Episode 12: Maysoon Zayid
Maysoon with her cat Beyonce, who passed away March 2021.
“And he said, ‘Girl, you are a cripple. Find another dream.’”
About Maysoon
Maysoon Zayid is an actress, comedian, writer, and disability advocate. She is a graduate of and a Guest Comedian in Residence at Arizona State University. She is the co-founder/co-executive producer of the New York Arab American Comedy Festival and The Muslim Funny Fest.
A prior full-time On Air Contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann and is a guest writer for Vice, Maysoon has most recently appeared on CNN’s New Day, 60 Minutes, and ABC News. She appeared alongside Adam Sandler in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan and is a recurring character on General Hospital.
As a professional comedian, Maysoon has performed in top New York clubs and has toured extensively at home and abroad, including as a headliner on the Arabs Gone Wild Comedy Tour and The Muslims Are Coming Tour.
Maysoon’s TED Talk is the most viewed of 2014 and she was named 1 of 100 Women of 2015 by BBC.
Maysoon limped in New York Fashion Week and is the host of the web series, Advice You Don’t Want to Hear. She is the author of the bestselling memoir, “Find Another Dream” and is the creator of the “Book of Bay Ann” children’s graphic novel series.