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 97 to 120 of 151.
1:46Maysoon's AYDWTH Season 4: The Devil Wears Prada
212 views
0:44Mean girls and the internet… a match made in h3ll.
205 views
0:21Looking back, I’d have preferred missing legs to missing personality.
203 views
1:04DisCo Sizzle Reel 2025
192 views
4:01Advice You Don't Want To Hear: Palestine | Hisham Palace, Jericho | EP
184 views
1:56Maysoon's AYDWTH Season 4: The Parent Trap
181 views
3:28Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want to Hear Episode 3 HD
181 views
1:47Maysoon's AYDWTH Season 4: A Christmas Story
178 views
3:09Advice You Don't Want To Hear Episode 8 HD
177 views
3:18Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want To Hear Episode 5 HD
176 views
0:58RomCom MadLibs - Who doesn’t want to see a Muslim Christmas Movie?
176 views
2:45Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want To Hear Episode 7 HD
174 views
2:05Maysoon's AYDWTH Season 4: Back to School
172 views
0:38Wedding Dodgeball
172 views
1:40Maysoon's AYDWTH Season 4: The Social Network
169 views
0:48The first joke my dad told me
168 views
0:06The 19th Annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival
168 views
0:40Long lines at Disney? No thanks!
166 views
0:21cripcamp versus the octopus teacher
163 views
1:59Maysoon's AYDWTH Season 4: Knocked Up
160 views
1:40Maysoon's AYDWTH Season 4: Million Dollar Baby
157 views
3:46Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want To Hear Episode 9 HD
154 views
22:53Maysoon @ playco Palestinian Comedy Night
151 views
3:47Maysoon's Advice You Don't Want to Hear Episode 6 HD
150 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.
