The first ever Middle Eastern Comedy night will take place at 8 p.m. November 15 in The Comedy Nest in the Pepsi Forum. Ticket prices are $35 and all proceeds benefit the Montreal Dialogue Group.

The group was created in 2003 uniting “Canadians of Palestinian, Israeli, Arab, Muslim, Christian and Jewish identities together in dialogue.” They hope to achieve “understanding and empathy within and between our communities…Through acknowledgement of the other as human and equal […] we strive to achieve balance and coexistence between our members and, ultimately, our communities.”