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Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Arab-American comedian Mo Amer recounts his life as a refugee comic, from traveling with the name Mohammed to his long path to citizenship.

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Stan Lathan

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Two more minutes, I was gonna kill
all you mother-bitches, you know? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Two more minutes, I was gonna kill all you mother-bitches, y...

All right, all right, all right,
take it, take it, all right." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

All right, all right, all right, take it, take it, all right...

I'm just kidding.
The blue wire, all right?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I'm just kidding. The blue wire, all right?"

Germany was probably the most interesting
without my passport, you know. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Germany was probably the most interesting without my passpor...

Such a relief to have it now,
but, man, Germany was, like, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Such a relief to have it now, but, man, Germany was, like,

Can I please have your passport, please?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Can I please have your passport, please?"

Oh, noooo! Oh, nooo! - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Oh, noooo! Oh, nooo!

I say,
'Can I have your passport, please?' " - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I say, 'Can I have your passport, please?' "

Can I please have your Kuwaiti passport?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Can I please have your Kuwaiti passport?"

It matters where your parents come from." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

It matters where your parents come from."

He goes, "Ja, it's true, ja,"
and just stamps my shit. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He goes, "Ja, it's true, ja," and just stamps...

I was like, "Thank you!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I was like, "Thank you!"

So nice for somebody to admit
that they're wrong immediately, you know? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

So nice for somebody to admit that they're wrong immedi...

Germany was fine. It was easy,
I got through, it was great. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Germany was fine. It was easy, I got through, it was great.

But you'd think
the Middle East would be easier on me, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

But you'd think the Middle East would be easier on me,

It's like this Arab protocol
that your mom sends, like, a telegram - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

It's like this Arab protocol that your mom sends, like,...

I'm serious. They send something,
you just walk in - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I'm serious. They send something, you just walk in

It's better than spinach
and Arabs love this stuff, okay? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

It's better than spinach and Arabs love this stuff, oka...

And I walk in and my aunt is putting it
in clear plastic bags and then taping it. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

And I walk in and my aunt is putting it in clear plastic bag...

I'm like, "This is... What are you doing?
I'm... What are you doing?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I'm like, "This is... What are you doing? I'm...

But it looks like weed, Auntie!
This is terrible!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

But it looks like weed, Auntie! This is terrible!"

I'm like, "This is not good for me,
all right?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I'm like, "This is not good for me, all right?&quo...

"I mean, I'll take it." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

"I mean, I'll take it."

Olive oil is the second most important
thing on the list, maybe the first. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Olive oil is the second most important thing on the list, ma...

I'm like, "What are you doing?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I'm like, "What are you doing?"

It's illegal to take olive oil
back to America." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

It's illegal to take olive oil back to America."

We will take off the label
and we will write 'olive juice.' " - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

We will take off the label and we will write 'olive jui...

I'm traveling back to America - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I'm traveling back to America

I somehow make it out of Tel Aviv
into New York City, all right? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I somehow make it out of Tel Aviv into New York City, all ri...

I get to New York, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I get to New York,

And I was like, "Yeah, I'm the first guy!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

And I was like, "Yeah, I'm the first guy!"

I was like, "Maybe...
Maybe this is random. Maybe..." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I was like, "Maybe... Maybe this is random. Maybe...&qu...

I was like, "This is definitely
not random! Some real shit!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I was like, "This is definitely not random! Some real s...

So everybody's walkin' off,
like, "Ooh! Ooh! - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

So everybody's walkin' off, like, "Ooh! Ooh!

"Oooh! Oh. Oh!"
I'm like, "Fuck you! You uhhh! Uhhh! - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

"Oooh! Oh. Oh!" I'm like, "Fuck you! You...

And then they separate me from everybody,
finally, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

And then they separate me from everybody, finally,

All my bags are sittin' out,
and I was like, "Oh, man, here we go." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

All my bags are sittin' out, and I was like, "Oh, ...

I was like, "Please, just don't
let it be the mulukhiyah, just please!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I was like, "Please, just don't let it be the mulu...

He's like... [gasps] - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He's like... [gasps]

And, uh, first of all, Arabs don't
do well with dogs, okay? Number one. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

And, uh, first of all, Arabs don't do well with dogs, o...

Number two, this is the most legit dog
I have ever seen in my life. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Number two, this is the most legit dog I have ever seen in m...

This fucking dog had a bulletproof vest, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

This fucking dog had a bulletproof vest,

The dog was cocky and arrogant.
He was just like, "Yeah." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

The dog was cocky and arrogant. He was just like, "Yeah...

All I could hear was Eddie Murphy's voice
as the donkey in Shrek. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

All I could hear was Eddie Murphy's voice as the donkey...

