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Mo Amer: The Vagabond
Twenty years without a real passport, and he still made the airport the funniest place on earth. ✈️
Who it's for
Amer tells the refugee story from the inside: fleeing Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion, growing up in Houston, and nearly two decades travelling without proper documents on the way to citizenship.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Mo Amer's 2018 Netflix stand-up special, directed by Stan Lathan, was recorded at the Paramount Theatre in Austin. Amer covers his life as a refugee comic: fleeing Kuwait as a child during the Iraqi invasion, moving from a British prep school to a Houston public school, and spending nearly two decades without proper passport documents before becoming a U.S. citizen.
Where to find it
Netflix original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Strong language and war references.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 16+)
One ever feels his twoness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings;W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, Chapter 1
