>> i agree with negin on that.hen you do a comedy show, even a free one, you get 300 people, 400 people. you do a lecture and you see 50. when people are laughing together it's a great experience. people from all different states laughing, and it builds commonality. we're comedians. this is our skill set. if i was a poet, i would be doing a poet tour. i'm using comedy like richard pryor, and others using it to raise issues and change opinions. >> before we ask if media is an effective way to reset the narrative we should talk a little bit about how media has shaped and influence the current view of muslims in the united states. >> sure. one of the most dominant frames that muslims have been represe represented is largely through the view of national security that muslims are a foreign threat. this existed long before the september 11th attacks. it has a long history going back to 1970s in movies, television shows and then after september september 11th we see more complicated perspectives, like the show "24" had a