Samia Orosemane

Samia Orosemane tweaks stereotypes about her North African community in her one-woman show in Paris.

Why French Muslim comedian Samia Orosemane says she's like a UFO

August 16, 2017
Arts

Samia Orosemane is a French stand-up comedian of Tunisian descent, who jokes about stereotypes of Africans and Muslim women ... and of course, about her mother.

Why French Muslim comedian Samia Orosemane says she's like a UFO

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