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Comedian and Disability Advocate - Maysoon Zayid

Comedian and Disability Advocate - Maysoon Zayid

FromHARDtalk


Comedian and Disability Advocate - Maysoon Zayid

FromHARDtalk

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Zeinab Badawi speaks to comedian, actor and disability advocate Maysoon Zayid. She was born in the United States to Palestinian immigrant parents and since birth has been living with cerebral palsy - a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. She believes comedy has the power to transform lives by helping people overcome the disadvantages of being disabled. She also says her stand-up comedy shows help normalise the perceptions of Muslims when many seek to demonise them. Can comedy really do all that and where do you draw the line between what is funny and what is going too far?(Photo: Maysoon Zayid at the OZY FEST 2017. Credit: Brad Barket/Getty Images)
Released:
Jan 10, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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