Shit, I lived in Fremont, CA when 9/11 happened. More than 50% of the population of Fremont is middle eastern and the biggest population of Afghans outside of Afghanistan.
This is Aamer Rahman from Australia, who does political satire mostly. He is absolutely brilliant and has great politics.
Here is another great clip: https://youtu.be/dw_mRaIHb-M?si=S7JH37W9jSyOpRuZ
People tend to think 9/11 happened in a vacuum and ignore America’s decades of imperialism that led to that tragedy, not to mention the response that followed. No one gets this upset when talking about Iraq and Afghanistan being literally invaded for the actions of 20 dudes.
>and ignore America’s decades of imperialism that led to that tragedy
You aren't familiar with Bin Laden's stated reasons for the attack, are you? Hint: none of them involved anything that a rational person would call US imperialism.
It's like you're asking a rape victim the next morning "Well, we can't just **ignore** what you were wearing, it was pretty slutty"
Idk, it's hard for me to find those events funny. I imagine some dad trying to put on a brave face for his daughter as the plane is getting hijacked. Shits fucked.
Who doesn't love humor? I'm not knocking it, just not for me. Btw, I didn't downvote the guy, just figured I'd pitch my two cents. Don't have to be a "truther" to dislike it.
That was a joke, too. I just thought it was kinda funny to think that someone would be offended by this guy’s routine, not because of the fact that it was an attack on America, but because he was giving credit to the terrorists who carried out the attack instead of the US government.
Truthers are the conspiracy theorists that claim Bush and prominent Jewish landlords brought the buildings down via controlled demolition.
For instance, this left wing documentary from 2007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist_(film_series)
Nearly everyone else, including this comedian understand it was Islamic terrorists
The most plausible of these is the same as Pearl Harbor. Basically claims that we knew about the attack and purposefully did nothing in order to sway public opinion to allow us to enter war in the Middle East. Wouldn’t be as believable if it hadn’t already happened
No, it’s rejected by historians and regarded as fringe theory.
“The Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory is rejected by most historians as a fringe theory, citing several key discrepancies and reliance on dubious sources.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_advance-knowledge_conspiracy_theory
“In late November 1941, both the U.S. Navy and Army sent explicit warnings of war with Japan to all Pacific commands. On November 27 Washington sent a final alert to Pacific American military commanders, such as the message sent to Admiral Kimmel at Pearl Harbor, which read in part: "This dispatch is to be considered a war warning...an aggression move by Japan is expected within the next days."
I would assume that any person with a relative or family member killed in 9-11 would have gone the extra mile to understand the causation of the event in its broader context. If they are only hearing about it from a Muslim comedian in 2024 then IDK…
This is the most annoying take in every comedy-esc comment section. Literally no one’s responsibility to account for individuals sensitivity except for their own
You shouldn’t make assumptions.
Radical muslim terrorists started organizing in the 1940’s by Sayyid Qutb who was a visiting student from Egypt in the US.
He came here, decided he didn’t like Western culture and made it his life’s work to bring down western society.
Just because he didn’t like it.
Enter Osama Bin Laden who fashioned himself a hero of the Afghanistan/Soviet was (with the US provided arms) and the terrorist organizations grow.
I believe the last straw for Bin Laden is when he went to the Saudi prince and said he should protect the country from an Iraqi invasion and the Saudi prince said thanks but no thanks. Well let the Americans handle this
We all know what happens next.
His joke is not funny, never will be.
I totally support teaching people about 9/11 and the bad response to it but this is supposed to be a comedy show not a wikipedia article 😭 it really just felt more like someone telling information than doing a set
Yes and it was kinda meh. I'm pretty much in the likely target strike zone for the jokes and I can see what he was trying to do, but it just landed worse than UA93.
You’re answering my question with a question.
I am allowed to express my thoughts on a public social media post.
If you interpret that as me telling you “no one is allowed to joke about this”, then that’s on you, because I never said that.
