{"product_id":"im-not-a-terrorist-but-ive-played-one-on-tv-memoirs-of-a-middle-eastern-funny-man-9781476749990","title":"I'm Not a Terrorist, But I've Played One on TV: Memoirs of a Middle Eastern Funny Man","description":"\"A funny, insightful memoir\" (Kirkus Reviews) about growing up Iranian in America, and the quest to make it as an actor in Hollywood without having to wear a turban, tote a bomb, or get kicked in the face by Chuck Norris.After he emigrated with his family to the US during the Iranian Revolution, Maz Jobrani spent most of his youth trying to fit in with his adopted culture--learning to play baseball and religiously watching Dallas. But none of his attempts at assimilation made a difference to casting directors, who only auditioned him for the role of kebab-eating, bomb-toting, extremist psychopath. When he first started out in show business, Maz endured suggestions that he spice up his stand-up act by wearing \"the outfit,\" fielded questions about rising gas prices, and was jeered for his supposed involvement in the Iran hostage crisis. In fact, these things happened so often that he began to wonder: Could I be a terrorist without even knowing it? And when all he seemed to be offered were roles that required looking menacingly Arabic, he wondered if he would ever make it in America. This laugh-out-loud memoir chronicles a lifetime of both killing it and bombing on stage, with \"plenty to say about matters of race, assimilation, embarrassing family members, life in America for brown-skinned people before and after 9\/11, the vagaries of international pop culture, and making it in big, dumb, fizzy, sometimes beautiful America\" (The New York Times).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maz Jobrani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476749990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJobrani, Maz:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Maz Jobrani is a founding member of The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. He performs stand-up comedy around the world, including in Europe, Australia, and the Middle East where he performed in front of the King of Jordan. Maz starred in the films \u003ci\u003eFriday After Next\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e13 Going on 30\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Interpreter\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a series regular on ABC's \u003ci\u003eBetter Off Ted\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has guest starred on \u003ci\u003eCurb Your Enthusiasm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e24\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShameless\u003c\/i\u003e, to name a few. Jobrani is currently a regular panelist on NPR's \"Wait Wait Don't Tell Me.\" He has also given two TED talks, which can be viewed at TED.com. He has performed his stand-up on \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show\u003c\/i\u003e, Comedy Central, and Showtime and is starring in the indie comedy feature, \u003ci\u003eJimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero\u003c\/i\u003e, which he cowrote and produced. \u003ci\u003eI'm Not a Terrorist, But I've Played One on TV\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45142355017843,"sku":"9781476749990","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_054de493-a54c-4fe9-bc62-3c1145d173fc.jpg?v=1782818894","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/im-not-a-terrorist-but-ive-played-one-on-tv-memoirs-of-a-middle-eastern-funny-man-9781476749990","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}