Review of Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006) by Ted C — 05 Mar 2008

Another wonderful Albert Brooks film. Its great when you can poke fun at yourself.

This review of Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006) was written by Ted C on 05 Mar 2008.

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Seth L (233) on 16 Dec 2008

The premise of the movie is funnier that the actual movie. There were moments of funny stuff but overall, it's not incredible. I was hoping for more…

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By Griffin K (12) on 26 Jul 2009

Sadly, the title was the funniest part of this one. Brooks is usually dependable, but not so here; stick with Defending Your Life or Lost in America…

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By Thomas A (568) on 25 Mar 2012

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World might sound like an funny interesting concept, but I've actually never seen anything dryer than this…

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By Trent G (615) on 11 Jul 2008

This film creatively merges documentary and comedy, and shows that Brooks is making better films than his only real rival, Woody Allen…

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By Deborah Young (235) for Variety (12,700) on 15 Nov 2022

Though it risks political incorrectness every step of the way, film is more a pleasant laugher than a sharp-edged satire…

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By Anahid B (52) on 18 Nov 2008

This was rather different, to say the least…

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By Mohamed H (80) on 03 Sep 2008

Kept waiting and waiting and waiting for the funny bits which never came…

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By Hallie G (25) on 14 Feb 2012

Unfortunately you won't learn anything about the Muslim world or the comedy of India and Pakistan in this movie, because the protagonist is…

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Review of Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)

By Ken Fox (1,094) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 28 Mar 2013

However deep the divide currently separating the Middle East from the West appears to be, there's at least one thing we can all agree on: Albert…

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By Darby R (33) on 08 Oct 2014

While I am a fan of Albert Brooks and he is clearly from the same school as Larry David, I believe Larry David could have done this concept better…

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