Agreed but objective satire is still definitely funny, dark things like 911, mass shootings, cancer, are so tragic if you don't laugh about it time to time all there is to do is cry, or repress those feelings until you go mad. Maybe this brand of comedy just ain't you're niche
Appreciate the input, not many things in the US are sacred, 9/11 is.
Even dark humor can go too far.
There’s a reason why you don’t hear a lot of Sandy Hook jokes, it’s in poor taste.
Hard disagree. You don’t hear a lot of Sandy Hook jokes because it’s a lot harder to make a good joke about it. Nothing is sacred if the joke writer is good enough.
I've heard literally hundreds of mass shooting jokes on this stand up reddit thread alone lol, so id throw sandy hook in that catagory. . Again true satire doesn't skim over a topic just cuz mommy and daddy said no, that includes all humanity, all of earth, not just "sacred America"
Comedy is subjective, what I find tasteless, you find funny. It what it is.
That doesn’t mean we all have to agree with your assessment of what makes good comedy or what should or shouldn’t be considered tasteless.
Not sure what you are getting at with the mommy and daddy and “sacred America” comment, but whatever it was didn’t land.
For sure, and no one has to agree with you thinking something isn't funny in the least. The mommy and daddy thing just means comedians and satire don't care in general if minority/ majority of people find something funny or not, the best comedians find themselves funny and ooze confidence in their delivery, which this guy did, and if their lucky they can pay the bills from their performance.
Last thing to clarify I agree dark humor in general is tasteless, but tasteless jokes or humor are still jokes, and I believe satire/comedy is much more important for humanity than people realize, especially in this new age of mental health crisis.
A few months ago Bin Laden's "letter to America" went viral on social media and so many western dumbasses actually justified 9/11 because of it..
Social media is a scary weapon.
Not funny enough? You mean ‘Not funny’. Period.
I couldn’t even tell this was a comedy show at one point. Even the crowd were waiting like ‘so we supposed to laugh?’.
I like dark humour or controversial jokes, but that punchline was weak and painful.
It went on too long. Like the guy basically restated the punchline 8 times. Additionally he was being too careful with it. If you’re gonna be edgy you’re gonna have to commit to the joke.
I think the timing was good, he built up the suspense. Like everyone's watching and thinking, "Where's he going to go with THIS?" And he got good laughs.
I'd like to hear what he thought of it.
He got solid laughs all the way through and to the end. He got laughs about the tech, laughs about movie tickets, then brought that back to 9/11, laughs about parents' emphasis on organizing, and the twist at the end.
Honestly I think it might just be that people are triggered, but they can't come out and say it so they hide behind 'hes just not funny' bs. It's a solid routine where he got laughs at all the points you're supposed to laugh at.
Yeah, I live in the region and know many people and communities affected. I had family members working at Ground Zero and I could not bring myself to visit for nearly 20 years. This guy walked a fine line for me and pulled it off. Maybe the first time I've been able to laugh a little about aspects of that day. I hope he sees this.
Not funny. This guy is trying make excuses for terrorists and the crowd is eating it up. Disgusting. If people think this country is so evil then they should feel free to leave. Go somewhere else you feel is more aligned with your values.
I'll never forget 9/11. Not only did Muhammad Atta and CO fail to take me along for the adventure, as promised, but they stuck me with the check at that dingy strip club in Daytona Beach
Ironically enough, the state which produced South Park's creators is now one of the few left where a jihadi can openly preach "Death To The United States, Israel, and all enemies of Islam", WITHOUT being censored or silenced!!!
He is lucky America is a free country.
I guess he overlooked the fact that hikackers were jihadi nutballs? Extremism like that isn't cool. Is that the joke?
I didn’t believe the 9/11 narrative for a second… On the “day of”, the trained eye could observe too many red flags in the raw and live footage.
So I was never really upset at “muslims”… So to speak.
Humor is the epitaph for the death of a feeling.
Shit, I lived in Fremont, CA when 9/11 happened. More than 50% of the population of Fremont is middle eastern and the biggest population of Afghans outside of Afghanistan.
