Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby
Jun 18, 2026 · 1 hr 35 min · 19 segments
Comedian. Netflix star. Former lawyer. Tehran Von Ghasri sits down with Joe for one of the funniest, most layered conversations of the season. Growing up Black and Iranian, walking away from law for…
Tehran Von GhasriGuestJoseph ShalabyHost
Like, the fact that [laughs] I'm in the United States and haven't been deported, the President wants to build a, a wall just around me.
But this work ethic background comes from my immigrant side and my Black hustle side, so I'm...
You, you know, you're starting to really dominate the comedy scene, doing an amazing work.
Um, so I wanna di- talk about Tehran the Black Middle Eastern because that, that, and that is such a unique, um, approach to comedy.
That's really kinda, like, the source of your inspiration for your comedy gigs, right?
It's a very big part of my character because it's a part of my experience and part of my life.
Like, the fact that [laughs] I'm in the United States and haven't been deported, the President wants to build a, a wall just around me.
But this work ethic background comes from my immigrant side and my Black hustle side, so I'm...
You, you know, you're starting to really dominate the comedy scene, doing an amazing work.
Um, so I wanna di- talk about Tehran the Black Middle Eastern because that, that, and that is such a unique, um, approach to comedy.
That's really kinda, like, the source of your inspiration for your comedy gigs, right?
It's a very big part of my character because it's a part of my experience and part of my life.
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