Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas

Mo does an excellent job in being relatable and funny at the same time. This special was one of the most memorable from Netflix's collection. There is something about how Mohammad speaks that just keeps you entertained. It's been a rough 19 months for everyone and this special allows you to find a way to look back and laugh at what we are going through. Inshallah more specials in the future from Mo.

As an Israeli I must say it was pretty funny, even the parts about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were surprisingly balanced, which is very appreciated in a time when it is too easy to be antisemitic.

I must say that the part about Hummus made me a bit mad. First of all, Hebrew does have an equivalent of Ha (Arabic 6th letter), it is called Heth (Hebrew 8th letter), which is different from Khaf (Hebrew 20th letter), and that's the letter we use for hummus. Second, hummus was actually mentioned in the bible (look it up), which means that hummus was in Israel thousands of years ago. Third, even if the letter-equivalent thing was true (which is not), it's a bit like Palestinian can't say the word Palestine (they say Balestine) because they don't have an equivalent for P. Does it mean anything about their authenticity? I don't think so. Nonetheless, Israeli-Arabic hummus is better than Israeli-Jewish hummus.

Anyway, apart from the hummus part it was really funny. The part about covid was hilarious, and the last part (about him returning to his home) was emotional.

Good job Mo, waiting for your next special!

If you're arab or even muslim or have a arab background, you will laugh your ass off.

Its really funny and it gets a little emotional at the end.

Some people might not understand it because this special is very...cultural.

He talks about his home country a lot.

I didn't want this special to end I could've been watching for hours. Mo Amer does an amazing job connecting his heritage and experiences into his work and makes it enjoyable and hilarious for everyone watching. His accents are top tier and he nails every single one and does it in a way that connects it to his story and makes you laugh as well. I can't wait for his next work and loved watching this movie.

At first I thought he was going to be some braindead conservative from Texas because he starts off making some comments about covid that make it sound like he thinks the pandemic was fake, but he's not. It's good, it's not some ignorant BS. He actually goes on to talk about how he got covid TWICE. He does a good job making current events funny and then moves onto some multi-cultural jokes that are also quite good.