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Extra.ie
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Fans thrilled as huge Netflix star announces major Irish show
Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer will perform at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin on Thursday, September 25. Announced as part of his El Oso Palestino Tour , the performance is expected to see Amer reflect on topics including family, fatherhood and identity in todays political climate. A comedian as well as an actor and writer, Amer is known for co-creating and starring in the acclaimed Netflix series MO , which is based on his own life story. The first season of the show is set in the US and follows the Palestinian refugee as he attempts to obtain citizenship through a complex immigration process. Its second instalment, which was released in January, takes place in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and sees Amer's character and his family try to readapt to life in the territory. The semi-autobiographical comedy drama has earned widespread praise, including a 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. Amer has also appeared in the Hulu series Ramy and starred alongside Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam . The Houston-raised artist has two Netflix stand-up specials under his name: The Vagabond and Mohammed in Texas. Tickets for his 3Olympia gig start at €30.50 and go on sale Thursday, June 12 at 9am via Ticketmaster.
Fox News
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Chappelle explains why he said he'd give Trump a chance during his 2016 'SNL' monologue
Comedian Dave Chappelle defended his 2016 remarks about giving President Donald Trump a chance during an interview published in Variety on Wednesday, arguing that it was how he felt at the moment. "A set like that is like a photograph. That's what it felt like in that moment. Now, if it ages well or not, I don't get mad if I look at a picture because it's not today. That's what it was at that time, and in that sense I'm fine with them… You might look at an old set and cringe, but you could just cringe because of how you were at that time, and you can always remember your sets from the inside out," Chappelle told comedian Mo Amer for Variety's "Actors on Actors" series, when asked how he felt about his "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) monologue. The comedian hosted the first SNL episode after Trump's 2016 win and said at the time, "I'm going to give him a chance, and we, the historically disenfranchised, demand that he give us one too." Chappelle hosted SNL after former President Biden's 2020 win and right before Trump was inaugurated again in 2025. His 2020 monologue didn't include any jokes about Biden, but took a few shots at Trump. Chappelle wished Trump "good luck" on SNL in January after his 2024 victory. "The presidency is no place for petty people. Donald Trump, I know you watch the show. Man, remember, whether people voted for you or not, they're all counting on you. Whether they like you or not, they're all counting on you," Chappelle said. The comedian also urged the president to do better next time. "I mean it when I say this: Good luck. Please, do better next time. Please, all of us, do better next time. Do not forget your humanity, and please have empathy for displaced people, whether they're in the Palisades or Palestine. Thank you very much!" he said. Chappelle addressed the 2016 comments about the president in 2017, and said he was "sorry" for suggesting people give him a chance, according to reports. Reports cited MSNBC host Willie Geist quoting the comedian at an event in New York City at the time. "I was the first guy on TV to say, 'Give Trump a chance.' I f------ up. Sorry," he said, according to Geist. Chappelle also spoke to "Variety" about performing on SNL and revealed he never does his actual monologue during rehearsals. "For me, rehearsal is just 'How's the sound?' It's so much pressure on live television. But the joy of doing that show for me is the monologue. What a gift for a stand-up to be able to do what he does on live television on such a revered platform like 'SNL' is," he said. "It's always exhilarating," he added. "It's a little terrifying, but just a little. You never do as good as you think you're going to do, but it's never that bad. The hardest one was maybe the one when Biden got elected, because we didn't know he was going to be president until Saturday morning. So I had a set for if Trump won, and I had a set for if Biden won."
Fox News
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Dave Chapelle says SNL writers were in tears after Trump's 2016 win
Comedian Dave Chappelle said in a new interview posted Wednesday that President Donald Trump's election win in 2016 emotionally broke the writers for NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Chappelle sat down with fellow comedian Mo Amer as part of Variety's "Actors on Actors" program, where they discussed Chappelle hosting the long-running series the weekend after Trump's shocking first victory. "Man, when they called Donald Trump the winner, that s--- shut the writers' room down. You should have seen them in there," Chappelle said. "Boy, they was crying … They couldn't believe that this was happening." "I knew it the whole time," Amer remarked of Trump's win. "Yeah, because you live in Texas and I live in Ohio, but at 30 Rock, it looked like Hillary Clinton was going to win. I don't know what looks different from those windows," Chappelle said. "But yeah, man, it surprised me." During the interview, Amer asked Chappelle how he felt about his 2016 SNL monologue nearly nine years later. Chappelle revealed he hadn't watched it recently but remembered it "fondly." Amer pointed out that during the monologue, he spoke about giving Trump a chance. "Oh, I remember that part. But you know what? I look at it like a photograph. That's what it felt like in that moment. Now, if it ages well or not, I don't get mad if I look at a picture because it's not today. That's what it was at that time. You might look at an old set and cringe, but you could just cringe because of how you were at that time," Chappelle said. Chappelle's post-election SNL appearances have become a tradition of sorts; he hosted in 2020 only hours after the presidential race was called for former President Joe Biden. He most recently hosted the long-running show in January, the Saturday before Trump's second inauguration.