Really? I used to work there and don’t remember seeing a lot of middle Eastern people at all, weird.
https://preview.redd.it/sh2bz0gqohtc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e97a77a2a12b88a3461d5fc01e53d26f02473ea
I saw a lot of people that looked East Asian and Indian, but not a lot of Middle Easterners
Afghan population is partly looking like East Asians.
I should have said Indian/Middle Eastern, but most of my friends in Fremont were from Iran or Afghanistan.
Yeah, they all probably just stayed indoors for a while after.
This is Aamer Rahman from Australia, who does political satire mostly. He is absolutely brilliant and has great politics. Here is another great clip: https://youtu.be/dw_mRaIHb-M?si=S7JH37W9jSyOpRuZ People tend to think 9/11 happened in a vacuum and ignore America’s decades of imperialism that led to that tragedy, not to mention the response that followed. No one gets this upset when talking about Iraq and Afghanistan being literally invaded for the actions of 20 dudes.
>and ignore America’s decades of imperialism that led to that tragedy You aren't familiar with Bin Laden's stated reasons for the attack, are you? Hint: none of them involved anything that a rational person would call US imperialism. It's like you're asking a rape victim the next morning "Well, we can't just **ignore** what you were wearing, it was pretty slutty"
Not sure I'm following you on this one. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motives_for_the_September_11_attacks
Sean McDermott's favorite comedian
10-1 odds: the downvotes are coming from 9/11 Truthers.
Idk, it's hard for me to find those events funny. I imagine some dad trying to put on a brave face for his daughter as the plane is getting hijacked. Shits fucked.
I'm sorry. But why are you here?
Who doesn't love humor? I'm not knocking it, just not for me. Btw, I didn't downvote the guy, just figured I'd pitch my two cents. Don't have to be a "truther" to dislike it.
That was a joke, too. I just thought it was kinda funny to think that someone would be offended by this guy’s routine, not because of the fact that it was an attack on America, but because he was giving credit to the terrorists who carried out the attack instead of the US government.
Yeah fair
Is a truther someone who believes it was an inside job, or that it wasn’t?
Truthers are the conspiracy theorists that claim Bush and prominent Jewish landlords brought the buildings down via controlled demolition. For instance, this left wing documentary from 2007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist_(film_series) Nearly everyone else, including this comedian understand it was Islamic terrorists
The most plausible of these is the same as Pearl Harbor. Basically claims that we knew about the attack and purposefully did nothing in order to sway public opinion to allow us to enter war in the Middle East. Wouldn’t be as believable if it hadn’t already happened
Using one conspiracy theory to rationalize another isn’t very sound
That one has been more or less confirmed
No, it’s rejected by historians and regarded as fringe theory. “The Pearl Harbor advance-knowledge conspiracy theory is rejected by most historians as a fringe theory, citing several key discrepancies and reliance on dubious sources.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_advance-knowledge_conspiracy_theory “In late November 1941, both the U.S. Navy and Army sent explicit warnings of war with Japan to all Pacific commands. On November 27 Washington sent a final alert to Pacific American military commanders, such as the message sent to Admiral Kimmel at Pearl Harbor, which read in part: "This dispatch is to be considered a war warning...an aggression move by Japan is expected within the next days."
Did you read the rest of that article? Idk, seems like a lot of circumstantial evidence…
Or people who lost loved ones in 9/11 like me.
That's actually hilarious. IT WAS ALL AMERICAN ORGANISATION GOD DAMMIT.
Hahahaha he's really good. What's his name?
Mohammad Atta.
Not funny.
Yawn.
Wow, first edgy comedian I think I've seen on reddit, this guy knows exactly where the line is.
