Yes, Ahamed Weinberg From ‘Hacks’ Is a Real Muslim-Jewish Comedian

Yes, Ahamed Weinberg From ‘Hacks’ Is a Real Muslim-Jewish Comedian

“My name’s Ahamed Weinberg, that’s my real name,” a stand-up comedian jokes in a recent episode of “Hacks.” “My dad’s a Jew who converted to Islam. He’s the only one to do that.” Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) cackles from the audience, before Weinberg adds, “The answering machine in my house growing up was: ‘As-salamu alaykum, you’ve reached the Weinbergs.’ That’s true. ‘Please leave a message.’ Nobody left a message ever.” Later, we see Weinberg d…