Pakistani Muslim mom wins Nickelodeon's 'Funniest mom' in USA

Rubi Nicholas's mouthful of a life became her comedy routine. She's a Pakistani Muslim with a Greek Orthodox, stay-at-home husband who converted to Islam. They live in a Denver suburb with their daughters. They fit in just fine. "Except," she says in her stand-up routine, "every time my daughter leaves her Barbie Jeep in someone else's driveway they call the bomb squad."
Ms. Nicholas's comic cocktail of culture clashes and motherhood has earned her the title of "Funniest Mom in America." The 36-year-old mother of two was chosen last night during the broadcast of the finale of a five-part reality series on Nickelodeon's Nick at Nite programming block, called "Nick at Nite's Search for the Funniest Mom in America 2."
As part of their victories, both Ms. Nicholas and last year's winner, Darlene Westgor, are $50,000 richer and talking with network executives about their own shows. "The modern mother, more than anyone, needs to keep a sense of humor," Ms. Nicholas said in a telephone interview, referring to all the books and television shows that take on the push-pull of career vs. domesticity, or the desire of families to swap mothers.
Source: [NY Times]