Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

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Summary:
Comic and filmmaker Albert Brooks serves his country while struggling to get some laughs in this offbeat satiric comedy. Brooks plays himself, a comedic filmmaker whose most recent success was providing the voice of a fish for an animated feature and who has just been passed by as director for a remake of Harvey. As Brooks wonders what's going to happen next with his caree... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Albert Brooks - (Albert Brooks)
Sheetal Sheth - (Maya)
Jon Tenney - (Mark)
John Carroll Lynch - (Stuart)
Amy Ryan - (Emily)
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Review:
The setup for Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World -- that the government sends Albert Brooks, playing a variation on his neurotic, narcissistic comedic persona, on an international fact-finding mission in order to learn what makes people in Muslim countries laugh -- is little more than an excuse for Brooks to fire off a stream of his ch... Continue >>

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