Audience Feedback to Sultans 20, 1/30/08
"Thank you. It was a great show...Mike and Peter were very funny. We had a good time, especially two of my friends who were new to stand-up comedy. Keep up the good work." —Zari Shayegh
"The show was awesome. I couldn't stop laughing...even on the drive home!!! An encore very soon, please!!" —Samira Kermani
"My wife and I had a good time and we'd like to go again." —Victor Kozaski
"Thank you—we all had a wonderful time. Please don't forget to let us know about the next Sultans show!" —Mike Fatorechi
"It was a great evening! Enjoyed the comedians, who were quite good. I believe that comedy is a wonderful way to cross barriers (making fun of ourselves) and it creates tolerance. Keep up the good work!" —Sharon Malca
"Each one had their high moments, but we liked Peter the Persian the most, then the Jordanian Catholic guy. Apologies if the rest is not that enthusiastic. Rochelle and I used to go to various comedy clubs, but two things stopped us. We saw Robin Williams, and he was so much better than the others, that they became hard to watch. Plus, the jokes about sex, drugs, and LA got tiresome. Some of that still appears to be the case, and the vulgarity no longer seems very cutting edge or even funny to us. Maybe we are just too old for it since the crowed seemed to like it, but for us it must be 45 years since Lenny Bruce did this kind of humor and the world has moved on.
"Personally, I would love to see some humor, of which there was some last night, which skewers the rich and powerful. If Groucho could do it in his movies and Raymond Chandler could do it in his detective mysteries, then I am sure good comedians can figure out how to do more of it the current period. Plus Mort Sahl (sp?) can do it with today's newspaper." —Dick Platkin
"It was much better than I expected. Bravo! The comedians were good. The atmosphere was nice and friendly. Your intro was brief, funny, informative and to the point. I will certainly spread the news (I already have). Keep up the good work." — Jahan Ardalan
"My friends and I really enjoyed it – everyone had a positive experience I think. We definitely liked Peter the Persian the best (as did most people there I’m guessing), and we also all felt bad that Shereen wasn’t given more time. The only thing we were unhappy about was that we were not told in advance about the two item minimum. I don’t think it would have changed anyone’s decision to come, but we felt taken by surprise by it. But overall it was a wonderful event and we were glad to come." — Ahilan Arulanantham
"I was slightly disappointed by the show. There was an overload of *#@&)$(*&%)*! language, too much on sex. I needed more jokes or fun about politics, cultural differences, peace and so on. That a what makes us different from Americans and that a what I am attracted to. The last show I saw, in Irvine, was more about the culture etc..." Sabine Gemayel
"The show was awesome. I couldn't stop laughing...even on the drive home!!! An encore very soon, please!!" —Samira Kermani
"My wife and I had a good time and we'd like to go again." —Victor Kozaski
"Thank you—we all had a wonderful time. Please don't forget to let us know about the next Sultans show!" —Mike Fatorechi
"It was a great evening! Enjoyed the comedians, who were quite good. I believe that comedy is a wonderful way to cross barriers (making fun of ourselves) and it creates tolerance. Keep up the good work!" —Sharon Malca
"Each one had their high moments, but we liked Peter the Persian the most, then the Jordanian Catholic guy. Apologies if the rest is not that enthusiastic. Rochelle and I used to go to various comedy clubs, but two things stopped us. We saw Robin Williams, and he was so much better than the others, that they became hard to watch. Plus, the jokes about sex, drugs, and LA got tiresome. Some of that still appears to be the case, and the vulgarity no longer seems very cutting edge or even funny to us. Maybe we are just too old for it since the crowed seemed to like it, but for us it must be 45 years since Lenny Bruce did this kind of humor and the world has moved on.
"Personally, I would love to see some humor, of which there was some last night, which skewers the rich and powerful. If Groucho could do it in his movies and Raymond Chandler could do it in his detective mysteries, then I am sure good comedians can figure out how to do more of it the current period. Plus Mort Sahl (sp?) can do it with today's newspaper." —Dick Platkin
"It was much better than I expected. Bravo! The comedians were good. The atmosphere was nice and friendly. Your intro was brief, funny, informative and to the point. I will certainly spread the news (I already have). Keep up the good work." — Jahan Ardalan
"My friends and I really enjoyed it – everyone had a positive experience I think. We definitely liked Peter the Persian the best (as did most people there I’m guessing), and we also all felt bad that Shereen wasn’t given more time. The only thing we were unhappy about was that we were not told in advance about the two item minimum. I don’t think it would have changed anyone’s decision to come, but we felt taken by surprise by it. But overall it was a wonderful event and we were glad to come." — Ahilan Arulanantham
"I was slightly disappointed by the show. There was an overload of *#@&)$(*&%)*! language, too much on sex. I needed more jokes or fun about politics, cultural differences, peace and so on. That a what makes us different from Americans and that a what I am attracted to. The last show I saw, in Irvine, was more about the culture etc..." Sabine Gemayel
