A stand-up comic performs at TED and I can’t stop laughing.

Meet Maz. He’s a standup comic, and he also happens to be Iranian-American. C’mon, I dare you not to laugh.

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Nov 14, 2014

Don’t feel like watching the video? No problemo, I’ve gotcha covered. Here’s my favorite joke from the set:

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