Backstage at Arabs Gone Wild in D.C. //

02.03.10

bySeif Al-Din

A sold out Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C. was full of laughs on Saturday night for the US kick-off of the Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour. FEN caught up with the wild bunch — which included Dean Obeidallah, Maysoon Zayid, Aaron Kader, Eman and Said Durrah — just before they hit the stage for some pre-game jokes.

We learned of Said Durrah’s Louis Armstrong impersonation at the Big Brown Comedy Hour, but we didn’t know he also does quite the Smeagle impression. Audio coming soon?

Aaron Kader gets serious before closing the show with hilarity.

Special guest from Montreal — Eman warmed the crowd up. We look forward to seeing more of her.

A packed, mostly-on-time crowd of 1300+…