DUBAI: US Palestinian comedian Mo Amer will serve as the grand marshal of the 36th annual Houston Art Car Parade, the world’s oldest and largest celebration of artistic expression on wheels.
The parade, which is set to take place on April 15, is a free public event that draws more than 300,000 spectators each year.
Amer will be leading the parade of art cars as they drive around the city.
The event attracts about 250 art cars from 23 states, in addition to cars from Canada and Mexico.
Amer follows in the footsteps of rapper Bun B (who previously appeared on his Netflix show “Mo”) and Cheech Marin from the comedy duo Cheech & Chong.
Amer, 41, is the writer, producer and lead star of “Mo,” in which he tells the story of a Palestinian refugee who lives with his family in Houston, trying to figure out how to make a living while waiting on a pending asylum request for US citizenship that has already taken longer than 20 years.