'What's So Funny About Religion?' to Air Sunday, June 30 on CBS

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Written By Sara Bibel
June 10th, 2013



WHAT’S SO FUNNY ABOUT RELIGION?, a CBS Interfaith Special, will be broadcast Sunday, June 30, on the CBS Television Network. Please check your local station for exact time.

The program features a variety of voices from various religious traditions, and the humor often hidden within religion, faith and conversation.

We listen to Lewis Black, a well-known comedian, playwright and contributor on “The Daily Show.” He’s also the author of Me of Little Faith, where he speaks of his relationship with organized religion. We talked to him about why some matters of faith figure into his work.

Mo Amer and Azhar Usman are asked about why Muslim-Arab comedy is finally coming into its own. Azhar Usman says, “That an unapologetic generation of Arab and American-Muslim comics is only now beginning to blossom.” Mo is an Arab American of Palestinian descent, and Azhar is a Muslim born and raised in Skokie, Illinois. The two toured as part of the Muslim-Arab comedy tour “Allah Made Me Funny” with comedian Preacher Moss. They are using humor to talk about life as a religious and ethnic minority in America.

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