“I love doing accents - Indian, Iranian, Arab. But now stand-up allows you to go do the movie of the week and then go on stage and make fun of it.” Maz Jobrani is a comedian, actor and entertainer - who happens to be Persian, but most definitely identifies as an immigrant. His Netflix special “Immigrant” at the Kennedy Center had him doing some Arab dancing to Public Enemy, he’s given two TED talks, and has been on shows and movies you’ve seen like Superior Donuts (CBS), Grey’s Anatomy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Shameless, Stephen Colbert, James Corden, and even NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. Maz has got more than a few comedy specials on Showtime and Netflix. He’s performed at the White House and opened for Michelle Obama. His latest standup special is Pandemic Warrior on NBC’s Peacock TV streaming service, and his weekly podcast “Back to School” has him outsourcing his kids' questions to experts on God, politics, fashion, and more. You’ll enjoy hearing us nerd out with one of the nicest, most curious stand up comics around. This episode is sponsored by the Department of Health & Human Services, who’s encouraging you and your community to make sure you’ve got the COVID-19 Vaccine & Booster. We can do this, together. Find vaccines and boosters near you @ VACCINES.gov LEARN ABOUT MAZ mazjobrani.com twitter.com/MazJobrani // instagram.com/mazjobrani PODCAST: “Back to School” - https://apple.co/3w9Sh7A NETFLIX: netflix.com/title/80179433 MENTIONS 1979 Iranian Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution PERSON: Peter Sellers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sellers TV: True Story “Yasmin” peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/true-story-with-ed-and-randall/4884081076824702112/seasons/1/episodes/yasmin-episode-2/436b3c09-6c41-3ec3-8a6c-5457d12c823a TV: Superior Donuts - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5462364 FILM: The Interpreter - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373926 FILM: The Godfather - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices