# The Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2010
- Speaker: Jamil Abu-Wardeh
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jamil_abu_wardeh_the_axis_of_evil_middle_east_comedy_tour)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Jamil Abu-Wardeh jump-started the comedy scene in the Arab world by founding the Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour, which brings standup comedians to laughing audiences all over the region. He's found that, by respecting the "three B's" (blue material, beliefs and "bolitics"), the Axis of Evil comics find plenty of cross-border laughs.

## Lectures

1. [The Axis of Evil Middle East Comedy Tour](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jamil_abu_wardeh_the_axis_of_evil_middle_east_comedy_tour/9a1bfe2f7602), 9 min (TED's player)