The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour is a stand-up comedy tour featuring Middle Eastern comedians Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader and Maz Jobrani, with special guests Dean Obeidallah, Won Ho Chung, and Nick Youssef. The tour's name is derived from a speech by US President George W. Bush which designated Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as the "Axis of Evil".
The Tour started in November 2005. The group jokes about terrorist groups along with being Middle-Eastern in America. Kader and Obeidallah are Palestinian Americans, Ahmed is Egyptian American, Jobrani is Iranian American, and Chung is a Korean raised in Jordan. On March 10, 2007 they were given their own Comedy Central Special.
The group's current events sense of humor has attracted media attention. They have been interviewed by CNN, NPR, and Time among others. They toured in several Mid-East countries with Showtime Arabia. King Abdullah II of Jordan has attended their show in Jordan and has conveyed his appreciation of their work.
The group broke up in 2011.