Maysoon Zayid
Stand-up comedian from United States 🇺🇸
About Maysoon Zayid
Maysoon Zayid is an American actress and comedian of Palestinian descent, known as one of America's first Muslim women comedians. Born in New Jersey in 1974, she earned her BFA in acting from Arizona State University and began her career on the soap opera As the World Turns before turning to stand-up at New York's top clubs, where she takes on serious topics such as the Israel-Palestine conflict. In 2003, she co-founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival with comedian Dean Obeidallah, and in late 2006 she debuted her one-woman show Little American Whore. She appears in the 2013 documentary The Muslims Are Coming! and has presented at the TED annual conference. She also spends three months a year in the Palestinian territories, running an arts program for disabled and orphaned children in refugee camps, funded largely by her comedy work.
Videos (151)
Videos 1 to 24 of 151.
17:49Maysoon vs Trump
42.4K views
2:36Maysoon Zayid: Harram Police
9.4K views
6:20Advice You Don't Want To Hear Palestine Rukab EP
4.8K views
4:55Maysoon's Greatest Hits
4.7K views
8:19Maysoon Zayid 9/30/16
4.1K views
4:56Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine | Rawabi | EP
3.9K views
4:36Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine | Pizza Express Deir Debwan
3K views
1:28Maysoon Zayid: Always a Bridesmaid
2.7K views
4:40Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine | Deir Debwan | EP
2.4K views
47:203 Million Stories Maysoon Zayid
2.4K views
0:16Maysoon - Why I'd win the Oppression Olympics
2.2K views
0:57Maysoon Zayid: Donald Trump is Muslim
2.1K views
1:34Maysoon's AYDWTH : Marriage
2K views
5:04Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine | Jerusalem | EP
1.8K views
4:51Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine | Dheisheh Refugee Camp | EP
1.4K views
0:27Slipper Slap - My mom’s middle name is no mercy.
1.3K views
0:33Always the Designated Driver
1.2K views
1:11:18Maysoon's DisCo Ramallah Øوار المشاغبات - رام الله
1.2K views
16:14Maysoon Zayid at the N.Y.C. Lab School’s Disability, Visibility, and Justice Final Showcase
1.2K views
4:01Maysoon Zayid: Lion King
1.2K views
2:24Maysoon Zayid @ Makers
1.2K views
2:07Maysoon's @CNNTonight Debut!
1.2K views
0:53Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine Season 2 Trailer
1.1K views
4:29Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine | Checkpoint | EP 3
1K viewsGuest appearances (16)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Maysoon Zayid.
Guest appearances 1 to 16 of 16.
49:02What Just Happened?! With John Fugelsang, Maysoon Zayid & Nida Khan
Dean Obeidallah
7.4K views
2:19Dean Obeidallah& Maysoon Zayid& Mohamed Salem on NY1 TV-Ù…Øمد سالم
Mohamed Salem
6.1K views
47:36What Just Happened?! With Jimmy Tingle, Maysoon Zayid & Brian Wohl
Dean Obeidallah
2.1K views
49:45What Just Happened?! on The Dean Obeidallah show show featuring Maysoon Zayid & Keith Price
Dean Obeidallah
1.7K views
47:39What Just Happened?! Featuring Maysoon Zayid, Carole Montgomery & Seena Ghaznavi
Dean Obeidallah
1.5K views
47:44What Just Happened?! with Maysoon Zayid, Reem Edan & Pete Dominick
Dean Obeidallah
1.4K views
47:34What Just Happened?! as Maysoon Zayid, Andrea Jones-Rooy & Amel Khalil tackle Iran war, Kristi Noem
Dean Obeidallah
1.3K views
57:34'What Just Happened?!' with Carolina Hidalgo, Atheer Yacoub, & Maysoon Zayid!
Dean Obeidallah
103 views
53:58'What Just Happened?!' with Maysoon Zayid & Maureen Langan
Dean Obeidallah
100 views
55:38'What Just Happened?!' with Wali Collins & Maysoon Zayid!
Dean Obeidallah
93 views
54:06'What Just Happened?!' with Maysoon Zayid & Sopan Deb!
Dean Obeidallah
88 views
57:21'What Just Happened?!' with Maysoon Zayid & Erik Bransteen!
Dean Obeidallah
44 views
1:54:00'What Just Happened?!' with Sopan Deb & Maysoon Zayid!
Dean Obeidallah
42 views
57:48'What Just Happened?!' with Wali Collins, Raul Reyes & Maysoon Zayid - April 26
Dean Obeidallah
39 views
47:47249: Maysoon Zayid
Judy Gold
8 views
42:09250: Maysoon Zayid (Part II)
Judy Gold
2 viewsChannels on this page: Dean Obeidallah, Mohamed Salem, Judy Gold
Frequently asked questions
Where was Maysoon Zayid born?
Maysoon Zayid, an American actress and comedian, was born in New Jersey in 1974 and earned a BFA in acting from Arizona State University.
How did Maysoon Zayid start her career?
Zayid began on the soap opera As the World Turns before turning to stand-up at top clubs in New York, where she takes on serious topics such as the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Who founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival?
Maysoon Zayid co-founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival in 2003 with comedian Dean Obeidallah.
What is Maysoon Zayid's one-woman show?
In late 2006 Zayid debuted her one-woman show, Little American Whore.
Has Maysoon Zayid spoken at TED?
Yes, Zayid has presented at the TED annual conference, and she also appears in the 2013 documentary The Muslims Are Coming!
What arts program does Maysoon Zayid run?
Zayid spends three months a year in the Palestinian territories running an arts program for children in refugee camps, funded largely by her comedy work.
