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Humanitarian aid nonprofit Human Appeal USA is kicking off a national comedy tour featuring established comedians to raise money in support of the organization’s emergency appeals to deliver food, clean water and medical care to families in crisis around the world.

Among the line-up are comedians Omar Regan, Jeremey Mclellan, Yasmin Elhady, Preacher Moss and Sabeen Saddiq. Regan is a veteran comedian from Detroit, Michigan, who is known for using comedy to promote tolerance, diversity and build bridges across religious, social, and racial divides. He has made appearances at the Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, on VH1’s reality series “Fight for Fame” and as Chris Tucker’s double in the movie Rush Hour 2. 

Elhady is a comedian and attorney who has toured nationally and internationally. She’s performed at The Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts and was featured in 2022 on NBC’s True Story with Ed Helms and Randall Park.

Mclellan is an internationally touring standup comedian who was recently honored as a New Face of Comedy at the prestigious Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. A staple at interfaith events around the world, he has completed sold-out tours in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, and Pakistan.  

Preacher Moss in a comedian and actor, known for his “End of Racism” comedy and lecture tour and Saddiq is a New York City-based stand-up comedian, actor and model.

“This year marks Human Appeal’s first nation-wide annual Comedy Takeover Tour in the United States and follows the tour’s launch in Canada, as well as its success in the UK for the last 10 years, making this the biggest international comedy tour of its kind,” Zaheer Khan, director of fundraising at Human Appeal, said via a statement. “We’re incredibly proud to host this event and raise funds in support of those in dire need around the world through Human Appeal’s emergency work.”

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