NZ Herald
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Auckland's best hummus? Comedian Mo Amer fails to get Gemmayze St hummus into Australia
Palestinian-American stand-up comedian Mo Amer told Australian television viewers the hummus he ate in Auckland was one of the smoothest he'd eaten. Chickpeas or a spreadable paste? Either way, a jar of hummus from an Auckland restaurant has won the highest possible praise from an international comedic connoisseur – even if he couldn't get it on to the next leg of his tour. Mo Amer, Palestinian-American stand-up comedian and Netflix television
Chicago Tribune
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
What to do in Chicago: ‘Queer Eye' live, Yuridia in concert and the Joffrey Ballet
Mo Amer: The stand-up comedian and co-creator of the Peabody Award-winning Netflix show 'Mo' — a semi-autobiographical take on being a Palestinian refugee in Texas — appears at The Chicago Theatre. In a recent appearance on 'The Daily Show,' Jon Stewart heaped praise on Amer: 'The thing about art that you did so well was, you told your story. It's just one story, but boy, is it resonant.' 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; tickets at 'Queer Eye: The Fab Five Live': If you can't wait for Season 10 of the Emmy-winning 'Queer Eye,' you're in luck. A December live show featuring Karamo Brown, Jeremiah Brent, Antoni Porowski, Tan France and Jonathan Van Ness has been rescheduled for this weekend. Expect audience participation. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St.; tickets $53.50-$103 at Yuridia: Mexican pop star Yuridia brings her 'Sin Llorar' tour to the Rosemont Theatre. Nicknamed 'La voz de un ángel,' the singer will showcase songs from her previous seven albums as well as the forthcoming 'Pa' luego es tarde Vol. 2.' 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont; tickets $39-$139 at Frequency Festival: Constellation offers a lineup of contemporary and experimental musicians, including the Mivos Quartet, Welsh violinist Angharad Davies, the U.S. debut of UK turntablist Mariam Rezaei and pianist Pat Thomas, and Chicago's Ensemble Dal Niente. 'Circus Quixote': After a yearlong pause, the Lookingglass Theatre has reopened with a 'truly splendiferous' new lobby, according to a Tribune review, and 'a rich, circus-infused show designed to remind everyone of its crucial historical role in the Chicago theater aesthetic.' Through March 30 at Lookingglass Theatre in the Water Tower Water Works, 163 E. Pearson St.; tickets $35-$80 at 'The Uncanny Attic — Chapters A-D': LookOut, Steppenwolf Theatre's series presenting the work of local artists, continues with an absurdist dark comedy inspired by Edward Gorey. The performance will feature a morbid dose of puppetry, clowning, dance, live music and stop-motion animation. 8 p.m. Feb. 21-22 in Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted St.; tickets $5-$35 at West Loop Contemporary Fine Art Expo: Forty-three fine artists will offer their work for sale. From cityscapes to abstract collage, see what you can snag. Art shipping services will be available. Through Feb. 23 in Stephen M. Bailey Auditorium, Plumbers Hall, 1340 W. Washington Blvd.; tickets $20-$60 at 'Golden Hour': Featuring a world premiere of 'Andante,' a new piece by 'Anna Karenina' choreographer Yuri Possokhov and the audience favorite 'Under the Trees' Voices' by Nicolas Blanc, the Joffrey Ballet presents 'Golden Hour.' Dani Rowe's 'Princess and the Pea' and Cathy Marston's 'Heimat' also will be performed. Through March 2 at Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive; tickets $36-$192 at St. Charles Singers: The chamber choir will host its second annual 'Choral Connections,' a community outreach project that draws together mixed-voice vocal ensembles from six suburban high schools to perform along with the St. Charles Singers. Batavia, Fremd and St. Charles North high schools will perform on Feb. 21, and West Aurora, Kaneland and Glenbard North high schools will perform Feb. 22. Each choir will sing a set of their own, and then the concerts will conclude with joint performances of Elaine Hagenberg's 'Measure Me, Sky!' and Shawn Kirchner's 'I'll Be on My Way.' 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-22 at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Ave., St. Charles; tickets $12-$25 at 'Pipilotti Rist: Supersubjektiv': This 2001 video artwork opens on the fourth floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art this weekend for a run through the end of summer. Rist transformed digital video she took during a month-long trip to Japan into a dream-like presentation accompanied by an ambient electronic soundtrack, made in collaboration with composer Anders Guggisberg. Through Sept. 14 in the Turner Gallery at MCA Chicago, 220 E. Chicago Ave.; 312-280-2660 and
