Tonight at the Improv ft. Craig Robinson, Bassem Youssef, Matt Friend, Crystal Marie, Faysal Lawrence and more TBA

Los Angeles native Faysal Alkhayat (A.K.A. Faysal Lawrence) is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who is of Saudi Arabian and Iraqi decent. His mother was able to leave Iraq before Faysal was born so he could have a chance at a life without

Beginning as a stand-up comedian, Robinson first made his mark in the comedy circuit at the 1998 Montreal “Just For Laughs” Festival. Now headlining venues and festivals across the country, he does both solo acts as well as full-band

Dubbed the Jon Stewart of the Arab World, cardiac surgeon Bassem Youssef was the host of popular TV show Al Bernameg – the first political satire show in the Middle East. Originally a 5-minute show on YouTube, Al Bernameg became the first

Crystal Marie Denha is the proud daughter of Iraqi immigrants. She recently appeared as a “prankster” on the reboot of MTV’s Punk’d with Chance the Rapper and in a new show called “We Need to Talk About America”