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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

IMDb ID: tt0433116 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 5.5 (3,470 votes)

Genres: Comedy

To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Canada: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (English)
United Kingdom: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Ireland: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (English)
India: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (English)
New Zealand: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (English)
United States: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
South Africa: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (English)
Portugal: À Procura da Comédia no Mundo Muçulmano
Hungary: Amin a muszlimok röhögnek
Poland: Humor Orientu
United States: Untitled Albert Brooks Project (Working Title)
Greece: Γελάστε μουσουλμανικά, παρακαλώ (DVD Title)
Russia: В поисках комедии в мусульманском мире
Untitled Albert Brooks Project
Content RatingPG-13Release Date2006-01-20Runtime98 minutesMetascore53IMDb Popularity0User Reviews114Critic Reviews70Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
Arabic
Hindi
Keywordsnew delhi india
satire comedy
reference to mahatma gandhi
comedian
india
Filming LocationsNew Delhi, Delhi, IndiaProduction CompaniesSeventh Picture Productions LLC
Kintop Pictures
Shangri-La Entertainment
Official SitesWarner Independent Pictures (United States) - http://wip.warnerbros.com/lookingforcomedy/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433116/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0433116.jpgUpdated At2025-07-05T13:49:29

Stars

Penny Marshall
Victoria Burrows
Paul Jerome
Albert Brooks
Emma Lockhart
Amy Ryan
Fred Thompson
B.J. Ward
Tony Montero
Lynda Berg

Directors

Albert Brooks

Writers

Albert Brooks

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Penny Marshall | Character: Self
Actor: Victoria Burrows | Character: Casting Director
Actor: Paul Jerome | Character: Studio Executive
Actor: Albert Brooks | Character: Albert Brooks
Actor: Emma Lockhart | Character: Laura
Actor: Amy Ryan | Character: Emily Brooks
Actor: Fred Thompson | Character: Fred Dalton Thompson
Actor: B.J. Ward | Character: Barbara Nader
Actor: Tony Montero | Character: Don Budge
Actor: Lynda Berg | Character: Margaret Allenton
Actor: Steve Kramer | Character: Sam Loman
Actor: Conrad Bachmann | Character: Ben Wallerstein
Actor: John Carroll Lynch | Character: Stewart
Actor: Jon Tenney | Character: Mark
Actor: Avinash Kaur | Character: Job Applicant
Actor: Juliet Touzene | Character: Job Applicant
Actor: Nayan Raina | Character: Job Applicant
Actor: Rima Laham | Character: Job Applicant
Actor: Sheetal Sheth | Character: Maya
Actor: Sanjeev Johrai | Character: Hotel Guest
Actor: Imran Mashkoor Khan | Character: Concierge
Actor: Sandhya Bhatia | Character: Street Interview
Actor: Mitlesh Prasad | Character: Street Interview
Actor: Manoj Buxi | Character: Street Interview
Actor: Homie Doroodian | Character: Majeed
Actor: Surinder Arora | Character: Man in Temple
Actor: Gabbar Singh | Character: Guide at Mosque
Actor: Rauf Alaskarov | Character: Man in Bar
Actor: Duncan Bravo | Character: Stage Manager
Actor: Kevin Mukherji | Character: Spotlight Man
Actor: Barbara Ali | Character: School Official
Actor: Ali Supriwala | Character: Fan
Actor: Sankalp Rastogi | Character: Audience Member
Actor: Dhiru Shah | Character: Indian Official
Actor: Rahda Zaidi | Character: Indian Official
Actor: Ajay Mehta | Character: Indian Official
Actor: Kavi Raz | Character: Translator
Actor: Anand Vadehra | Character: Pakistani Comedian
Actor: Lalit Jobanputra | Character: Pakistani Comedian
Actor: Gugun Deep Singh | Character: Pakistani Comedian
Actor: P.D. Mani | Character: Pakistani Comedian
Actor: Mike Akrawi | Character: Pakistani Comedian
Actor: Marco Khan | Character: Pakistani Comedian
Actor: Ben Anand | Character: Pakistani Official
Actor: Subash Kundanmal | Character: Pakistani Diplomat
Actor: Raghu Bhagat | Character: Pakistani Official
Actor: Ahmed Ahmed | Character: Escort
Actor: Yasmine Hanani | Character: Receptionist
Actor: Marshall Manesh | Character: Shaif Al-Rafi
Actor: Sammy Sheik | Character: Mukhtar Al-Mujib
Actor: Shaheen Sheik | Character: Anisha Kishore
Actor: Linden Soles | Character: News Anchor
Actor: Kavita Ashok | Character: Waitress
Actor: Ismail Bashey | Character: Various
Actor: Anu Gunn | Character: Pickup Truck Driver
Actor: Vipin Kumar | Character: Customs Agent
Actor: Sanjay Madhav | Character: Actor
Actor: Angel Princess | Character: Nightclub Dancer
Actor: Anup Sugunan | Character: Pakistani Driver
Actor: Rita Rani Ahuja | Character: Actress
Actor: Rajeev Chhibber | Character: Indian Man in Auditorium
Actor: James DiStefano | Character: Cab Driver
Actor: Reena Dutt | Character: Girl in Bar in Delhi
Actor: Rima Mahal | Character: Indian Woman in Auditorium
Actor: Shelley Malil | Character: Actor
Actor: Anjul Nigam | Character: Boyfriend
Actor: Neil Patil | Character: Indian Cab Driver
Actor: A.J. Presley | Character: Indian Boyfriend
Actor: Mikael Sharafyan | Character: Indian Spectator
Actor: Mark Winn | Character: Punjabi Audience Member

