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Ahmed Al-kadri! Comedian! Friend! Guy with a new special called "Special Not Special"! Delight!
Here are some words straight from Ahmed's press release:

Yemeni-American comedian, Ahmed Al-kadri is poised to release his first comedy special, Special Not Special on February 24th via YouTube. As a Yemeni-American navigating the cultural maze of an immigrant household in Dallas, Texas, Ahmed brings his striking goofy charm to tales that span the spectrum of life's absurdities from taking mushrooms at a Lizzo concert and playing Taboo with his brothers to the comedic nuances of dual cultural identities. The hour offers the telling of uproarious misadventures involving drug-dealing escapades, dating mishaps, and a slew of other silly situations as Ahmed turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. 
 
In his own words the special “really just answers the question “who is Ahmed Al-kadri.” But Special Not Special is more than just laughs; it's a rollercoaster ride through the complexities of growing up Yemeni-American, where every moment, whether it's special or not, is infused with Ahmed's unique brand of humor and cultural identity. Said Al-kadri:
 
“The motivation behind this special stems from a desire to bridge cultural gaps through laughter. Comedy has a remarkable ability to transcend boundaries and connect people on a human level. Writing this material involved mining my own life for humorous anecdotes, embracing vulnerability, and finding the universal truths in the specifics of my experiences.” 
 
Ahmed Al-kadri is a Yemeni-American comedian based in LA. As a young child in Dallas, Ahmed dreamed of being an accountant, but his immigrant parents forced him to be a comedian instead. Ahmed started developing his comedy skills early, doing impressions of his mom’s Turkish soap operas and Mr. Bean, as well as spot-on imitations of his sister and brothers.  Ahmed’s father was an extrovert who loved to help people. Ahmed credits this as one of the reasons he relates so well to everyone- his house was always full of visitors who his parents were hosting; often offering a place to sleep if it was needed. Consequently, Ahmed was one of those kids who was friends with everybody, memorizing one-liners from his dad and trying them out on the kids at school the next day. Between go-kart races and soccer with his five siblings, Ahmed had a classic American childhood, playing “ding-dong ditch” and throwing Taco Bell sauce packets at cars. 
 
He started his career in 2016 taking an improv class at Dallas Comedy House and has been hooked ever since. He has performed in numerous improv, sketch, and stand up comedy shows at his old stomping grounds. With his improv troupe, Sunglow, he headlined Dallas Comedy House on weekends and traveled across the country performing in various comedy festivals before moving to Los Angeles in 2018 to pursue a career in Stand Up. Over the last year, Ahmed has gained a following on TikTok and Instagram with some of his most notable work such as "Roommates with Anxiety" , "F-Boi Rehab", or "Arab at an Indian Wedding" ; his was content featured on Buzzfeed and DankMemes. You may recognize him on Fox's Love Connection or “Liam” from the series “David Diamondhands.”
 
Special Not Special is now available on YouTube for free. 


And THAT'S what it is! Myq here again, letting you know that this is only the first HALF of our conversation. For the second bonus half, subscribe via Apple Podcasts or click on over here to Patreon! Thanks so much all!

Ahmed Al-kadri and I had a great talk. Then we had ANOTHER great talk. This is that second great talk. We talked the talk. Now you can listen the listen!

Janet O'Shea and I had a fascinating conversation, and then you know what? We had a BONUS fascinating conversation and this is that! Enjoy if you like enjoying TWO of something! (They are different conversations. Not the same conversation twice.)

Sid Singh is super funny and we had a delightful chat AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL CHAT! This is that second chat. Enjoy please (for your own benefit) and thank you (for my own benefit).

Caleb Synan and I had a delightful chat. And then we had ANOTHER delightful chat. And this is that bonus chat. Enjoy! (It's fine if you only want to enjoy ONE delightful chat. But why not get double joy? Enjoyjoy!)

Ellie Hino! Comedian! Podcaster! Friend! Delight! More!
Ellie is a super funny nice comedian person! She has a new album out today called Soft Bones! Get it! Stream it! Listen to it! Share it!
About Ellie:​
Ellie Hino is a Minneapolis-based stand-up comic with a heart of gold. She appeared in the 2019 and 2021 Limestone Comedy Festivals, Boston’s Women in Comedy festival, and was featured in “best of the fest” at 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival. Recently, she’s opened for Maria Bamford, Atsuko Okatsuka, Dana Gould and Bobcat Goldthwait. On Thursday nights she co-hosts Darlings with Ben Katzner, a weekly showcase of local and national stand-up comics at Zhora Darling in Minneapolis. 

About Soft Bones:
Blonde Medicine is excited to announce the upcoming debut comedy album from Ellie Hino, Soft Bones, out April 5th (TODAY!), available everywhere comedy is streamed and sold. 
After dabbling in stand-up in her early twenties, she became a member of the main cast at the Brave New Workshop Comedy Theater in Minneapolis. She returned to stand-up when she was pregnant, and is back with a new sense of urgency to follow her comedy dreams.
“I was lucky enough to open for Maria Bamford at a big theater show in Minneapolis and she told me it was time to record an album. ‘Poop it out! Just poop it out!’’, she said. So I did!” says Ellie Hino. Soft Bones is a compilation of stories about being an ADHD mom, a weird wife, and a regular human woman. 
About this episode of this podcast that this is all describing:
This is only the first HALF of my chat with Ellie!
For the second half, subscribe via Apple Podcasts OR click on over here to Patreon!

 
 
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