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Traveling is a big topic for Muslim comedians because we have to go to the airport, looking like this.
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Ok, let me tell you something right now.
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It's really weird to me that people are scared of me in an airport.
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Cause if everybody think about it, I'm the most scared guy in the airport.
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I am most likely to get shot over a misunderstanding, in an airport, right?
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The TSA thing that my heart is already racing, man.
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I put my bag on the conveyor, but there is a little voice in my head.
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Oh my god, what's gonna happen now?
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What's gonna happen now?
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There's an argument in myself.
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Nothing's gonna happen now, stupid.
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There's nothing in your bag.
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Yeah, but still...
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It's a good point!
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I saw you were nervous, but you've got that scary signs in the airport chasing around.
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If you see something, say something...
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It's pretty ambiguous set of instructions.
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If you see something...
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Say something...
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I am in (the) airport and...
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I see a lot of things.
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I should say something.
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What should I say?
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"Something."
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Ok, here we go.
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(Arabic: God is the greatest!)
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I am doing a good job in the airport.
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I am gonna die in (the) airport.
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Is that fair?
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I followed the airport instructions.
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Go test me, bro.
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Then you get to the gate.
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You should be able to calm down.
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Calm your nerves at the gate.
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Oh, no.
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The US government thought it's a good idea to put a TV screen and every boarding gate in America, join 24/7 news coverage of CNN.
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"Still you shit happening right now."
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I was just minding my business at the gate trying to chill out and there was a TV screen above my head.
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Showing an Isis beheading .
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Everybody at the gate looking at Isis.
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Looking at me.
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Looking at Isis.
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Looking at me.
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Isis, me.
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I just wanna be like, "I didn't do it."
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I'm in Chicago with you.
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Look, it says live.
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It's happening right now.
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How can that be...
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Damn, it says recording, aren't you?
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It could be me?
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Hypothetically, theoretically, it's not me!
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And by the way, if this is me, you have bigger problems: I am already at the gate.
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Ridiculous, man.
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They start pretending TSA works.
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If it did, we wouldn't be so nervous at the gate.
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And the thing is, it really gets on someone's nerves because the thing bothers me when everybody is staring at me.
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Seriously.
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The passengers are staring.
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The employees are staring.
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The dogs are staring.
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Alright, I wanna make this very clear.
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I'm not a terrorist.
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I never been a terrorist.
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I never want to be a terrorist.
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I am, however, "terrorist-ish."
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Don't get scared, I'll tell you what that means.
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It means when I'm standing there, and everybody is staring at me.
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Give me real me dirty looks.
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His little voice goes off on the back of my head like...
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You know what?
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I'm not terrorist but if I was...
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Kill all you racist mother fuckers.
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Stop staring at me.
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It's just hair on my face.
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All it means exactly (is) I eat spaghetti in public.
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A lot of shampoo and conditioner.
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And find the split ends for years.
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And the only worse of all, that is the moment I am going to get on the plane.
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People are in shock.
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There is a middle of conversations they said, " Where are you from? What do you..."
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"I'm gonna die."
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"Honey, I love you."
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"He's so (sc)ary."
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"He keeps staring at me."
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"He punches in son of the face."
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And I'll be honest, New York City.
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Can I be totally honest with you?
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Totally honest?
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I don't really understand what these people are so scared of.
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I don't get it.
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Cause think about it.
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If I was a crazy Muslim fundamentalist terrorist about to hijack the plane, this is probably not the disguise I would go with.
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Doesn't exactly slip you under the radar.
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Of course everybody's are real nice to me once the plane safely lands.
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And they just slinging over and smiling...
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I'm just waiting for an honest answer that end the play.
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"Excuse me sir, I thought you gonna kill us."
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"Sorry about that."
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"Everybody I was about to go to the bathroom", and I was gonna stab you.
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My name is Azhar Usman and thank you for your listen.