You will be focusing on Mo Amer, a Comedian whose family fled Kuwait during the

You will be focusing on Mo Amer, a Comedian whose family fled Kuwait during the Gulf War. They immigrated to Houston, Texas. Mo Amer’s Comedy is often expressly political, perhaps more than any other Comedian we will talk about in this course. Please answer the questions as if you are an immigrant yourself and how you connect to Mo Amer.
Question One
Let’s start with the content of Mo Amer’s Standup Comedy Specials and other performance clips (Colbert Report, etc). How would you characterize Mo Amer’s message or themes about his Refugee experience in America? Also, in his Standup, when it comes to stereotypes of Refugees and of Middle Easterners, does he embrace those stereotypes? Does he challenge them? Or both?
Question Two
In this question, please focus on the content of various interviews with Amer. Consider what you have learned from various interviews (print, podcast and on-camera). How would you characterize Mo Amer’s innermost thoughts about his role as a representative of Middle Eastern Refugees and his approach to that role? And how has he adapted to that role in the wake of his career success?
Question Three
Finally, I’d like to know your opinion on Mo Amer. What is your opinion about the way he uses his platform? Taking all of the materials into account (performances, interviews, podcasts and his eponymous Netflix series), and all of the various ideas and opinions he has expressed, what is your opinion about how Mo Amer approaches his role as a cultural representative for Middle Eastern Refugees? Do you think he uses his platform responsibly? Do you find yourself curious to learn more about his work and viewpoints?
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COMEDY SPECIALS: WATCH THESE ON NETFLIX
Mo Amer
-The Vagabond (2018)
-Mohammed In Texas (2021)

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