A Saudi, an Indian and an Iranian walk into a Qatari bar ... | Maz Jobrani | TED

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Iranian-American comedian Maz Jobrani takes to the TEDxSummit stage in Doha, Qatar to take on serious issues in the Middle East -- like how many kisses to give when saying "Hi," and what not to say on an American airplane.
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[@AP-gb1yk]

Half of indians landed here watching 'Indian' in the title..

[@ritikraj9471]

this is an extreme level of curiosity

[@AP-gb1yk]

@@ritikraj9471 and better /GB data rates too

[@ritikraj9471]

yeah true☺

[@harshitraj4209]

Not everyone

[@nw3877]

why wouldn't they ? probably saudis and iranis landed here too.

[@spachkhe]

Between all his comedy he said some thing very important. ""Travel and understand people. "" By doing this we can avoid many misunderstandings and perceptions. 100% agree

[@fnur51]

agreed

[@theserialskeptic7075]

He forgot to say that if you TRAVEL to muslim countries, you could end up beheaded.

[@goldenmohammed999]

+theserialskeptic no you couldn't, unless you behead someone else who deserves living. don't judge people just by listening to what others say. God gave you a mind please use it.

[@user-hc8ih2gl3v]

+Hiindxx you can get shot in USA too just walking around

[@rajabisnis]

your comment actually shows the exact opposite of what is being accused. I quarantee you won't get shot simply because of your appearance there, but here you are telling people fake stories so who misunderstood who?

[@adriaanvanthof7001]

Only a true artist can make a mixed group laugh like this and let outsiders like me laugh probably even harder.

[@Sophia-23]

That's really good. 👍

[@SiliconBong]

After he took the red pill CYPHER lost a successful stage career.

[@davidasare6841]

So true

[@erikafinland2162]

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[@chukwueleke1959]

So true, he is really good at it

[@DLF218]

The power of laughter and the ability not to take things too seriously. Humor brings us together. Love the Middle East.

[@uttkarshkumar6897]

Within 7 Minutes, he Roasted nearly 10 - 15 countries. 💥

[@viva9245]

because he is so ignorant. when they have nothing to say start to make fun of other,

[@bitchette]

@@viva9245 nope. You gotta know a lot about someone or about a place, and be clever, to make jokes that actually make people laugh of themselves. Laughing of something isn't stupidity and sometimes, it's even cleverness. He could have made these jokes about France and you wouldn't have said the same thing. You can watch Paul Taylor if you want something similar. He's killing my country and it's funny !

[@ajitkumar15]

Uttkarsh kumar he was just joking man

[@mattball7074]

@Cat & Billi Not all the crowd, unfortunately.

[@mdfaheemuddin2031]

Never mind, he is a fan of Carry

[@Ri9e]

You know the future is dark when a channel like Ted, Clickbait's you

[@jakubveselka361]

Yes, that was truly cheap. :-(

[@startingpoint9579]

@wheels turn wtf bro!!

[@markmark-rc3mz]

the sin of Sunni's never allows for good healthy laughs

[@04jps]

I know right hahahaha

[@mennatallah-aly]

@wheels turn ted is basically a media organization posting "ideas worth spreading" videos.

[@tashyabraj]

Offensive to everyone so offensive to none. Not hitting a particular section of society. Genuinely hilarious. The perfect stand up.

[@Aman-td9nl]

In log ko aata h ki comedy kaise karte h...apne india ke comedians comedy kam political seat ke liye zyada ladte h

[@infinityxtanishq8712]

@@Aman-td9nl so true lol

[@DiabloOutdoors]

very true

[@melvinshelton8448]

What a wonderful man, with a wonderful act. I would love to see more of him here, and in a wider venue. I blundered into this channel by accident, but because of this presentation, I will subscribe. Who knew that the different brands of people from the Middle East can convey so much detailed information with only three kisses?

[@archankumarmyana40]

When an Arab says Strawberry, rainbow, tooti frooti in the middle of a conversation, they feel like code words 😂

[@arc0613]

Dude ur name is archan, and i laughed so much because mine us archana .😶

[@serialskeptic]

I will vote you for the next Chief of RAW or AntiTerroristForce

[@farQuhar85]

Only one fault: He has Iranian roots. Yes, there’s a difference between Iran and Arab.

[@serialskeptic]

@@farQuhar85 Both are EQUALLY dangerous

[@dattebayo2000]

@@serialskeptic nope kid, get out of the basement

[@GS-qe3pt]

Now gotta make "Indian and Chinese enter in a hotel". 34 M views guaranteed.

