Basem Youssef and Maz Jobrani together at Abu Dhabi Comedy Week

Egyptian journalist Bassem Youssef and Iranian actor Maz Jobrani are participating in the activities of the first edition of Abu Dhabi Comedy Week, joining a list of the brightest improvisational comedy stars in the world.

The audience is awaiting the show that Bassem and Maz will present next Friday, May 24, according to what Live Nation - Middle East announced.

The duo , Bassem Youssef and Maz Jobrani, are considered among the most famous improvisational comedy performers in the United States, and they are expected to share the Etihad Arena stage.

Who is Maz Jobrani? International actor and comedian Maz Jobrani has participated in many famous television shows, including “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Curp Your Enthusiasm,” “Last Man Standing,” and “Shameless.”

He also starred in the award-winning indie comedy Jimmy Vested: American Hero, which he co-wrote and produced.

His other stand-up comedy performances include Emigrant, a Netflix original, as well as his one-man shows on Showtime such as Brown & Friendly and I Come In Piece.

In the spring of 2016, he gave a distinguished show at the White House, met Michelle Obama, and finally launched a new improvisational comedy show called “The Birds and the Bees,” which he published on the YouTube platform.

As for the professional level of comedian Bassem Youssef, American director James Gunn recently excluded him from his movie “Superman: Legacy.” After his solidarity with the Palestinian cause and his criticism of Israel.

Youssef said that the character he was going to portray in the film was deleted after the interview he gave on the Piers Morgan program, and he revealed, in an interview with the “Salon” program, that individuals in the United States can criticize the American president, but they are not allowed to criticize a foreign government.