The American senate, in order to improve it’s fast declining global image, asks comedian Albert Brooks to write a 500 page document about what makes Muslims laugh in India and Pakistan. Bidding adieu to his wife and young daughter,and accompanied by two government bureaucrats, Albert opens up an office in New Delhi, hires a pretty Secretary, Maya, and goes around asking people at random as to what makes them laugh. He finds that people generally look at him suspiciously and refuse to answer any questions. He then decides to go public and stage a comedy show, the suggested place for the publicity is old Delhi. Accordingly the four re-locate, book a school auditorium to seat about 400 people, go around the city distributing leaflets, inviting the general public to attend the show. They get a houseful response, however, Albert’s comedy act fails to impress. He then decides to try his hand in Pakistan, only to be told that he cannot get a visa for another 14 days. He decides to enter …
Release Date: 20 January 2006Runtime: 98 min
Stars:
- Albert Brooks
- Amy Ryan
- Avinash Kaur
- B.J. Ward
- Conrad Bachmann
- Emma Lockhart
- Fred Dalton Thompson
- John Carroll Lynch
- Jon Tenney
- Lynda Berg
- Paul Jerome
- Penny Marshall
- Steve Kramer
- Tony Montero
- Victoria Burrows
Director: Albert Brooks
