim world. 195 IMDb 5.5 1 h 38 min 2006. X-Ray PG-13. Comedy · Outlandish · Playful · Strange. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $9.99. More purchase. options.
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Dec 16, 2005 · Four years after 9/11, actor-director Albert Brooks takes a humorous stab at defusing the equation Muslim equals terrorist in “Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World.” Pic is well-timed to...
Aug 29, 2006 · 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 war in the process. Acclaimed filmmaker Brooks (Lost in America, Mother) writes and directs this observant and slyly hilarious culture clash.
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