[Directors Group]
Name: Albert Brooks | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Albert Brooks | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Stephanie Antosca | Role: Producer
Name: Steve Bing | Role: Producer
Name: Brian Finn | Role: Producer
Name: Herb Nanas | Role: Producer
Name: Tabrez Noorani | Role: Producer
Name: JoAnn Perritano | Role: Producer
Name: Pravesh Sahni | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Michael Giacchino | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Thomas E. Ackerman | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Anita Brandt Burgoyne | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Scot Boland | Role: Casting Director
Name: Victoria Burrows | Role: Casting Director
Name: Judy Cook | Role: Casting Director
Name: David Kang | Role: Casting Director
Name: Tulsi Ram | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Stephen Altman | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: John Bucklin | Role: Art Director
Name: Erik Olson | Role: Art Director
Name: Abhishek Redkar | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Chris L. Spellman | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Deborah Everton | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Linda Arnold | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jay Wejebe | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Annet Wong | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Brad Arensman | Role: Production Manager
Name: Rajesh Dham | Role: Production Manager
Name: Susan Dretzka | Role: Production Manager
Name: Sanjay Kumar | Role: Production Manager
Name: JoAnn Perritano | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Steven F. Beaupre | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Pranati Nagarsheth | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tabrez Noorani | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sameer Sadhwani | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Arif Shamsi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Dhruv Singh | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Manish Srivastav | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sunday Stevens | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Eric Tignini | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vinit Vyas | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Rick Brondum | Role: Art Department
Name: Alan Easley | Role: Art Department
Name: William Eliscu | Role: Art Department
Name: Kristen Gassner | Role: Art Department
Name: Sean Ginevan | Role: Art Department
Name: David Hopkins | Role: Art Department
Name: David Loitz | Role: Art Department
Name: Cameron Matheson | Role: Art Department
Name: Christopher Parker | Role: Art Department
Name: James Passanante | Role: Art Department
Name: Wayne Springfield | Role: Art Department
Name: Shannon Tymkiw | Role: Art Department
Name: Kat Wilson | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Jeremy Balko | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthew C. Beville | Role: Sound Department
Name: Devendra Cleary | Role: Sound Department
Name: Chad J. Hughes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jonathan Miller | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Morgado | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kim H. Ornitz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Zeke Richardson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shelley Roden | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mychal Smith | Role: Sound Department
Name: David F. Van Slyke | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jonathan Wales | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Jamison Goei | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sookie Park | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Monty Phillips | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Corinne Pooler | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jerry Pooler | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Jon Valera | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Russell Ayer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Craig Bauer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arjun Singh Bhurji | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Britton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Henry Cantor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alan Colbert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Siddharth Diwan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Linda Gacsko | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anirudh Garbyal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Harry K. Garvin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Raymond Gonzales | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steven Hiller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael J. Hogan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrew B. Horton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anthony Huljev | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Kennedy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Mitchell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rob Monroy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charlie Newberry | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Pickens | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Raman Rao | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dylan Rush | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ramesh Sadrani | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lacey Terrell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Devendra Thakkar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Tineka Becker | Role: Casting Department
Name: David Kang | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Fran Allgood | Role: Costume Department
Name: Leah Brown | Role: Costume Department
Name: Nazhat Hester | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sandeep Kumar | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rachel Sage Kunin | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Helen Hand | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Rajesh Dham | Role: Location Management
Name: Kaushik Guha | Role: Location Management
Name: Catherine Kagan | Role: Location Management
Name: Sidhu Manpreet | Role: Location Management
Name: Joseph Martin | Role: Location Management
Name: Samarth Sahni | Role: Location Management
Name: Jay Traynor | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Michael Aarvold | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael T. Andreas | Role: Music Department
Name: Stephen M. Davis | Role: Music Department
Name: Peter Fuchs | Role: Music Department
Name: Jagan Ramamoorthy | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sanjay Chaturvedi | Role: Production Department
Name: Clark Credle | Role: Production Department
Name: Navit Dutt | Role: Production Department
Name: Stacy Foot | Role: Production Department
Name: Scott Foster | Role: Production Department
Name: Sarah Baker Grillo | Role: Production Department
Name: Matthew Hirsch | Role: Production Department
Name: Jason Z. Kemp | Role: Production Department
Name: Jamie Robinson | Role: Production Department
Name: Drew Vandervelde | Role: Production Department
Name: Devon F. Wright | Role: Production Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: J. Armin Garza II | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bhawani Singh | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Marja Adriance | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jerry Carville | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Castro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Cody | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mary K. Fanto | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Furia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lisa Furia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mira Husseini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jason Inman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Deepak Jaitely | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Don Miloyevich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julie M. Philips | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Raskind | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sam Sako | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Zane Weiner | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Melanie Miller | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi631963929/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi631963929/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563440080357.mp4?Expires=1788433208&Signature=pdTjWbQJZqGftZhrxmD0WXl1QdVC7rDe65udd9q-rj7p8BItHrW2pfL-KOXTktpg3TXkAOSNVF1zDXbk9EpmES-xe62IiNO6j~8Ld-~nN76eMnUaH2u0Zk83v7Jot0FIhuH37AkxnGFGoHgX914sa7KspQAT0hFUN~nc~J1a0lA3f8HchZciwzkIhvoSyAIXZgH3xBIgx33s7gwVyIn4V4tTylr5SSnANVIV12z27xN1Fuk6O8yFNJWtvPVcVOhMJdqjcIcaGFv3AYVUm1U0vCup-zkPyCQVzhHLIeAenOpBJxghJGv0XPbIGRo~93KOQGx7ffuCGR9dpjddqVsNjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United Arab Emirates: December 15, 2005 (Dubai International Film Festival)
United States: January 20, 2006
Iceland: August 31, 2006 (Iceland International Film Festival)
Spain: October 1, 2006 (Festival de Cinema Polític)
Hungary: November 9, 2006

