Mo Amer talks about meeting Chris Farley when he was 13, working with Dwayne Johnson on the film Black Adam and his show, Mo, being the first show created by and starring a Palestinian person and a Palestinian family.
Mo is an American comedy-drama streaming television series that premiered on August 24, 2022 on Netflix. The series stars Mo Amer as the titular character. The series is loosely based on Amer’s own life as a Palestinian refugee living in Houston, Texas. It is co-created by Ramy Youssef and also stars Farah Bsieso, Omar Elba, Teresa Ruiz and Tobe Nwigwe. The series has received critical acclaim for being one of the first major American television shows to portray a Palestinian-American refugee as the protagonist.
It currently holds a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the critic consensus on the site being: “Frequently hilarious while possessing an absorbing sense of place, Mo is a thoughtful depiction of the immigrant experience that is light on its feet.”.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon features hilarious highlights from the show, including comedy sketches, music parodies, celebrity interviews, ridiculous games, and, of course, Jimmy’s Thank You Notes and hashtags!
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