Comedian Arynne Wexler's roast jokes about Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji draw Islamophobia charges; Piers Morgan calls them "disgusting"
At Commentary magazine's annual roast, comedian Arynne Wexler joked that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani bought his wife, Rama Duwaji, when she was 12. Piers Morgan called the jokes disgusting, critics called them Islamophobic, and Will Chamberlain said she did nothing wrong.
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Overview
Commentary is a monthly magazine of conservative and Jewish opinion that holds an annual roast to raise money. VT reported that this year's honoree was Ron Dermer, Israel's former ambassador to the United States, and that Ben Shapiro was among the other roasters. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, is New York City's first Muslim mayor; he and Duwaji, an artist, met on the dating app Hinge. Wexler, a conservative comedian whose commentary often concerns Jewish identity and Israel, posts short political videos to a large following on X. Critics of the jokes said they relied on anti-Muslim tropes; some of her defenders said the outrage was selective.
People in this case
Zohran MamdaniDirectly involved
Piers MorganDirectly involved
Timeline
5 timeline entries on this page. Dates: November 8, 2026 to November 13, 2026
November 2026
Wexler performs at Commentary magazine's annual roast
Incident
Arynne Wexler is among the comedians at Commentary magazine's annual fundraising roast. VT reported that the evening was meant to roast Ron Dermer, Israel's former ambassador to the United States, and that Mamdani drew many of the jokes.
[01]VT: Arynne Wexler's 'racist' jokes about Zohran Mamdani draw criticism
VT report on the clip from Wexler's set at Commentary magazine's annual fundraising roast on November 8, 2026, transcribing her jokes about Mamdani and Duwaji and noting the criticism, including Piers Morgan's.
Wexler posts a clip of her Mamdani jokes on X
Source release
Wexler posts a 43-second clip of her roast set. In it she calls Mamdani "The Grand Mufti of New York" and jokes that he bought his wife, Rama Duwaji, "When she was 12," according to VT's transcription.
[02]Arynne Wexler
Wexler's post of a 43-second video clip from her set at Commentary magazine's annual roast on November 8, 2026, with jokes about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji. The post has no text apart from the video.
Arynne Wexler's X post with a clip of her Commentary roast set · Arynne WexlerX post of Nov. 12, 2026, 16:51 UTC, video clip (43 seconds)[01]VT: Arynne Wexler's 'racist' jokes about Zohran Mamdani draw criticism
VT report on the clip from Wexler's set at Commentary magazine's annual fundraising roast on November 8, 2026, transcribing her jokes about Mamdani and Duwaji and noting the criticism, including Piers Morgan's.
Piers Morgan calls the clip "Disgusting."
Reaction
Morgan, the host of Piers Morgan Uncensored, quote-posts Wexler's clip of her roast jokes about Mamdani and Duwaji with a single word, "Disgusting."
[03]Piers Morgan
Morgan's quote post of Wexler's roast clip.
Piers Morgan's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 03:43 · Piers MorganX post of Nov. 13, 2026, 03:43 UTC, full textWexler answers Morgan with a clip from his own show
Reaction
Wexler quote-posts a Piers Morgan Uncensored clip in which the comedian Dave Smith says his grandfather, who escaped Nazi Germany, loved Holocaust jokes, and asks, "Lmao this you @piersmorgan?" Twelve minutes later she posts an animated image captioned "Live footage of Piers Morgan today."
[04]Arynne Wexler
Wexler's quote post of a Piers Morgan Uncensored post in which the comedian Dave Smith says his grandfather, who escaped Nazi Germany, loved Holocaust jokes.
Arynne Wexler's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 14:38 · Arynne WexlerX post of Nov. 13, 2026, 14:38 UTC, full text[05]Arynne Wexler
Wexler's post with an animated image captioned as footage of Piers Morgan.
Arynne Wexler's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 14:50 · Arynne WexlerX post of Nov. 13, 2026, 14:50 UTC, full textMorgan says his post drew Islamophobic abuse
Reaction
Quoting his own post on the clip, Morgan writes that the amount of "repulsive Islamophobic abuse" posted below it is "truly shocking," and that much of it comes from people who regularly rage about antisemitism.
