Said Durrah

Said Durrah (; born February 9, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian of Arab descent.

Early life Durrah is of Jordanian and Palestinian descent. His father, Hisham Durrah, is from Amman, Jordan, and mother, Hiyam Durrah, is from Gaza, Palestine.

He was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States and he grew up in Mayo, Maryland, United States. He attended South River Senior and then studied General Business Administration at University of Maryland University College.

Career Durrah worked in corporate marketing, travel agents and banking, before he focused entirely on comedy in 2009. He then got his start in Manhattan, New York, at Comic Strip Live. He then performed at the Town Hall Theatre on Broadway within his first year in comedy. Durrah has performed stand up comedy in a number of venues all over the United States.

In October and November 2010, he toured with other Muslim comedians on the "Arabs Gone Wild" tour.

From February 2013, Durrah will be touring with his show "Arab Is Me".

Durrah also produces comedy shows.