[@DrAdityaa]

Hahaha true af.. Chances of trending in India is also there.

[@ThePrinceOfTheEast_Official]

@Kazumi San 😀😁😁😂well said, bro.

[@alexsamuel514]

This funnier than the talk itself lol

[@sepakbolago7549]

don't forget wkwkwk land. you've got +5 M views guaranteed.

[@muhammadzaini5728]

+ indonesia and philipine then make it B

[@anamikakumari4209]

Indian title is enough for million view.....

[@roymiller4513]

Haha 😂😂😂

[@vladailic5945]

rofl

[@saiyedrayhan7324]

Lmaooo

[@dobdobyesyes720]

Arabs like me and persian people exist too not only indians

[@rahulk1203]

And when it gets millions of views whole world scratches it’s head and falls for click bait too! 😂

[@keralajanasevakendram9518]

I LOVE HOW THE AUDIENCE REACTED TO HIS JOKES. GENTLE, POLITE GIVING A HUGE SMILE ONE FACES,NOT MAKING SUCH A LOUD NOISE. JUST THEIR HAPPY FACES IS ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THEY ENJOY THIS SHOW. SURE THIS ARAB AUDIENCE NEEN BIG RESPECT.

[@BrandonYoungMusic]

This is actually amazing. It’s clean, funny and it’s not offensive.

[@BlueinanotherLanguage]

People who get offended by comedy are idiots.

[@lovemorenk6501]

I love it. Make people laugh without any “bad words” it’s possible here’s the proof.

[@benden5095]

I love clean comedy. Most "comedians" have no material so they just throw in some expletives.

[@lovemorenk6501]

Damion Copeland exactly

[@jimsmith1846]

Some comedians go for the "shock value" and a cheap laugh.

[@awkela3316]

You can watch fluffy also I think he is even better

[@udkiannarajrajathinagaran4463]

Lovemore Nk very true.

[@aryamahima3]

I'm Indian. I never knew that saudis laughs so openly... please don't take me wrong... I just love the talk...

[@rejencann7411]

They laugh loud enough to make it hearable across the whole peninsula

[@markmark-rc3mz]

the sin of Sunni's never allows for good healthy laughs

[@markmark-rc3mz]

@Mohammedi wonder if you can laugh without guilt

[@moodylad2033]

@Mohammed oOOOOoooOOoOO

[@deniseg-hill1730]

They are Qataris not S/Arabians. Saudis wear red checked Keffiyehs. Qataris and Emiratis wear white Keffiyehs.

[@user-vx1my2dg3x]

That is so amazing! I expected a TED talk from a comedian, and what I witnessed instead was mind-blowing, heartfelt and inspiring wisdom. Thank you so much for this!

[@scintillam_dei]

"mind-blowing" TERRORIST!

[@johnoneill1386]

I learned more about the cultures of more Middle Eastern countries from this video then I ever did in Social Studies.

[@kianhorn8209]

Lived in Qatar for 10 years, and I clicked to hear about this "Qatari Bar".

[@unknownuser927]

Me too

[@abdurrahman-se6cc]

same here..

[@down2uranus]

😂

[@DatLeo47]

Same.....

[@fari7357]

never ever in my 6 years in qatar life i heard of a qatari bar-

[@owlbeback1660]

I just love how at around 4:26, he talks about how middle eastern people laugh.. and the camera immediately pans to the most disinterested woman in the crowd

[@adelhamdi9247]

@Ahamad Anees she probably had no clue what he was talking about 😂

[@josephshields2057]

maybe they are cautious because of some of the strict laws in certain country,s

[@pingpong3248]

Um sorry but I think they were some important people so...

[@AshishSharma-cg4lt]

She is Indian

[@rahathossainrahim6035]

@@AshishSharma-cg4lt you wish😂

[@satyam3129]

OMG he said many serious things with so much Simplicity and made ppl laugh. Hats off to you.

[@sunderwood9321]

My great grandmother was Cherokee and she was married off to foreigner, she told a beautiful story about not understanding the different languages! She didn’t understand the women and thought they were saying the same horrible things others were saying, as she learned the language she realized they admired and respected her for being so brave , having had no rights themselves and were paying her compliments and love!

[@saum61096]

I bet half of you landed after reading "A Saudi, an Iranian and an Indian.."

[@soorajvijayan4620]

Sure it is

[@bushiseshin]

Yes and what do u think is wrong with that?

[@saum61096]

@@bushiseshin there's no mention of it the entire act.. it's just used to attract us.. that's the problem.

