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Nov 9, 2023 · Comedian Mo Amer spoke to Times TV critic Lorraine Ali about the Israel-Gaza war, its effect on him, and the writing of his Netflix show's second season.
- lorraine.ali@latimes.com
- News And Culture Critic
Aug 23, 2022 · Mohammed Amer has spoken about his family's experience as Palestinian refugees in standup comedy. He spent nearly a decade turning it into a television series, which is arriving on Netflix this...
- Leila Fadel
Aug 23, 2022 · Comic Mo Amer draws on his Palestinian and Texan roots in a new Netflix series Amer grew up in Kuwait, where he enjoyed a comfortable life — until he was 9, and the first Gulf War forced his ...
Aug 24, 2022 · Mohammed Amer was 9 years old when the first Gulf War forced his Palestinian family to flee Kuwait. They found a new home in the Houston suburb of Alief, Texas. And it took Amer 20 years to...
Aug 19, 2022 · “Most of my life has been anxiety, and I think comedy is the way I’ve been able to channel it,” said Mohammed Amer, a Palestinian immigrant whose new series is inspired by his life in Texas.
Mohammed Mustafa Amer (Arabic: محمد عامر; born 1981) is a Palestinian American stand-up comedian. He is best known for his Netflix comedy special Mo Amer: The Vagabond, and his role as one third of the comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny.