Iranian-American Maz Jobrani gets the honors as the first stand-up comedian to premiere a special on NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming platform. Jobrani filmed his “Peaceful Warrior” hour while on tour ...

(CBS Local)-- Stand-up comedian Maz Jobrani has performed all over the world and now he is regular at two of the biggest comedy clubs in the country in The Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Los ...

MAZ JOBRANI The first TV role I got in Hollywood, there was a show called Chicago Hope, and I actually auditioned to play a security guard in a hospital. And there’s a disease going around. And so the ...

Maz Jobrani is a founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He is not afraid to address controversial topics, using humor to help the western audience understand some of the societal issues that ...

Comedian and actor Maz Jobrani, known for his jokes and riffs about living as an Iranian immigrant in the United States, will host the International Emmy Awards Gala in New York on Monday, November 20 ...

He filmed his very first Netflix standup special at the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital back in 2017. In this Dec. 22, 2009 photo, Iranian comedian Maz Jobrani poses at the Laugh Factory in Los ...

Growing up in an immigrant family, comedian Maz Jobrani knew his parents wanted him to be a lawyer or doctor, maybe an engineer. When he became a comedian, he says, the whole community was sad for the ...

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Comedian Maz Jobrani talks about his volunteer work phone-banking for Joe Biden, his long-time criticism of President Trump and why mispronouncing his name is like "fingernails on a chalkboard." By ...

It is well after dark but the action is just getting started on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. This famous West Hollywood road, dotted with marquee signs and patrolled by paparazzi, is where ...

Maz Jobrani is an immigrant from Iran, and his comedy is often focused on fatherhood, social issues, and politics. He likes to target President Trump, and was especially critical when Trump’s travel ...