“Comedy allows people to hear things that they normally can’t comprehend. To listen to people they normally fear. To change their opinion about something they hate. Because when you get people laughing, you open their hearts.”

Comedian and actress Maysoon Zayid tells us about her path to becoming a successful stand-up comedienne and how she recently fulfilled a lifelong dream to appear on General Hospital. In addition to focusing on writing and producing her new TV series for TNT, she says advocacy will now play a bigger part in her life.