Wait Wait…Don’t Shoot Me! (in NYC)

A Palestinian comic’s double life collides at an Israeli checkpoint, forcing her to face the cost of liberation.

A young Palestinian woman, navigating a double life as a ‘good Muslim daughter’ and a bold New York comic, is forced to confront the true cost of liberation when her worlds collide as she’s being detained at an Israeli checkpoint.

A solo show written and performed by Atheer Yacoub, an internationally touring stand-up comedian who blends her absurd humor on identity, religion, and politics to finally answer the question she is constantly asked, “How does a Palestinian end up in Alabama?”

Directed by Nana Dakin (นานา เดกิ้น), a queer Thai American director of new work, classics and devised performance. Her work pursues social equity by examining the way culture is constructed and unsettling dormant biases.