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January 20th 2006, PG-13, 98mins, Warner Ind. Pictures
  Cast: Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth, John Carroll Lynch, Jon Tenney, Fred Dalton Thompson, Emma Lockhart, Amy Ryan, B.J. Ward, Tony Montero, Lynda Berg, Steve Kramer, Conrad Bachman, Vipin Kumar, Kavi Raz, Barbara Ali, Homie Doroodian, Imran Mashkoor Khan


Director: Albert Brooks
Writers: Albert Brooks


Reviews: None Presently Available
Links: Related Articles, Official Site
Interviews: None Presently Available

Plot: "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" is the hilarious story of what happens when the U.S. Government sends comedian Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan to find out what makes the over 300 million Muslims in the region laugh. Brooks, accompanied by two state department handlers and his trusted assistant, goes on a journey that takes him from a concert stage in New Delhi, to the Taj Mahal, to a secret location in the mountains of Pakistan. Written and directed by Albert Brooks, "Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World" is a funny and insightful look at some of the issues we are dealing with in a post-9/11 world. The comedy also stars Sheetal Sheth, John Carroll Lynch, Jon Tenney, and Fred Dalton Thompson..