[@athulak]

@@saum61096 There are no bars in Qatar, genius! That's the joke!

[@saum61096]

@@athulak wow Genius I would have never known, had you not imparted such wisdom.. hum toh dhanya hogaye aapka logic sunke..

[@tariqalmutairi9788]

So much love to Iranian ppl from Saudi Arabia :) love u brothers

[@TathD]

Haha!

[@tariqalmutairi9788]

Hello sister

[@abdulaziz-cq3uc]

Hediyeh B oh cool , i love iranian girls they’re all so beautiful

[@tariqalmutairi9788]

i said nothing bruh :P

[@tariqalmutairi9788]

I wouldn't bruh , lemme tell u something i've gotten a lot of friends from Iran so they've the same lov that i've to Samam " may Allah have mercy on him so i don't respect your opinion bro , try to spread the lov with all Muslims not dividing , الرسول عليه الصلاه والسلام قال لافرق بين عربي واعجمبي الا بالتقوي .. وخلك محضر خير واجعلهم يحبون ديننا وطننا مو كافي الاعلام ضالم السعوديه ، مشكور اخوي :)

[@user-xk2mv3fj2l]

I am Japanese。 I see it in subtitles, but it's very interesting. 笑笑 Strawberry 笑

[@bandanasaikia6048]

Strawberry

[@zoolnet2099]

😍💋

[@drnkbh6754]

itchigo

[@yanry7152]

मुझे आपका मजाक समझने में थोड़ा Rainbow समय लगा 😂😂

[@somedeepbarat9852]

@@yanry7152 mukhe samajh nahi aya.....can u explain??

[@yuliamykhats5778]

In this stand, this presenter could unite several nations without offending any of them.He found a positive in every thing that happened to him.

[@infinitypoker6383]

this made me proud to see all these people getting along... beautiful

[@semsemeini7905]

Getting along? LOL. Qatar is now under boycott.

[@tommi7554]

But still they won't let go oppressing women... niqabis, burkhas and so on. It's so sad they still don't have equal rights and yet the people are talking about racism, which is same thing when you have different rules and rights to women and man, just based on gender. Only colour seems to matter.

[@mohedshaikh3138]

Tommi it’s not required by anybody in Qatar to do any of these things and tbh my mother gets paid more than my father lol 😂 and she can work anywhere so there are equal rights but if anybody is forced to do anything it’s because of their family ( eg: father or mother)not the country itself. Hope this was helpful👍🏻👍🏻

[@peteamos5596]

We are just ppl from different lands we're more the same than different.

[@UltraGalacticSuperFantastic]

@@tommi7554 Didn't you see the crowd? Beautiful women left right n center, some with niqabs and some without...they looked fine to me. In fact they looked healthier and more stylish than most American women...

[@matiasgipler4724]

Strawberry..... that killed me

[@mouied]

Hahahha me to :p

[@unoarun1]

Matias Gipler What abt tutti fruity..lol

[@92kartelzbak]

+Matias Gipler that became an internal joke between my wife and i when we in public speaking Arabic lmao .

[@ntsempty1209]

+Matias Gipler labalalakha laabalbalb STRAWBERRY

[@xxdeserthunterxx2819]

that was far from the funniest joke here

[@the_grand_tourer]

Amazing! 16m views and ZERO dislikes! This talk must be having a positive effect. I've been to Doha, so great to hear so many things I recognise turned into a shared humour.

[@Pakistan-db6gr]

I wish Pakistani and Indian become friends and we're traveling easily into each other's country. We need talks and laughs.

[@snsbntsns4763]

I'm with those who believe in ALLĀH and His Messenger! Never ever going to put India above Muslims - nationalism is the poison of The Ummah.

[@amansinghrathore8308]

@@snsbntsns4763 then get out of india..

[@aliasad2143]

@@snsbntsns4763 come on man.. I’m a Muslim Pakistani with a lot a Hindu Indian friends. Just grow up

[@snsbntsns4763]

@@amansinghrathore8308 I'm not Indian just to begin with, nor ever went there nor plannin' for goin' there in the near future either! So just STFU!

[@snsbntsns4763]

@@aliasad2143 I may still have to grow, but I don't think as much as you. I don't care if you've pagan Hindu friends or Christian friends, what I care about is somethin' else - your identity and puttin' anythin' before ALLĀH or The Messenger or Islam! As long as India continues its brutal treatment of Muslims (especially Kashmiri ones), we canNOT be their friends and same goes with freakin' China, as long as they continue their brutal genocide of Muslims we canNOT be their friends, Our goverments have sold and are sellin' Pakistan to China to make it a chinese personal colony, and the Chinese already started their project by the dept trap.