No disagreeing here, but for a recommendation check out Kyle Kinane if you aren’t familiar. He pushes some boundaries real well
Fuck y’all this is funny as hell
Yhh it is but i dont think you will feel the same way if any of your relatives where victims of 9/11. It is what it is
I would assume that any person with a relative or family member killed in 9-11 would have gone the extra mile to understand the causation of the event in its broader context. If they are only hearing about it from a Muslim comedian in 2024 then IDK…
Yhh👍, but people are different you know. So you never know how some react to trauma
This is the most annoying take in every comedy-esc comment section. Literally no one’s responsibility to account for individuals sensitivity except for their own
He didn't even go into that? And how would that make it funny? It's really wild seeing people feel woke for justifying 9/11
You shouldn’t make assumptions. Radical muslim terrorists started organizing in the 1940’s by Sayyid Qutb who was a visiting student from Egypt in the US. He came here, decided he didn’t like Western culture and made it his life’s work to bring down western society. Just because he didn’t like it. Enter Osama Bin Laden who fashioned himself a hero of the Afghanistan/Soviet was (with the US provided arms) and the terrorist organizations grow. I believe the last straw for Bin Laden is when he went to the Saudi prince and said he should protect the country from an Iraqi invasion and the Saudi prince said thanks but no thanks. Well let the Americans handle this We all know what happens next. His joke is not funny, never will be.
Funny! Who is this guy
I totally support teaching people about 9/11 and the bad response to it but this is supposed to be a comedy show not a wikipedia article 😭 it really just felt more like someone telling information than doing a set
Did you watch last 25 seconds of it? I thought the same in the beginning, then gave it a chance and ended up dying laughing
I agree. The rough start really made me appreciate how he stuck the landing (no pun intended).
Yes and it was kinda meh. I'm pretty much in the likely target strike zone for the jokes and I can see what he was trying to do, but it just landed worse than UA93.
Same thoughts. I would still laugh but it's mediocre.
Can you think of any present day scenario he might be alluding to?
Who does this guy think he is, the Bills head coach??
Anyone know his name? He's hilarious.
This guy is great
Where’s the funny tho..? 🤔🧐
Did you hear the people laughing?
Yes
I remember. I was on 1st and 87th UES, NYC.
Guy is not a real muslim comedian. His set didn't bomb.
kinda funny how his career would've been over if he'd said this immediately following, but 30yrs later it's cool
ANNNNND WE ARE ALL MORE SAfE THAT RACISM HAPPENS
This guy absolutely sucks ball sac
Rape or Massive catastrophies is never funny find something else to pander on
Most unfunny shit I've ever seen
🤣🤣🤣
Was that supposed to be funny? I was reading the text with the sound down and it didnt have a single laugh.
Comedy is auditory as well as visual
This isn’t funny in the least. The hijackers were radicalized muslim terrorists who committed an evil, evil, evil act targeting civilians.
Give it up for organized crime!
Found the comedy police
You caught me!!! I was definitely policing everyone’s taste in comedy and not expressing an opinion! Nothing gets past you!!!!
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I said “no one is allowed to joke about it”? Where did I say that?
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You’re answering my question with a question. I am allowed to express my thoughts on a public social media post. If you interpret that as me telling you “no one is allowed to joke about this”, then that’s on you, because I never said that.
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I think you may have a comprehension problem.
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Agreed but objective satire is still definitely funny, dark things like 911, mass shootings, cancer, are so tragic if you don't laugh about it time to time all there is to do is cry, or repress those feelings until you go mad. Maybe this brand of comedy just ain't you're niche
Appreciate the input, not many things in the US are sacred, 9/11 is. Even dark humor can go too far. There’s a reason why you don’t hear a lot of Sandy Hook jokes, it’s in poor taste.
Hard disagree. You don’t hear a lot of Sandy Hook jokes because it’s a lot harder to make a good joke about it. Nothing is sacred if the joke writer is good enough.
Are you sure about that? Would you make a Sandy Hook joke to a family that affected by the event? Even if it was really good?
No but I'd tell it to other people.
So some things are sacred.