He was walking by like, "Yeah, yeah,
you going to jail today, Mohammed! Yeah! - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He was walking by like, "Yeah, yeah, you going to jail ...

If we don't find nothing, we'll probably
put something in there for your ass." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

If we don't find nothing, we'll probably put somet...

He's the most confident dog,
and within a matter of seconds, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He's the most confident dog, and within a matter of sec...

He's sitting there, like... [chuckling] - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He's sitting there, like... [chuckling]

I don't know what to do!
You wanna sniff it, Doug? I don't know." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I don't know what to do! You wanna sniff it, Doug? I do...

Finally, he stops, urinates on my bag... - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Finally, he stops, urinates on my bag...

I was like, "Oh, my God,
I just witnessed a dog quit its job, man!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I was like, "Oh, my God, I just witnessed a dog quit it...

My uncle misspelled "olive juice." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

My uncle misspelled "olive juice."

And, look, the olive oil we make
and we bring over, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

And, look, the olive oil we make and we bring over,

It's because our medicine is olive oil,
that's why, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

It's because our medicine is olive oil, that's why...

The diagnosis
is always called lafhet hawa, OK? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

The diagnosis is always called lafhet hawa, OK?

If you don't know what this is, it
translates to "a brisk wind," all right? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

If you don't know what this is, it translates to "...

It literally translates to "a brisk wind." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

It literally translates to "a brisk wind."

So one morning, I wake up with
something called Bell's palsy, okay? - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

So one morning, I wake up with something called Bell's ...

Exactly. If you don't know what this is, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Exactly. If you don't know what this is,

I just woke up one morning,
trying to brush my teeth - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I just woke up one morning, trying to brush my teeth

"Oh, no. Huh..." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

"Oh, no. Huh..."

Half of my fathe ith not working, Mom." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Half of my fathe ith not working, Mom."

I thaid there's no wind in my room." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I thaid there's no wind in my room."

I'm a greasy freak, that's all! I just..." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I'm a greasy freak, that's all! I just..."

I'm the pussy.
Is that what you're thaying?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I'm the pussy. Is that what you're thaying?"

'Cause we're so gangsta.
I get to the emergency room, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

'Cause we're so gangsta. I get to the emergency ro...

What the hell do you mean,
'What's the problem?' - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

What the hell do you mean, 'What's the problem?�...

If I could just try to talk
with one half of my face!' " - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

If I could just try to talk with one half of my face!' ...

Walk back and forth." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Walk back and forth."

Is it a stroke?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Is it a stroke?"

Take me to a doctor, you asshole!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Take me to a doctor, you asshole!"

We're in Houston, the most pwogwessive
healthcare thystem in the entire world, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

We're in Houston, the most pwogwessive healthcare thyst...

Hey, fella, half of my face
is not working, OK?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Hey, fella, half of my face is not working, OK?"

It could be a stroke.
Walk back and forth." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

It could be a stroke. Walk back and forth."

He's like, "You're fine, man.
It's not a stroke." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He's like, "You're fine, man. It's not a...

Thank you for confirming
it's not a stroke, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Thank you for confirming it's not a stroke,

He's like, "Mohammed...
Mohammed, we've diagnosed it." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He's like, "Mohammed... Mohammed, we've diagn...

Don't be scared, Doctor.
Just tell me what it is. Don't be scared!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Don't be scared, Doctor. Just tell me what it is. Don&#...

What the hell is Bell's palsy?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

What the hell is Bell's palsy?"

But why? Why does it happen?" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

But why? Why does it happen?"

They're everything to me and, you know,
we have the worst luck. We really do. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

They're everything to me and, you know, we have the wor...

I have a brother, Omar,
who happened to become a pilot. - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I have a brother, Omar, who happened to become a pilot.

I'm like, "Solid career choice, Omar!
Solid career choice!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I'm like, "Solid career choice, Omar! Solid career...

No, they really did.
The FBI came to our house, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

No, they really did. The FBI came to our house,

Looked me with a straight face.
He goes, "Hey! The Fibby's coming!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

Looked me with a straight face. He goes, "Hey! The Fibb...

The Fibby!" - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He's the same uncle
that can't say "pharmacy." - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He's the same uncle that can't say "pharmacy....

He's like, "I have a chest infection.
Take me to the 'parhamacy.' " - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

He's like, "I have a chest infection. Take me to ...

There's a P in front of the 'harmacy!' " - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

There's a P in front of the 'harmacy!' "

I hate that fact. There's so many
terrorist acts done by white people, - Mo Amer: The Vagabond

I hate that fact. There's so many terrorist acts done b...

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Arab-American comedian Mo Amer recounts his life as a refugee comic, from traveling with the name Mohammed to his long path to citizenship.

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Director: Stan Lathan

Writer: Mohammed Amer

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, comedy

Year: 2018

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 08 Oct 2018

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