The MECF will take place on October 4-7, 2010, in Hollywood, CA.

The breakdown of the Festival is as follows*:

Monday, October 4

Brown Carpet Stand-Up Comedy Gala for Charity
Don't miss the star-studded opening night of the second-annual Middle Eastern Comedy Festival, and share our culture and heritage through fun, original humor that EVERYONE can relate to. The Gala will feature some of the top Middle Eastern stand-up comedians!**

Regardless of your background, you'll love this show...unless your background requires you not to like comedy shows then, well, we can't help you there.

Opening Night Comedians:

K-Von (MTV’s Disaster Date)
Ronnie Khalil (You Can’t Kill Stephen King!, CNN)
Ari Shaffir (HBO’s Down and Dirty)
Maria Shehata (Showtime’s Bridging the Gap)
Max Amini (Heroes, Mind of Mencia)
Amir K (NBC's Stand-Up for Diversity)
Eman Morgan (Showtime’s Bridging the Gap)
Mike Batayeh (You Don’t Mess with Zohan, Sleeper Cell)

Doors at 7:30 p.m., Gala begins promptly at 8:00 p.m., AMERICAN time!
Laugh Factory†, 8001 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA, 90046.
Tickets: $25 General Admission, or $35 for VIP

To purchase tickets for our Opening Night Gala, click here:

Tuesday & Wednesday , October 5 & 6

Sketch Nights: The Wizard of Oz-lamabad...and Other Fine Farces
Join us for two shows each night with the best selection of comedic theater and SNL style sketch comedy written and performed by the best Middle Eastern talent, interspersed with even more stand-up comedy!

Sketch Night Directors
Amir Arison (Vamps)
Bethany Geaber (Criminal Minds)
Patrick Cavanaugh (Mad Men)
Ronnie Khalil (You Can’t Kill Stephen King!)
Ryan P. Shrime (The Unit)

Sketch Night Performers
Aline Elasmar (Huge)
Amro Salama (Modern Family)
Ashley Adler (Gym Rats)
Bethany Geaber (Criminal Minds)
Charles Marina (Beirut...Hide & Seek)
Dan Alemshah (Emergency Room 2)
Jay Ali (Rizzoli & Isles)
Maz Siam (Nude Nuns with Big Guns)
Meena Dimian (Freedomless)
Parisa Fakhri (House)
Ronnie Khalil (You Can’t Kill Stephen King!)
Ryan P. Shrime (The Unit)
Tamara Dhia (Transient)
Ursula Taherian (My Uncle Rafael)
Wissam Saliba (Angels be thy Devil's Prey)

Sketch Night Comedians
Tuesday Early Show: Matthew Nouriel
Tuesday Late Show:  Dana Nasser, Gulden
Wednesday Early Show: Marie-Thérèse Abou-Daoud, Amir Talai
Wednesday Late Show: Charles Marina, Nidhal Abaza

Tuesday and Wednesday, October 5 & 6 - 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. (Two Shows Each Night!)
Acme Comedy Theatre, 135 N. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
Tickets: $15 online, $18 at the door.

To purchase tickets for our Sketch Nights, click here:

Thursday, October 7

Closing Night Showcase, Shenanigans and Shameless Shindiggery!
(i.e. Awesome Show and Closing Party!)
A perfect bookend to the Festival, featuring our full sketch show as well as even more stand-up comedy. Tickets to this show include a VIP pass to our closing party. Come join the cast and crew to unwind, celebrate and tell us how brilliant we are!

Closing Night Sketch Show
See line-up above.

Closing Night Comedians
Jimmy Goson (Kennedy Center)
Noël Elgrably (Sultans of Satire)
Marie-Thérèse Abou-Daoud (NBC Diversity Showcase Finalist)
Ahmed Ahmed (Just Like Us, Axis of Evil, Comedy Central)

Showcase Begins at 7:30 p.m.
Acme Comedy Theatre, 135 N. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
Tickets: $19 online, $22 at the door. Ticket price includes free admission to the afterparty with ticket stub!

Afterparty Location TBD.

To purchase tickets for our Closing Night Sketch and Stand-Up Showcase and afterparty, click here:

* Line-ups, showtimes and ticket prices all subject to change. Tickets purchased online may be subject to a nominal service fee.

† Two Item Minimum