Maysoon Zayid: I got 99 problems ... palsy is just one
Maysoon Zayid: Mam 99 problemów - porażenie mózgowe to tylko jeden z nich
Writer, actor, comedian, Maysoon Zayid is the co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival. Full bio
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porażenie dziecięce (ang. C.P.),
my parents are first cousins,
moi rodzice są kuzynami,
jesteście w centrum handlowym,
zaś porażenie jest tylko jednym z nich.
yourself, maybe you should.
może powinieneś.
to moje rodzinne miasto.
mogłabym to zrobić.
when I was five years old
had no problem with my faith.
nie mieli problemu z moja wiarą.
spent their summer vacations
jakie znaleźliśmy, to joga.
dla mniej-inteligentnych,
jeżeli ja nie mogę robić akrobacji,
from the back of my head,
tylko po tyle głowy,
etnicznych, niepełnosprawnych aktorów.
screen during the segment,
podczas odcinka,
zaprosił mnie z powrotem,
pełnoetatowym współpracownikiem,
ani jako dziecko, ani jako dorosła.
world wide web is fair game.
stała się w internecie zabawą.
do listy moich cech:
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.
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