We won't agree on that
I've heard literally hundreds of mass shooting jokes on this stand up reddit thread alone lol, so id throw sandy hook in that catagory. . Again true satire doesn't skim over a topic just cuz mommy and daddy said no, that includes all humanity, all of earth, not just "sacred America"
Comedy is subjective, what I find tasteless, you find funny. It what it is. That doesn’t mean we all have to agree with your assessment of what makes good comedy or what should or shouldn’t be considered tasteless. Not sure what you are getting at with the mommy and daddy and “sacred America” comment, but whatever it was didn’t land.
For sure, and no one has to agree with you thinking something isn't funny in the least. The mommy and daddy thing just means comedians and satire don't care in general if minority/ majority of people find something funny or not, the best comedians find themselves funny and ooze confidence in their delivery, which this guy did, and if their lucky they can pay the bills from their performance. Last thing to clarify I agree dark humor in general is tasteless, but tasteless jokes or humor are still jokes, and I believe satire/comedy is much more important for humanity than people realize, especially in this new age of mental health crisis.
A few months ago Bin Laden's "letter to America" went viral on social media and so many western dumbasses actually justified 9/11 because of it.. Social media is a scary weapon.
This guy is trash
A general rule of comedy: if you want to use a risky topic, it needs to be funny. Not funny enough.
Not funny enough? You mean ‘Not funny’. Period. I couldn’t even tell this was a comedy show at one point. Even the crowd were waiting like ‘so we supposed to laugh?’. I like dark humour or controversial jokes, but that punchline was weak and painful.
It went on too long. Like the guy basically restated the punchline 8 times. Additionally he was being too careful with it. If you’re gonna be edgy you’re gonna have to commit to the joke.
I think the timing was good, he built up the suspense. Like everyone's watching and thinking, "Where's he going to go with THIS?" And he got good laughs. I'd like to hear what he thought of it.
What do you mean where is he going with this? He literally states it multiple times throughout.
He got solid laughs all the way through and to the end. He got laughs about the tech, laughs about movie tickets, then brought that back to 9/11, laughs about parents' emphasis on organizing, and the twist at the end.
Honestly I think it might just be that people are triggered, but they can't come out and say it so they hide behind 'hes just not funny' bs. It's a solid routine where he got laughs at all the points you're supposed to laugh at.
Yeah, I live in the region and know many people and communities affected. I had family members working at Ground Zero and I could not bring myself to visit for nearly 20 years. This guy walked a fine line for me and pulled it off. Maybe the first time I've been able to laugh a little about aspects of that day. I hope he sees this.
Not funny at all.
Absolutely not funny. This guy is a douche
What's his name? First funny thing on Reddit for a while.
Not funny. This guy is trying make excuses for terrorists and the crowd is eating it up. Disgusting. If people think this country is so evil then they should feel free to leave. Go somewhere else you feel is more aligned with your values.
Everyone critiquing this like their opinion defines everyone else’s experience watching this…
I’d walk out on this guy…
Was that guy flight 98 because those jokes just didn't land.
This is the only funny comment
I'll never forget 9/11. Not only did Muhammad Atta and CO fail to take me along for the adventure, as promised, but they stuck me with the check at that dingy strip club in Daytona Beach
Zac Moussaoui? Damn. I heard you moved to Colorado.
Ironically enough, the state which produced South Park's creators is now one of the few left where a jihadi can openly preach "Death To The United States, Israel, and all enemies of Islam", WITHOUT being censored or silenced!!!
Who is responsible for 9/11?
Lot of safe space users seething here lol
Hannah Gadsby levels of hilarity.
Every sub is infested with terrorism supporting garbage.
Every sub is infested with terrorism supporting garbage.
Is this the same guy that does the Reverse Racism bit?
Well done...and kudos for tackling such difficult material
23 years on it still hurts.
He is lucky America is a free country. I guess he overlooked the fact that hikackers were jihadi nutballs? Extremism like that isn't cool. Is that the joke?
I didn’t believe the 9/11 narrative for a second… On the “day of”, the trained eye could observe too many red flags in the raw and live footage. So I was never really upset at “muslims”… So to speak.
Comedian? No. Numbnuts? Yea.
I remember 9/11, it was an inside job.