Sammy Obeid

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Sammy K. Obeid (born February 9, 1984) is an American writer and stand-up comedian. He has released one comedy album, Get Funny or Die Tryin. The New York Times described his comedy as displaying "an analytic style full of wordplay, clever misdirection and ethnic humor riffing on his Middle Eastern roots". [1] Obeid is Lebanese-Palestinian-Syrian-Italian-American. [1] [2]

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Obeid has been featured on America's Got Talent, Conan and Last Comic Standing. He once performed 1,001 nights of comedy in a row, which he claimed as a world record. [3] Obeid is also a host for the Netflix show 100 Humans and the founder of KO Comedy. [4]

Career

Singapore permit controversy

Obeid was scheduled to perform two shows at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore on August 31, 2025. [5] On August 27, 2025, Obeid announced on Instagram that Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) had refused to issue permits for the performance. [5] In an August 28, 2025 statement, IMDA stated they had not requested edits of Obeid's script, but claimed Obeid's application came less than 40 working days before the performance. On August 31st, Sammy posted a video to Instagram of him on a call with an unknown party, where he used it to claim that the issue was over censorship. [5] [6] [7]

On September 1, 2025, Obeid was issued a Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) correction order for over the claims he was told to edit his script by the regulators. [8] On 4 September, the Government of Singapore announced that it had directed Meta and X to issue correction notices, after Obeid did not comply with the correction order. The requirement obliges Meta and X to inform users in Singapore who have accessed, or may access, the posts. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 Zinoman, John (September 20, 2013). "Wake Up, Be Funny, Do it Again 999 Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Sammy Obeid. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  3. ↑ Kavanagh, Niall (23 May 2013). "1,001 Straight Nights of Standup". Vulture. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Sammy Obeid". KP Comedy. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  5. 1 2 3 "US comedian Sammy Obeid claims censorship after shows cancelled; IMDA says application was late". The Straits Times. 2025-08-28. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Comedian Sammy Obeid alleges censorship as shows cancelled; IMDA cites late licence application". CNA. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  7. ↑ "US comedian alleges censorship after Singapore show cancelled". South China Morning Post. 2025-08-28. Retrieved 2025-08-28.
  8. ↑ https://amp.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3323937/singapore-issues-pofma-correction-order-us-comedian-sammy-obeid-over-censorship-claims
  9. ↑ "US comedian Sammy Obeid fails to comply with POFMA correction order; Meta, X directed to take action". CNA. Archived from the original on 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
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