[@hawkofarabia1013]

he is a good iranian .. hope all Iranians are like him ..

[@Braglemaster123]

Abdul Allah He doesn't talk about peace with Israel ??? Why not ????!

[@Nada.AlShingiti]

Abdul Allah you're a good Saudi, hope all Saudis are like you

[@romaanbaloch3925]

what kind of comment is this? so u mean all americans should be peaceful and all indians should be cab drivers and all iranians should be comedians . LMAO

[@lucadorsay242]

Richard B. Davis dude you're calling me stupid? You don't even know the difference between 'you're' and 'your'

[@LukeroGt]

hawk Of arabia Iranians are some of the most respectful and civilised humans on Earth.

[@vikramsrinivasan8176]

When did TED started to do stand up comedy show?

[@suheti]

The E stands for entertainment. Just not that often highlighted.

[@sammamishq7688]

some places can only talk about current issues in the light of humor, being it or the joke or the victim does that. it is sad but nice, we deserve in the west to have to think deeply about actions and causes and in the east they really deserve to laugh. this christmas some western child will want nothing more than to get a drone for xmas and some kid in the east will fear nothing more. horrible world. horrible technology.

[@hydragons]

This much more than a comedy show.

[@darken6298]

from the point where they decided to do shows in the middle east!

[@gubbikiller]

this is a testament to "diversity can be united" wonder how it would have went down, if it was made today though

[@warwithlife]

Wow man hats off to you. It was entertaining and informative too. I loved it. Lots of love from India 🇮🇳❤️

[@mariamercedesmarquez1759]

¡Fantástico! Aquí, en Caracas, ya lo he visto varias veces y no paro de reír. Gracias, TED

[@keithriemer3622]

Dude you just brought together every race in the world with that show and was incredible and funny and just awesome! Thank you brother for just being human!

[@ragemsaid8697]

Keith Riemer m Somali I don’t even lough any more But he really excellent All I hear a news that my pple r dyin killed by American drone

[@saidmahumed6958]

Dude this guy is Incredible.....He just explained the whole Middle-East criteria in just 7min ....LOL

[@victoriabodnarchuk7648]

It’s amazing talk.The Speaker can made audience laugh and manage to exposed the problems very successfully,that makes his speech prosperous:)

[@abuubakarjuma6149]

I look at the crowd I only see DIVERSITY and It's the most beautiful thing to see

[@nikhilbaranwal7317]

Then you should visit India once

[@mohit_panjwani]

@@nikhilbaranwal7317 you wouldn’t find any Europeans there.

[@timsplanet2]

How many non-Muslims?

[@infinityxtanishq8712]

@@mohit_panjwani yeah well you’re a century late , before that you could’ve found , the French , Dutch , English , German even the Japanese here😂 (if u know what I mean)

[@dev_peace_soul]

@@mohit_panjwani lol we have two European languages French and English Then pondicherry In cities like delhi,mumbai,banglore there are like tons of foreigners 🤣

[@maomao2649]

"Never Hi-jack!"😂😂

[@orange.M]

proud with you as an iranian❤️

[@user-zh1zk9zu7x]

I love this guy! Thank you for making TED talk a fun to watch!

[@pedrotomcat8232]

Damn. English is my third language, but i need about 10sec to get that "hi jack...!" 😂

[@BBShaw-cd9wz]

Pedro toMCat. Not your fault, he was saying it as it is one word instead of Hi! Jack. Just FYI, Jack is a nickname for John.

[@randomdude9135]

@@BBShaw-cd9wz How Jack can be nickname of John? There should atleast be some connection between name and nickname 🙄

[@BBShaw-cd9wz]

MATH Genius not sure, I think it is one of those names that got changed through the years or got a shorthand

[@hurakagame9195]

"Greetings Jack!" ..instead of.. "Hi Jack" similar to "Hijack!" #ISeeWhatYouDidThere

[@juliusmaehlich3138]

@@BBShaw-cd9wz Jack is not a nickname for John.

[@Forflies]

Didn't know Ted uploads stand-up. I love this :)

[@Baqsam99]

Stand-up is a speech done right without all the corniness.

[@amirawan89]

Forflies Y GULWS

[@psquare2260]

Yes, exactly...

[@VibrantDesigns]

Watch Russel Peters if you want stuff like this. Russel Peters is an Indian comedian who makes fun of all races lol

[@ilin3911]

Forflies neither did i 😂

[@anicega]

Love our Middle Eastern sisters and brothers! Love from Turkey!

