First of all, I have to thank all the fans for the outpouring of goodwill regarding the pilot for FUNNY IN FARSI. I have received hundreds of emails on my Facebook account from readers ALL over the world, wishing me good luck. I feel like I have already won!

The president of ABC will view all pilots for new shows in May and will select two or three. If selected, the writers will have to write more episodes that will be shot. Then, the executives will view those and decide whether or not the series will actually be on television. As you can tell, it is a long road but we have already made it this far.

A sit-com based on FUNNY IN FARSI would be truly groundbreaking. It would change how Americans view Middle Eastern immigrants and would balance the constant negative press we receive. The only downside is that my parents would become famous. My father was already hugged by an employee at the DMV. Yes, you read that right, the DMV. It turns out this employee had read FUNNY IN FARSI and always wanted to meet my dad. She got her wish and my dad got a hug. How many people have been hugged at the DMV? Slapped, maybe. Hugged, never.

Let us think good thoughts until the month of May. If any of you happen to know the president of ABC, the man who will deciding the fate of the show, please be really nice to him and compliment him and tell him he looks fabulous. Treat him to dinner or maybe just take him to the DMV, where if he’s lucky, he might get a hug.