Im zeinab badawi. My my guest today is funny. Comedian, actor and disability advocate maysoon zayid, who was born in the United States to palestinian immigrant parents. Since birth, she has been living with Cerebral Palsy, a condition that affects the brain and nervous system. The conversation explores the power of comedy, particularly its ability to help people overcome disadvantage and prejudice, and prejudice, and asks where the line needs to be draw between humour and going too far. Theme music plays maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk thank you so much for having me. Really wa nt thank you so much for having me. Really want to shake your hand at a shake too much to do so. Consider it done. You said that you could win the gold medal of pressure olympics. I would definitely win the gold medal, i am i would definitely win the gold medal, iam palestinian, muslim, a woman of colour, disabled and i live in Donald Trumps america. You do not get more oppressed than that. We will come to Do
My guest today is funny. Shes a comedian, actor and a disability advocate. She who was born in the United States to palestinian immigrant parents. And since birth has been living with Cerebral Palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. Maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. She also says her standup comedy shows help normalize the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. Can comedy really do all that . And where do you draw the line between whats funny and whats unacceptable . Theme music plays. Maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much for having me. I really want to shake your hand but i shake too much to shake. Laughs consider it done. Maysoon zayid, youve said if there were an oppression olympics, you would win the gold medal. Yes. Why do you say that . I would definitely win the gold medal because im palestinian, im muslim, im woman of colour, im disabled and i live in Donald Trumps ame
With me, zeinab badawi. My guest today is funny. Shes a comedian, actor, and a disability advocate. She was born in the United States to palestinian immigrant parents. And since birth has been living with Cerebral Palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. Maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. She also says her standup comedy shows help normalize the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. Can comedy really do all that . And where do you draw the line between whats funny and whats unacceptable . Theme music plays maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much for having me. I really want to shake your hand, but i shake too much to shake. Laughs consider it done. Maysoon zayid, youve said if there were an oppression olympics, you would win the gold medal. Yes. Why do you say that . I would definitely win the gold medal because im palestinian, im muslim, im a woman of colour, im disabled, and i l
The United States to palestinian immigrant parents. And since birth has been living with Cerebral Palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. Maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. She also says her standup comedy shows help normalize the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. Can comedy really do all that . And where do you draw the line between whats funny and whats unacceptable . Theme music plays. Maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much for having me. I really want to shake your hand but i shake too much to shake. Laughs consider it done. Maysoon zayid, youve said if there were an oppression olympics, you would win the gold medal. Yes. Why do you say that . I would definitely win the gold medal because im palestinian, im muslim, im a woman of colour, im disabled and i live in Donald Trumps america. You dont get more oppressed than that. We will come to Donald Trumps america perhaps a
My guest today is funny. Shes a comedian, actor and a disability advocate. She who was born in the United States to palestinian immigrant parents. And since birth has been living with Cerebral Palsy, a condition which affects the brain and nervous system. Maysoon zayid believes comedy has the power to transform the lives of disabled people. She also says her standup comedy shows help normalize the perceptions of muslims, when many seek to demonize them. Can comedy really do all that . And where do you draw the line between whats funny and whats unacceptable . Maysoon zayid, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much for having me. I really want to shake your hand but i shake too much to shake. Laughs consider it done. Maysoon zayid, youve said if there were an oppression olympics, you would win the gold medal. Yes. Why do you say that . I would definitely win the gold medal because im palestinian, im muslim, im a woman of colour, im disabled and i live in Donald Trumps america. You dont ge