[@Sisiboi]

I love our Turkish brothers and sisters

[@iDm0Nd]

Turkey is a Middle Eastern country.

[@yarenguney6410]

@@iDm0Nd we never said it isnt

[@Wolvendom]

Aww love you guys back from Iran 💞💞 love my fellow Middle Easternsrs💞🥰

[@yuproska8997]

@@iDm0Nd Actually, we come from Mongolia and our numbers increase over time, then we Turkify many nations, it is called Devshirme in Turkish. Greeks, Iranians and many other peoples are becoming Turkish. 

[@punnaroothsrimongkolsilp1543]

I love watching Ted. So I learn something new every day, thank you for sharing 🙏

[@darkprinceamith]

I was expecting him to say Mr worldwide all the time.

[@Nada.AlShingiti]

Darkprince amith now THAT'S funny!!! Hhhhhhhhhhhh

[@abhishetty2637]

this is a underrated comment

[@TherapyNature]

Lol he looks him so well

[@khaelstorm2552]

And maybe shout "WEEEEEEEEEE-YUUUUU"

[@DodyShawky]

DarkPrinceAmith LOL

[@BroskieFC]

5:31 That death stare, though

[@zoravarsingh5812]

I am someone.. Who is actually going to use the word "though" aptly.... Yes a kind of scary stare, but bloody hot though

[@galslovveme]

I feel both good and bad for the guy who I'm assuming is her spouse

[@yoyoliu6240]

5:33

[@bamobagra7219]

russell peter finally....bald hahaha

[@lostpotato4784]

A beauty tho

[@Tagurrit]

He’s so funny! I love listening to his routines.

[@djstarr-lowery4047]

So wonderful. I didn't know "they" laughed either. Laughter is the universal language. I wish we could all remember that when we stopped laughing - Universal we are all one

[@djstarr-lowery4047]

My father (of course fought WW II) send the USA was the greatest greatest country. Strangely even as a teenager I thought to myself "but Dad you haven't been anywhere else"

[@djstarr-lowery4047]

Sorry hit the wrong button must continue... We "Americans" are so sure we are so much better that we never pause to hear or learn other cultures. For this I apologize. And sincerely, if anyone out there knows of any course/ any place that I should go to learn about you - please tell me.

[@mehboobkm3728]

Love this guy!! Talking about very serious and sensitive things that plague our society these days with a tint of humor. I advise people to visit countries like Iran to know how beautiful those countries and how friendly their people are rather than just being prejudiced and believe what you want to believe!

[@wildlifeartistgj]

An ambassador for peace, respect, kindness and fairplay. We can all learn from one another.

[@pennywaters2740]

funniest man i have heard in a long time - and to see how his audience got it - i burst out laughing so many times - a real joy to listen and watch - many thanks

[@almazwondimu7063]

Thank you dear. Travel and understand don't judge. excellent massage. Similar to seeing is Believing

[@subhasishbhattacharjee8283]

where is "A Saudi, an Indian and an Iranian walk into a Qatari bar "......??......TED is now using fake titles........!!

[@habibalikhan2137]

Exactly! Where is it?

[@subhasishbhattacharjee8283]

Just for views now ted is also fooling ppl........:p

[@habibalikhan2137]

Even Ted is doing that! Thats bad.

[@ltc0060]

it is called clickbait.

[@sly4u247]

Rahul Saraswat you're correct even I clicked the title seeing the word Indian !!!

[@danish5087]

I just came across this video randomly and i must say this was very entertaining. This guy seems genuinely talented (this is the first time have seen him) but more impressively, his jokes were funny yet elegant unlike other stand up comedians who always turn to vulgarity and profanity to make their jokes funny.

[@1GLDNLDY]

Oh, he does use some choice language from time-to-time. He just doesn't heavily depend on it for his act. Besides, he is in an area where the majority are Muslims, so he keeps it clean there.

[@mohaleph]

he is Maz Jobrani

[@danish5087]

P̷s̷ʏ̷ᴄ̷ʜ̷ᴏ̷ᴛ̷ɪ̷ᴄ̷ R̷ᴀ̷ɪ̷ɴ̷ʙ̷ᴏ̷ᴡ̷ᴢ̷ Actually I live in Dubai and have been living here my whole life as I was born here, so I am very well aware of Arab culture :)

[@d.e.b.b5788]

The thing is, words which some consider vulgar and profane, others use regularly in daily life, so they no longer have any impact to those folks. So it's actually the material, not the words, which is funny. We have to get over both the idea that some words are bad and others good, as well as getting over nudity or even underwear. It's become ridiculous. A girl will wear a string bikini on the boardwalk, casually walking down the ocean side, yet, become freaked out if her skirt rips at work and you can see her slip.

