Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.

Cast

Albert Brooks

as Albert Brooks

Amy Ryan

as Emily Brooks

Sheetal Sheth

as Maya

Fred Thompson

as Sen. Fred Dalton Thompson

Penny Marshall

as Penny Marshall

Victoria Burrows

as Casting Director

John Carroll Lynch

as Stewart

Jon Tenney

as Mark

Paul Eric Jerome

as Studio Executive

Emma Lockhart

as Laura

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