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'Axis of Evil' Comedy, on Tour

Maz Jobrani, left, Ahmed Ahmed and Aron Kader anchor the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour.
Maz Jobrani, left, Ahmed Ahmed and Aron Kader anchor the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour.

Three stand-up comedians with roots in the Middle East are performing across America on the "Axis of Evil Comedy Tour."

Egyptian-American Ahmed Ahmed, Iranian-American Maz Jobrani and Palestinian-American Aron Kader talk to Robert Siegel about the challenges of humor during times of war -- and their favorite air marshal joke.

Ahmed says he always know who the air marshal is on a flight: "It's the guy who's reading People magazine upside down and is looking right at me."

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