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Date(s) - 12/12/2025
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The Muslims are Coming! is a standup show that features Muslim-American comedians (and their non-Muz friends) who battle our national division one fart joke at a time.

Join Negin Farsad, Ophira Eisenberg, Gibran Saleem, Corey Ryan Forrester and Yasmin Elhady for a night of comedy that will definitely heal America, no big deal.

The Comics:

Negin Farsad is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, host of the podcast Fake the Nation, and TEDFellow with a TEDTalk seen by millions. She can be seen on Hillary Clinton’s Gutsy on Apple TV and as a tour-de-force mind reader in Adult Swim’s Birdgirl.

You might know Ophira Eisenberg as host of NPR‘s Ask Me Another, or as a regular contributor to The Moth story slams and radio program. She is a celebrated touring comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central and NBC. She just taped her latest special, produced by Lewis Black, which will be available everywhere soon!

Gibran Saleem is a comedian who has been featured on Comedy Central, the Tamron Hall Show on ABC, and has opened for Hasan Minhaj.

Yasmin Elhady has appeared on stages across the US and Europe, including The Kennedy Center, NBC, NPR, and Netflix is a Joke. When she’s not on stage, she’s taking on systemic inequality as a lawyer.

Corey Ryan Forrester has been featured on ABC, HBO, BBC, CBC, Esquire, Forbes Magazine, and is a contributor for The Huffington Post and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. He is part of the highly popular wellRED Comedy national tour.

Rola Z is the creator of Funny Arabs Show, sold-out sensation at The Kennedy Center, Union Stage, and Montreal. She was awarded artist-in-residence at the Kennedy Center, has opened for Sammy Obeid and Zarna Garg and performed at Howard Theater, Gotham Comedy Club, and Miracle Theater, DC Improv, DC Comedy Loft, Joe’s Pub and is a regular at NY Arab American Comedy Festival.