Genre: TV Series   

Grade: A-

Title: Mo

Notable People: Mohammad Amer, Teresa Ruiz, Omar Elba Created by: Mohammad Amer, Ramy Youssef

Review:  Every once in a while I find we need comic relief from the crime, war and interpersonal dramas that we watch, so we often turn to Netflix for half hour lite. This one was a really good surprise. Crated by Ramy (who has his own half hour Palestinian comedy) and Amer, who stars in the show- and is somewhat of a cult standup comic in the American- Arab community.  The fictional Mo is a Palestinian refugee, living in Houston, one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship, who straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and “a ton of bullshit.” Amer is a very funny guy though I am sure I miss some of the inside humor as an American white guy. This show does for Arabs and olive oil what My Big Fat Greek Wedding did for Greeks and Windex. And, amazingly, features the superb one off “Elon Musk jizzing Teslas into space” , though maybe it does not ring as well without context…laughed a lot-worth a watch.