Iranian Comic Discusses Stereotypes, Bush Administration, Barack Obama

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Published January 14, 2009 at 5:40 AM PST

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What are some of the most common misconceptions about people from the Middle East? How does current U.S. President George W. Bush compare to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? What's funny about

Maureen Cavanaugh: It's not easy turning ethnic stereotypes, and the war on terror into a great night out, but that's what my guest Maz Jobrani has been doing for quite some time. He is an actor and comedian, who was recently part of the Axis of Evil comedy tour. Jobrani is Iranian by heritage, American by nationality and funny by nature. He's here today to give us his take on the incoming Obama administration, the outgoing Bush administration, and to tell us why people always ask him to explain the price of oil .

Maz Jobrani be in San Diego this Friday night to perform at the House of Blues.

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Maz Jobrani, actor, writer and comedian. He will be in San Diego this Friday night to perform at the House of Blues.

Iranian Comic Discusses Stereotypes, Bush Administration, Barack Obama

What are some of the most common misconceptions about people from the Middle East? How does current U.S. President George W. Bush compare to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? What's funny about

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