Nationality American Role Comedian Name Said Durrah | Website www.saidsworld.com Years active 2009–present Medium Stand-up comedy | |
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Born February 9, 1982 (age 42)
Detroit, Michigan, United States ( 1982-02-09 ) Genres Observational comedy, Satire Subject(s) Arab culture, Religion, Political satire, Stereotypes Influences Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby Influenced by Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby Similar People George Lopez, Dave Chappelle, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby Profiles | ||
Said Durrah
Said Durrah (Arabic: سعيد درة; born February 9, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian of Arab descent.
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- Said Durrah
- Said durrah arab comedian big brown comedy hour jan 21st 2010 manhattan
- Early life
- Career
- Comedy style
- References
Said durrah arab comedian big brown comedy hour jan 21st 2010 manhattan
Early life
Durrah is of Jordanian and Palestinian descent. His father, Hisham Durrah, is from Amman, Jordan, and mother, Hiyam Durrah, is from Gaza, Palestine.
He was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States and he grew up in Mayo, Maryland, United States. He attended South River Senior and then studied General Business Administration at University of Maryland University College.
Career
Durrah worked in corporate marketing, travel agents and banking, before he focused entirely on comedy in 2009.
In October 2009, Durrah first hit the stage at Big Brown Comedy Hour in New York. He then got his start in Manhattan, New York, at Comic Strip Live. He then performed at the Town Hall Theatre on Broadway within his first year in comedy. Durrah has performed stand up comedy in a number of venues all over the United States.
In October and November 2010, he toured with other Muslim comedians on the "Arabs Gone Wild" tour. In 2011 and 2012, Durrah performed at the New York Arab American Comedy Festival at Gotham Comedy Club.
From February 2013, Durrah will be touring with his show "Arab Is Me".
Durrah also produces comedy shows.
Comedy style
Durrah's comedy career is influenced by his parents and their Arab roots. His comedy has been described as an experience of off the wall energy in which he uses different voices, storytelling, impersonations, and crazy facial expressions.