Immigrant comedy with Iraqi born, Georgia bred Gilbert Lawand

Gilbert Lawand is a stand-up comedian and comedy producer from Atlanta, Georgia. Gilbert was born in Iraq and grew up in the American South, which he says gave him plenty of material for his career as a comic.

We spoke with Gilbert about what it was like going to a YMCA that was still segregated, what prompted his pivot from accounting to comedy, plus, a wild encounter he had with the KKK when he was a kid. 

Gilbert’s stand-up comedy special Iraqi Born, Georgia Bred is now streaming.

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