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

Romania: USD 13337
Domestic: USD 888975
Period: Mar 3 – 5, 2006 | Rank: 104 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 5 | Gross to date: USD 887416 | Interval gross: USD 1808 | Per theater average: USD 361
Period: Feb 24 – 26, 2006 | Rank: 85 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 883652 | Interval gross: USD 5891 | Per theater average: USD 1472
Period: Feb 17 – 19, 2006 | Rank: 79 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 874779 | Interval gross: USD 6340 | Per theater average: USD 576
Period: Feb 17 – 20, 2006 | Rank: 86 | Theaters: 11 | Gross to date: USD 875746 | Interval gross: USD 7307 | Per theater average: USD 664
Period: Feb 10 – 12, 2006 | Rank: 75 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 19 | Gross to date: USD 864732 | Interval gross: USD 8680 | Per theater average: USD 456
Period: Feb 3 – 5, 2006 | Rank: 55 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 29 | Gross to date: USD 845039 | Interval gross: USD 31043 | Per theater average: USD 1070
Period: Jan 27 – 29, 2006 | Rank: 36 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 160 | Gross to date: USD 758098 | Interval gross: USD 208657 | Per theater average: USD 1304
Period: Jan 20 – 22, 2006 | Rank: 27 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 161 | Gross to date: USD 429223 | Interval gross: USD 429223 | Per theater average: USD 2665