Expect plenty of laughter when breakthrough award-winning comedian Dean Obeidallah takes the stage as our Master of Ceremonies at The Interfaith Center of New York’s 13th Annual James Parks Morton Interfaith Awards Gala.
Obeidallah, born of a Palestinian father and a Sicilian mother, uses his comedy to dispel negative stereotypes of Arab-Americans and Muslims. A former practicing attorney, Dean is a frequent media personality and performer on network and cable television, on stage and in festivals. Highlights include: The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour and special on Comedy Central (co-star), The Watch List on comedycentral.com (co-creator), The Muslims are Coming documentary (co-director and co-producer), NY Arab-American Comedy Festival (co-creator and co-producer), The Amman Stand Up Comedy Festival (executive director) and Stand Up for Peace comedy tour (co-creator and performer).
Dean is also a columnist for The Daily Beast and is featured in various publications including Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. He hosts on SiriusXM radio The Dean Obeidallah Show that examines the issues of the week from the Muslim American perspective and he is often invited to offer his insights and opinions about newsworthy events on NBC, MSNBC, CNN, VH1, Al Jazeera, and BBC.
Dean is proud to have received the first annual “Bill Hicks Spirit Award” for “thought provoking comedy” from the NY Underground Comedy Festival and the family of the late comedian Bill Hicks.
Our gala takes place Monday, June 8th at Tribeca Rooftop beginning at 6:30 for cocktails and followed by a three-course dinner. Tickets range in price from $275 for nonprofit/religious organizations to $1,000 for premiere seating and can be purchased here. The net proceeds of the gala support ICNY’s purposeful educational programs, social service projects, and advocacy linking religious communities in meaningful engagement. For more information, kindly contact Ellen Greeley at Ellen@interfaithcenter.org or 212.870.3511.
