Sammy is the best
by Katie on 11/22/24The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres - TorontoRating: 5 out of 5Amazing show. Sammy is funny, clever, and he's on the right side of history.
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Lebanese-Palestinian-Syrian-Italian-American, born in Oakland, California, Sammy Obeid is best known for his 1,001 day streak of consecutive comedy performances. It began on December 26th, 2010, and concluded on September 21st, 2013- four days after an appearance on TBS's Conan. Breaking the old world record on Day 731, Sammy set the new one at 1,001 Arabian Nights of Comedy.
Over the course of the streak, he appeared on NBC's America's Got Talent and advanced to the Las Vegas round, and became the first comedian to perform on The Food Network in Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Splitsider conducted an extensive interview with him entering the home stretch. LA Weekly praised Sammy's "sheer force of will" in performance and lifestyle, and LA Mag recommended his show highly. He was profiled in TIME Magazine, followed soon after by an article in the New York Times. Published on his final day, it describes his material as "full of wordplay" and "clever misdirection."
Chunks of his streak were spent as youngest member of both the CoExist Comedy and Axis of Evil: New Generation national tours. Capping the streak, his debut album, Get Funny or Die Trying, was named a Best Comedy Album of 2013 by iTunes.
Sammy has founded his own comedy enterprise, KO Comedy, and enjoys giving unsolicited advice on his blog
Interactive, funny and genuine
by Saad on 11/15/24The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres - TorontoRating: 5 out of 5Great show. Interactive, handles the crowd well (too well tbh). Took time out to meet fans. A nice, genuine guy with a funny act. Must-see!
Speaker of the truth
by Sammyfan88 on 11/12/24The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres - TorontoRating: 5 out of 5Sammy is goooooood. He is a good soul who has integrity and speaks the truth and expresses the anger we all feel, and makes us laugh because if we don’t laugh, we cry. Second time I’ve seen him and this show at the Elgin was fantastic. Except for the woman who took up too much time near the end.
Ambitious comedy goer seeks two shows
by Nikki on 11/12/24The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres - TorontoRating: 4 out of 5I had tickets to two shows this day, but Sammy's set went long enough that I missed the second show. That's not a complaint! 3 openers and Sammy? That's a deal. The show was funny, my only concern is Sammy doing his crowd work in bigger venues, it doesn't work as well. But def would see again.
Great time! You really get your money's worth!
by Sam B. on 11/12/24The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres - TorontoRating: 5 out of 5It was a great time. There were 3 openers which were all different and funny! The show was nearly 2.5hrs long so you got your money's worth. He did some fun crowd work at the end also. Would see Sammy again!
Sammy in SF
by K8 on 10/2/24Cobb's Comedy Club - San FranciscoRating: 5 out of 5Sammy is great at breaking things down and also being super quick with his wit. I’m impressed with his prolific nature.
Witty comedy, politics and some math!
by Maram on 7/18/24Rating: 5 out of 5My husband and I went to the punchline in SF May 21st show. Sami was hilarious from the minute he came to stage till he left. I specially loved how fast and smart his jokes were when he asked of any things he did not cover! He said he changes 20% of his show each month so he has completely new show every 6 months! I can not wait to go again in 6 months..
Amazing show!
by Cristina on 6/5/24James L. Knight Center – Ashe Auditorium - MiamiRating: 5 out of 5Great seats, we were in the second row though. Sammy is hilarious, while personable, serious and gave us a full show with a great opening too.
Great
by AD on 6/4/24James L. Knight Center – Ashe Auditorium - MiamiRating: 5 out of 5I was gifted the tickets to Sammy Obeid's show so I had no idea what I was getting into but I loved his material. He's great.
Palestinian Comedy Show
by Obeid on 6/4/24James L. Knight Center – Ashe Auditorium - MiamiRating: 5 out of 5So incredibly funny! More people should get the opportunity to see him perform.
Great Comedian!
by Lena S on 4/28/24Punch Line Philly - PhiladelphiaRating: 5 out of 5It was my 1st time seeing Sammy Obeid, and he was amazing! The whole set was so funny and relevant. Can't wait to see him again!
Hilarious, heartwarming and real
by Yas on 4/22/24Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre - TorontoRating: 5 out of 5Sammy Obeid is genius! His performance is equally smart, hilarious and heartwarming. I was happy to see the diverse crowd. The energy was incredible and the theatre is beautiful. It was so good to see a Palestinian comedian put on such an incredible show. We had a great time!
Loved it
by Rami on 12/20/23Cobb's Comedy Club - San FranciscoRating: 5 out of 5Sammy was hilarious. Smart, attentive and responsive, knowledgeable, quick, energetic and did I mention hilarious!!
Loved it
by Rami on 12/20/23Cobb's Comedy Club - San FranciscoRating: 5 out of 5Sammy was hilarious, Clever, energetic , responsive , knowledgeable, smart and did I mention hilarious!!!
Math and Politics
by Milretdisvet on 5/19/23Punch Line Comedy Club - San Francisco - San FranciscoRating: 1 out of 5I go to the Punchline all the time on Sundays and it's hilarious. This guy was not funny.