Allah Made Me Funny - Official Muslim Comedy Show - Live HMV Apollo

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Allah Made Me Funny - Official Muslim Comedy Show - Live HMV Apollo
Directed byPedro Cavalho
Produced byWaleed Jahangir
Starring Mohammed "Mo" Amer
Azhar Usman
Bryant "Preacher" Moss
Production
company
Tiffin Beats
Release date
  • October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)(United Kingdom)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Allah Made Me Funny - Official Muslim Comedy Show - Live HMV Apollo is a 2009 American concert film. The live concert features American comedy troupe Allah Made Me Funny (Mohammed "Mo" Amer, Azhar Usman and Bryant "Preacher" Moss).

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Production and release

The film features Amer, Usman and Moss performing live stand-up at Hammersmith Apollo (known at the time as HMV Apollo) in Hammersmith, London organized by Mumbai Rouge on April 17, 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The concert DVD was released on October 5, 2009. [5] [6]

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