“Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World,” January 2, 2007 (2005), DVD. Well, we started off the year with a turkey once again. Neither Bronwen nor I enjoyed this weak, whiny Albert Brooks vehicle about his being sent off to India and Pakistan to find out what makes Muslims laugh in order to improve US-Muslim relations. An interesting premise, but clearly foolish given cultural differences and that’s the point. Still, a few funny lines and scenes (“Larry, nobody likes Larry!” someone’s favorite among the 3 Stooges, “Take this down, Polish jokes work everywhere,” and a very funny scene in Pakistan with the secret comedians) but for the most part it’s just not funny, sly, wry or interesting. It’s just whiny. Even the interview with Al Jazera isn’t funny when they want him to do a sitcom called “That Darn Jew.”