Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

January. 20,2006

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Comedy

Keywords：

Satire Political Satire Simulated Reality

Trailer Synopsis Cast

To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.

Albert Brooks as Albert Brooks

Amy Ryan as Emily Brooks

Sheetal Sheth as Maya

Fred Dalton Thompson as Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson

Penny Marshall as Penny Marshall

Victoria Burrows as Casting Director

John Carroll Lynch as Stewart

Jon Tenney as Mark

Emma Lockhart as Laura

B.J. Ward as Barbara Nader

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