[@salimomary8316]

What his name??

[@billyandrew]

This guy is hilarious! 😂😂😂

[@sistakia33]

I can't believe this popped up on my feed again! Awesome!

[@vidulab3977]

A few people at Walmart freaked out when my friend started speaking Arabic to her parents on the phone. It was so funny 😂

[@grahamblack1961]

I was living in Doha in 2012, this is all totally spot on. Especially about the cab drivers who have just arrived in the country and don't know where they are going. I loved Doha though, crazy town that it is.

[@tramlad2]

Brilliant really enjoyed this, gives a new slant on Arab humour , so nice to see the real people , relaxed and laughing ,amazing act

[@dwanemarsh4378]

Congrats on passing over 15Million views+! Big deal! Great job! Pointing out diversity is always a positive thing to me.

[@farismag]

اضحكتنا واسعدتنا Rainbow عرض مسلي جدا

[@abo0od1996]

+Almag, Faris هههههههه

[@scoobyroo06]

+Almag, Faris lol

[@TheAdvenCast]

and here u go getting likes lol

[@mathikmathik7471]

lol

[@asl4life443]

"We were very pleased with the rainbow"

[@floyd7835]

Loads of love from India 🇮🇳🙏😘 we need people like you to make this a better world....that lady at 5:35 give her some laughing gas

[@maccybear8093]

Haha I was thinking the same. Maybe she doesn't want wrinkles.

[@subhabaskaran1849]

@@maccybear8093 or maybe she just does not find it funny

[@mumu5314]

Or maybe she doesn't understand English 🤣🤣

[@scintillam_dei]

¡Es hermosísima! She's gorgeous.

[@amin4946]

@@scintillam_dei ولی اصلا اعصاب ندارد 😂

[@canadianasterixgmail]

Very creative - I enjoyed this - thank you for the upload! Thumbs-up for you

[@johnsimpson5471]

He's a brilliant comedian!

[@SuperLusername]

he's gonna hijack the plane with some ice cream -ded

[@celiashen5490]

I wanna be on that flight!

[@penikoroi7057]

Evilsamar hahaha

[@celiashen5490]

Drop ded ted?

[@Salakert]

Hi Jack!

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Lol!

[@caramelcoffees]

this was really cute to watch. He was kinda right when he said you never see muslims/middle-eastern ppl laughing in the movies. I mean obviously, I know intellectually that muslims do laugh and that they're like any other people, but I've never actually seen a video with muslims laughing and joking about their culture.... it's nice. Wish all the islamophobes could see this.

[@mamdouhalmutairi5062]

no we laugh if we like the jock but if is it boring why should I laugh like crazy.lol and u guys specially American dont know how to make jock to make people laugh,, Yes I agree with u because we respect and love our culture why should we make joke or laughing about the oldest culture in history in the earth but if u said western Culture yeah I will laugh to death.Lamo

[@caramelcoffees]

Mamdouh Almutairi i'll assume you mean "joke" by "jock", and while I respect that you respect your culture, it's not nice to laugh at others' cultures.

[@rationalmartian]

caramel coffee Bullshit. I constantly laugh at jokes about our/my culture,or even myself. If you are unable to laugh at yourself, or your own culture, there is something seriously wrong with you and your culture. If it is SO fragile as to be beyond criticism or ridicule, I think you should give it some though as to why it seems that is. Could it be that you are so worried about scrutinising what or why you believe what you do, and may find something you don't like, or that some beliefs are not warranted after all.

[@caramelcoffees]

rationalmartian what are you talking about? Literally what was the point of that rant? In my original comment I said it's nice to see people joking about their own culture, and in my second comment I said that it's not cool to ridicule OTHERS' cultures. You're criticizing something that I have not said? I actually agree with you? I'm confused?? Calm down???

[@ytxmak]

caramel coffee You said- it's not nice to laugh at others' cultures. Why not?

[@masail1010]

God bless you, I haven’t laughed so hard in a very long time. The 3 kisses … omg so funny 🤣😂

[@vincenzosciullo8715]

I love this guy! He is a peacemaker. Bless you Max!

[@arjunpavithran]

i never thought arabs would be this fun loving and open minded, guess this video changed my view about them, though i know iranian's are friendly but didnt knew about qatri's and all

[@Olay16]

depends where you are from. saudi arabians are not open minded at all.

