Maysoon Zayid
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 73 to 96 of 151.
3:11Advice You Don't Want To Hear Episode 12 BLOOPERS HD
312 views
1:03That one time my dad convinced me Mr. Softy killed my sibling…
301 views
1:57Advice on How to Pack a Party | Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want to Hear: Season 5 - Taybeh Winery
291 views
2:05Let's Talk About Death Baby | Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want to Hear: Season 5 - Mar Saba
283 views
1:55Just Read! | Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want to Hear: Season 5 - Betin
280 views
1:47Maysoon's AYDWTH Season 4: Love Actually
270 views
9:44Fire & Snow 4
268 views
0:12Here's my big !
266 views
4:03Maysoon's DisCo Reel
263 views
1:15Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine Season 2 Trailer
263 views
0:58Be Our Guest - Congratulations! Nobody wants to go to your wedding.
262 views
0:11Get your own Advice You Don't Want to Hear
259 views
1:02New York Arab American Comedy Festival
256 views
1:12Maysoon's Advice You Don’t Want to Hear: Episode 1
254 views
1:18The 18th Annual New York Arab American Comedy Festival
245 views
12:20Fire & Snow with Maysoon Zayid & Alyee Snow: Episode 5
241 views
2:14Makeup Advice | Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want to Hear: Season 5 - Jaffa Stairs
237 views
1:59Advice on Dealing with Your Parents | Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want to Hear: Season 5 - Bil'in
235 views
0:28Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want to Hear - Some Advice for the Little Mermaid.
232 views
13:13Maysoon Zayid World's Funniest Arabs
231 views
8:47Fire & Snow Episode 1:Meet the hosts
223 views
5:45October 17, 2025
221 views
5:00Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine | Battir | EP
220 views
1:55Maysoon's AYDWTH Season 4: The Fast and The Furious
213 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-محمد 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.
