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| birth_place = [[Glendale, California|Glendale]], [[California|CA]]
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| genre = [[Observational comedy]], [[Satire]]
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| subject = [[Racism]]/Race relations, [[Islamophobia]], [[Islam in the United States|Muslim-Americans]], religion, and politics
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'''Aron Kader''' (born 24 July 1974) is an [[United States|American]] comedian of [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] and [[United States|American]] heritage.
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'''Aron Kader''' is a comedian of [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] and [[United States|American]] heritage. He is one of four members of the [[Axis of Evil Comedy Tour]]. He has performed in the New York Arab American Comedy Festival, started by fellow tour member [[Dean Obeidallah]].<ref>[http://stagetimemag.com/Features_FestivalWinners2.html How to Advance and Win at a Comedy Competition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Comedians from the [[Axis of Evil Comedy Tour]] such as [[Ahmed Ahmed]] were included on the DVD release of [[Micheal Moore]]'s film [[Fahrenheit 9/11]]. He also acted on the pilot Beverly Hills S.U.V. Aron can also be seen in the upcoming documentary, [[The Muslims Are Coming!|The Muslims are Coming!]], which features a group of Muslim American comedians touring the United States in an effort to counter Islamophobia. The film also features various celebrities including [[Jon Stewart]], [[David Cross]], [[Janeane Garofalo]], [[Rachel Maddow]] and many others.


==Career==
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In February 2009 he organized the Comedy Cafe as part of [[Dubai Shopping Festival]]. Over a period of four weeks he offered workshops to aspiring Middle East comics and held headline shows each Saturday that brought together [[Axis of Evil Comedy Tour|Axis of Evil]] comedians and other Arab, Middle Eastern and Iranian comics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/02/16/66594.html|work=Al Arabiya|title=Stand-up comedy takes the Arab world by storm|publisher=AlArabiya.net/English |first=Courtney |last=Radsch |date=Feb. 16, 2009 |accessdate=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
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Kader is one of four members of the [[Axis of Evil Comedy Tour]]. He has performed in the New York Arab American Comedy Festival, started by fellow tour member [[Dean Obeidallah]].<ref>[http://stagetimemag.com/Features_FestivalWinners2.html How to Advance and Win at a Comedy Competition<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Comedians from the [[Axis of Evil Comedy Tour]] such as [[Ahmed Ahmed]] were included on the DVD release of [[Micheal Moore]]'s film [[Fahrenheit 9/11]]. He also acted on the pilot Beverly Hills S.U.V. Aron can also be seen in the upcoming documentary, [[The Muslims Are Coming!|The Muslims are Coming!]], which features a group of Muslim American comedians touring the United States in an effort to counter Islamophobia. The film also features various celebrities including [[Jon Stewart]], [[David Cross]], [[Janeane Garofalo]], [[Rachel Maddow]] and many others.


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In February 2009, Kader organized the Comedy Cafe as part of [[Dubai Shopping Festival]]. Over a period of four weeks he offered workshops to aspiring Middle East comics and held headline shows each Saturday that brought together [[Axis of Evil Comedy Tour|Axis of Evil]] comedians and other Arab, Middle Eastern and Iranian comics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/02/16/66594.html|work=Al Arabiya|title=Stand-up comedy takes the Arab world by storm|publisher=AlArabiya.net/English |first=Courtney |last=Radsch |date=Feb. 16, 2009 |accessdate=February 16, 2009}}</ref>
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In March 2012 Kader returned to Dubai to host a special comedy workshop to find two opening acts for his comedy show 'Aron Kader of Axis of Evil: Live in Dubai' on April 1st.


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In March 2012, Kader returned to Dubai to host a special comedy workshop to find two opening acts for his comedy show 'Aron Kader of Axis of Evil: Live in Dubai' on April 1st.
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Aron Kader can be seen performing regularly at his hometown club, the [[Comedy Store]] in [[Los Angeles]].

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Kader can be seen performing regularly at his hometown club, the [[Comedy Store]] in [[Los Angeles]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.aronkader.com AronKader.com]
*[http://www.aronkader.com Official Website]
* {{imdb name|id=2420749}}
*{{IMDb name|id=2420749|name=Aron Kader}}
* {{Twitter|aronkader}}
*{{Twitter|aronkader}}
* [http://imeu.net/news/article00260.shtml Profile on Aron Kader at the Institute for Middle East Understanding]
*[http://imeu.net/news/article00260.shtml Profile on Aron Kader at the Institute for Middle East Understanding]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MRA588 The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour DVD (Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader, Maz Jobrani, and Dean Obeidallah) (2006)]
*[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MRA588 The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour DVD (Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader, Maz Jobrani, and Dean Obeidallah) (2006)]


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Revision as of 02:49, 25 February 2013

Aron Kader
Stand-up
GenresObservational comedy, Satire
Subject(s)Racism/Race relations, Islamophobia, Muslim-Americans, Religion, Politics, Arab culture
Notable works and rolesAxis of Evil Comedy Tour
Websitewww.aronkader.com

Aron Kader (born 24 July 1974) is an

Palestinian and American
heritage.

Career

Kader is one of four members of the

Micheal Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11. He also acted on the pilot Beverly Hills S.U.V. Aron can also be seen in the upcoming documentary, The Muslims are Coming!, which features a group of Muslim American comedians touring the United States in an effort to counter Islamophobia. The film also features various celebrities including Jon Stewart, David Cross, Janeane Garofalo, Rachel Maddow
and many others.

In February 2009, Kader organized the Comedy Cafe as part of Dubai Shopping Festival. Over a period of four weeks he offered workshops to aspiring Middle East comics and held headline shows each Saturday that brought together Axis of Evil comedians and other Arab, Middle Eastern and Iranian comics.[2]

In March 2012, Kader returned to Dubai to host a special comedy workshop to find two opening acts for his comedy show 'Aron Kader of Axis of Evil: Live in Dubai' on April 1st.

Kader can be seen performing regularly at his hometown club, the

Comedy Store in Los Angeles
.

References

  1. ^ How to Advance and Win at a Comedy Competition
  2. ^ Radsch, Courtney (Feb. 16, 2009). "Stand-up comedy takes the Arab world by storm". Al Arabiya. AlArabiya.net/English. Retrieved February 16, 2009. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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