[@StarlightBibi]

+Olay16 Dont talk about Saudis if you're not one of them. I am a Saudi and open-minded.

[@mohaamd_7505]

+Olay16 Maz Jobrani had a massive comedy tour in Saudi arabia, it was a success.

[@Olay16]

Mohaamd Almojil he dindt do jokes about saudi arabians. All the points I said above are trie. Saudi arabians are known for their lack of humor

[@kashmiripundit5455]

+Olay16 yea , they still follow stone age book's so obviously close minded in qatar

[@michaelzheng5250]

Moroccans: We kiss four times to greet! Lebanese: Really? We only do three Egyptians: That’s way too much Me, a Chinese, really confused: You guys greet via kissing?

[@TwistedAlphonso1]

And Latinos : Just 1 is fine.

[@keithbrown9984]

In America we don't kiss at all. That's gay

[@michaelzheng5250]

Keith Brown Neither in China, I find it weird, but I guess the Middle Easterners and Europeans don’t

[@macmu881]

@@keithbrown9984 you mean Arabs are gays?

[@annabimohammed3412]

@@keithbrown9984 Your name is Keith and you're worried that kissing is considered gay!!!

[@captainxyz8]

I love this talk. Amazing!

[@cristoroi420]

Thank you Maziyar , another Great guy with Great Persian humour :-) I also enjoy listing to Omid Djalili , he is a Great stand-up comedian, ,

[@michaelmorgan6171]

Makes you realize ..we are all the same...only governments and rulers seperate us.

[@marinitsag]

No, mate. Religion, customs, traditions, ethics and the lack of education and critical thinking seperate people too.

[@Mog435]

try religion and death cults !!!

[@yahyaelyaslone2344]

Michael Morgan you are 101% right. Glad people know about this.

[@lestahass8849]

@@marinitsag Nope many religions got along finely until sume ruler came in and started favouring some over others which caused disingenuouity and hatred and seperation between others. (for materlistic selfish reason). Take for example Sunnis and shias in Iraq. Before saddam u couldn't even tell the difference between the two cuz they just got along finely. Comes saddam, starts favouring the Sunnis which as human nature's goes cussed the shias to dislike the Sunnis. Then when saddam left. It was like let's get revenge for the shias. And then the secterian events occurred in 2006 where u were getting killed for being the opposite sect of the same religion, bearing in mind that 40 years ago they would pray in the same mosque. Now people are getting more educated and more civilised and after ISIS came in both Sunnis and shias fought against them and defended their country. And then they realised how similar they r again and now u rarely see in secterian tension anymore in Iraq 😊

[@jamesandrew1750]

If where're all the same then how is diversity a strength?

[@gioromano4412]

Lovely audience and a wonderful speaker! I am Filipino but I felt like I am from Middle East while watching this clip! Cool!

[@Pippie5555]

Me too.

[@user-hy5nl9mj4i]

I want to say that the video was exhaustive for me and full of cool emotions and raised serious issues that were announced through the positive, this dude was able to describe a certain brazen stereotypes outdated and irrelevant at the moment, we need to be more loyal to each other and remember that we turn people.

[@charmaine8512]

I missed visiting Doha _ it was in my bucket list. And by the way I love the ME greetings _ sheer warmth and genuine!

[@lettielotho-chiok7589]

He's ridiculous! Such a delight to hear a Middle East guy (of course he's a comedian) but he's downright funny touching on different nationalities esp. Middle Easterners with such humour and wit. Laughter is wonderful, it brings joy and openness.

[@joe9092410767]

travel is important. the more i travel and find people to be awesome, the more i despise war. We regular people have no quarrels with each other.

[@vondas1480]

This is a false perception that we Arabs are very good at creating. Making a tourist like you is very easy, we have this weird obsession with guests/politeness to cover up the fact islam has no morality whatsoever. Talk to them about serious issues/challenge them on any moral issue and they will show what demons they are. Any bomb that decreased the number of muslims was a gift to the Arab people and I am grateful.

[@amikkalsi]

Strawberry🤣 Rainbow🤣🤣 Tutti fruti 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Hijack the plane....Lol. *dies laughing*

[@jayarbolida6131]

hahaha yeah lol

[@zeeshanakber6585]

LOL

[@timomastosalo]

Hi, Jack!

