Allah Made Me Funny - The Official Muslim Comedy Tour Kicks Off National Tour In Washington D.C.
First-of-its-kind U.S. comedy tour designed to raise awareness, promote cross-cultural understanding and peace through humour
Washington D.C. (PRWEB) May 27, 2004 --- The Allah Made Me Funny -- The Official All-Muslim Comedy Tour" will launch its first-ever U.S. tour in Washington D.C. on June 7 and 8 at the D.C. Improv, announced Preacher Moss (Washington D.C. native), Producer of the Allah Made Me Funny Comedy Tour, and former writer for George Lopez, The George Lopez Show, and Saturday Night Lives Darryl Hammond.
The first of its kind in the U.S., the All-Muslim Comedy Tour will showcase some of Americas top Muslim comics including Azar Usman, Preacher Moss and Azeem.
According to Preacher Moss, The purpose of my comedy reflects my Islamic beliefs that say we, as Muslims, cannot be isolationist. My choice of dialogue is laughter, with a message of overall commitment to improving society as a whole."
The tour, which starts in Washington D.C., will hit a number of cities throughout the U.S. including Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Charlotte, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Detroit and Kansas City. More cities will be announced over the coming months.
According to George Lopez from ABC televisions hit series, The George Lopez Show, Preacher Moss is not just a comedian for the Muslim community, but a teacher for the world."
Our goal for this tour is simple," said Moss, it is to break down racial and cultural stereotypes while educating both Muslims and non-Muslims about tolerance and acceptance through the vehicle of comedy."
The Muslim Comedy Tour will also encourage local comedy club owners to enlist local Muslim comics in each city to participate in the tour by appearing on the venues bill.
To accommodate Muslim practices and laws, the D.C. Improv will not be serving alcohol for the shows, however, the menu will remain in place.
Comedy comes from many different places and has many different messages. The messages we are sending out with the Muslim Comedy Festival is that laughter breaks all barriers no matter what peoples beliefs or backgrounds are," Preacher Moss said.
Preacher Moss is also the founder of the "End of Racism" Comedy and Lecture Tour, and has played to the hearts and minds of thousands of college students and administrators all over the country. With his insight on "racial understanding vs. racial interaction" he has quickly become the funniest social commentator on the college scene today.
Ticket prices for the D.C. shows are $20. Tickets can be purchased either on-line at www.dcimprov.com or at the D.C. Improv box office located at 1140 Connecticut Avenue (between L & M).
For more information on Allah Made Funny -- The Official Muslim Comedy Tour", please visit the website at allahmademefunny.com
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