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STANDUP FOR PEACE is the disarmingly funny comedy show that brings Jews, Arabs, Muslims and people from all backgrounds together to laugh, and encourages a dialogue in support of a peaceful, political resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...MORE »

standup for peace Press

StandUp for Peace
Click here for an article we wrote for the Common Ground News Service »

Battle's on, show's off; comics try to adjust
Click here for a column about doing our show in difficult times.

Comedy duo touches on Middle East issues
Click here for an article about our show at the University of Washington »

Humor unites students of all religions in two-man comedy show
Click here for an article about our show at The College of New Jersey »

StandUp For Peace with Dean Obeidallah and Scott Blakeman
Click here for an article about our Standup for Peace show in New York City which was reviewed in New York Theatre Wire »

Comics combine laughter with a call for peace

Comics promote peace
Click here for an article about our show at the College of William and Mary »

Will Tell Jokes for Peace, Comedians foster understanding between Arabs
Click here for an article about our Standup for Peace show at UCLA that appeared in UCLA's Daily Bruin »

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Scott Blakeman

Dean Obeidallah

StandUp for Peace
at Middle East Peace
Camp in Seattle.

 

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Seeds of Peace Camp in Maine (9MB)

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"Scott Blakeman and Dean Obeidallah , two stand up comedians of Jewish and Arab descent respectively, performed for a room of Columbia students and demonstrated the possibility of mutual respect and understanding between the two groups."

- Matt Glasser, from an article in "The Columbia Spectator," Columbia University's student paper