[@nickshiflet2094]

Zeeshan Akber 6

[@wondybasa1077]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@alishadlu9730]

You are the best. No close second! Keep up the good work. 🙏

[@victoriacoura8834]

"You know the Middle East is goig crazy when Lebanon is the most peaceful place in the region" HAHAHAHAHA

[@vinpalmos4116]

Hi 🙋‍♂️

[@irbis_rosh]

@@vinpalmos4116 ...Jack?

[@vinpalmos4116]

@@irbis_rosh whos jack? 😄

[@vinpalmos4116]

Hi Victoria :)

[@cchinba]

Why is that? Didn’t get the joke

[@Somd55]

5:33 - the lady didn’t want to come to this show!😀

[@bharathvivek10]

Hope someone knows the name of these deligates

[@AbdullahZahidAfridi]

@@bharathvivek10 so you can ask for Bob & Vegana? Get out of here

[@tanjimirtiza2366]

@@AbdullahZahidAfridi lmao

[@xanderFoxHound]

Ha ha

[@akshayakokkari6185]

Abdullah Zahid Afridi thats f’ing stupid, and damn ignorant too.

[@na_der]

Maz! 1 of the best comedians ever on planet earth!

[@waytosacramento3843]

The world needs more of this!

[@beingtaurus408]

Indeed a blessing to watch people coming together and having a good time 😊

[@reiskywalker17]

"Hi, Jack!" Hahahaha

[@sumanthchowdary2518]

Raey Hanah canned laughter!!

[@juliusmoe-nstar8942]

I am so goddamned glad for once i didn't have a friend called jack... i always say Hi. until i saw this video now i am more careful

[@Josealdojunior248]

The guy is good in feeling people places & Moments in understanding culture’s, Civilisation, Society & Situations. Deep 🥽

[@casadelosotte]

So funny when we can make fun of one another without feeling angry....this was funny....let´s have more jokes! And to my friend Jack: Hi! :-)

[@dcooperpromanager]

I am from England and work in the ME. I have lots of Arab friends and they have a great sense of humour. I think the problem sometimes comes when you make a 'sarcastic' joke and they can misunderstand as an possible insult.

[@RacketTattoo]

where is the joke "A Saudi, an Indian and an Iranian walk into a Qatari bar"?

[@Phantoma3]

I think that's just the title of his skit/act.

[@markfryer9880]

Is Qatar a"dry" country ie no bars, alcohol?

[@Phantoma3]

Mark Fryer, There are bars where you can drink in Qatar.

[@Gooseridez]

Only at hotels mostly or if you own a liquor licence, you can buy from the 1 liquor store :)

[@sgover2002]

They couldnt get in....no Thai

[@clover1383]

The most beautiful roast I've seen till date😂😂...the driver here🤣

[@alexivandamme2303]

Love it. I really enjoy visiting the Middle East. Lots great things to see and food is amazing.

[@osandawidanagamage193]

in Sri lanka we just act like we didn't see each other, life goes on.

[@jbhaltjbhalt8397]

So introverts? Sounds like my type of people

[@qtip6366]

No time for kissing.

[@IB_and_A_Level_Physics]

Not the Sri Lanka I knew! Time to work on your people skills bro???

[@pleejbayyahindinesanalbaas4949]

Seri oombu

[@BlueinanotherLanguage]

Nah you guys just bob your heads side to side like a bobble head on steroids. -Kohomada?! *Bbobbing head side to side* -Mama honda, oya? *bobs head furiously*

[@ssematimbaallan3668]

When Steve Harvey and Pitbull finally have a kid....

[@ranawana86]

can't unsee that

[@greekknighty2563]

Ssematimba Allan 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rexxxar24]

Damn it!

[@sapointi]

Ssematimba Allan i wish i read this sooner makes it so much better

[@florianwolf9380]

His name is Donald Trump ?

[@grandlesoleilmpres5482]

Wow,he's amazing...No DULL Moment,..thank you TED!

[@edgardocipres3031]

so funny even though he's walking into a thin iceberg. loving it!!!

[@Meyra97512]

HI JACK! Oh my God that took 5 seconds to process ahahha! XD

[@markfryer9880]

Meyra It would have been instantaneous back in the 70's

[@gearshifterg9756]

The "Hi Jack" joke was used in a movie in 1977.

[@Rahat2056]

Same took me a good 7

[@MiloudElfarkh]

Still did t get it :(

[@NPC8474]

This was great! Need more like this! Great to see so many people laughing

[@jimpaea5473]

The was 7 minutes of heaven. I just watched this guy for the first time and God is my belly just wow. Very funny I wanna see this guy make it mainstream

[@robertstrum256]

Yes, very funny.

[@707ladytee]

Very funny...and the moral to the story well said!