Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems ... palsy is just one
ميسون زايد: لدي 99 مشكلا... الشلل الدماغي واحد منها فقط
Writer, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival. Full bio
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my parents are first cousins,
والديَّ كانا أبناء عمومة،
بحثا عن مكان لركن السيارة،
yourself, maybe you should.
فربما يجدر بك ذلك.
when I was five years old
عندما كنت في الخامسة من عمري
(ضحك)
had no problem with my faith.
أي مشكل مع عقيدتي.
spent their summer vacations
لقضاء العطلة الصيفية
إلى "wacky best friend (الصديقة المقرّبة الحمقاء)".
from the back of my head,
فقط من خلال مؤخرة الرأس،
عرقية مختلفة ومن ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة.
أن كنت أقود ممثلين كوميديين مشهورين
في جميع أرجاء الولايات المتحدة،
screen during the segment,
أمام الشاشة خلال البرنامج،
عندما كنت طفلة أو عندما أصبحت راشدة.
world wide web is fair game.
أمرا مباحا على الإنترنت.
" الإرهابية المسكينة ذات فم دمية جومبي.
في وسائل الإعلام أو في الحياة اليومية.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Maysoon Zayid - Comedian and writerWriter, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.
Why you should listen
Early in her acting career, Maysoon Zayid realized she'd get a lot more stage time if she showed off how funny she was. As she told the BBC, "It became very obvious to me that in the United States of America, a fluffy ethnic disabled chick was never going to get a job unless she did stand-up."
A Palestinian woman from New Jersey, Zayid jokes about her family, global culture, and her life with cerebral palsy. Along with Dean Obeidallah, she founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival, now in its 10th year. She spends several months of the year in the Palestinian Territories running workshops for disabled and orphaned kids in refugee camps, using art to help them deal with trauma. And yes -- if you're an Adam Sandler fan, you'll recognize Zayid as the woman behind the beauty-shop counter in You Don't Mess With the Zohan.
Maysoon Zayid | Speaker | TED.com