[06]Piers Morgan
Morgan's quote post of his own earlier post on Wexler's clip, about the replies it drew.
Piers Morgan's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 20:05 · Piers MorganX post of Nov. 13, 2026, 20:05 UTC, full text
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Piers MorganBroadcaster and host of Piers Morgan Uncensored, posting on his X accountDirectly involvedBefore this statement
Wexler had quote-posted a Piers Morgan Uncensored clip in which the comedian Dave Smith says his grandfather loved Holocaust jokes, asking, "Lmao this you @piersmorgan?" Morgan begins his reply: "What's your point? That was Dave Smith talking, not me."
"If a comedian cracked similar so-called 'jokes' about a Jewish mayor of New York to what you said about @NYCMayor then he/she would already be cancelled. They were repellent."
CondemnedCase context: Comedian Arynne Wexler's roast jokes about Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji draw Islamophobia charges; Piers Morgan calls them "disgusting"
Full statement and sources
Answering Wexler, who had shared a clip from his show of a guest defending Holocaust jokes, Morgan says the guest's words were not his, that a comedian telling similar jokes about a Jewish mayor of New York would already be cancelled, and that her jokes about Mamdani were repellent.
After the statement
The post ends there.
Piers Morgan's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 16:04 · Piers MorganX post of Nov. 13, 2026, 16:04 UTC, full textArynne Wexler's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 14:38 · Arynne WexlerX post of Nov. 13, 2026, 14:38 UTC, full textWhy this label?
Morgan calls Wexler's jokes about Mamdani repellent and says a comedian telling similar jokes about a Jewish mayor would already be cancelled, which condemns the jokes.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Sources
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Original post
Arynne Wexler's X post with a clip of her Commentary roast set
About this source
Wexler's post of a 43-second video clip from her set at Commentary magazine's annual roast on November 8, 2026, with jokes about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji. The post has no text apart from the video.
- Author
- Arynne Wexler
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Richard Hanania's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 15:03
About this source
Hanania's quote post of Wexler's roast clip.
- Author
- Richard Hanania
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Will Chamberlain's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 14:57
About this source
Chamberlain's quote post of Wexler's roast clip.
- Author
- Will Chamberlain
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Negar Mortazavi's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 22:43
About this source
Mortazavi's quote post of Wexler's roast clip.
- Author
- Negar Mortazavi
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Laila Al-Arian's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 03:02
About this source
Al-Arian's quote post of Wexler's roast clip.
- Author
- Laila Al-Arian
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Khaled Elgindy's X post of Nov. 12, 2026, 21:27
About this source
Elgindy's quote post of Wexler's roast clip.
- Author
- Khaled Elgindy
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Daniel B. Shapiro's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 05:38
About this source
Shapiro's quote post of Wexler's roast clip.
- Author
- Daniel B. Shapiro
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Arynne Wexler's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 14:50
About this source
Wexler's post with an animated image captioned as footage of Piers Morgan.
- Author
- Arynne Wexler
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Arynne Wexler's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 14:38
About this source
Wexler's quote post of a Piers Morgan Uncensored post in which the comedian Dave Smith says his grandfather, who escaped Nazi Germany, loved Holocaust jokes.
- Author
- Arynne Wexler
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Piers Morgan's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 20:05
About this source
Morgan's quote post of his own earlier post on Wexler's clip, about the replies it drew.
- Author
- Piers Morgan
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Piers Morgan's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 16:04
About this source
Morgan's quote post answering Wexler's post that shared a Piers Morgan Uncensored clip of the comedian Dave Smith.
- Author
- Piers Morgan
- Published
- Accessed
Original post
Piers Morgan's X post of Nov. 13, 2026, 03:43
About this source
Morgan's quote post of Wexler's roast clip.
- Author
- Piers Morgan
- Published
- Accessed
Reporting
VT: Arynne Wexler's 'racist' jokes about Zohran Mamdani draw criticism
Relevant passage: Article text
About this source
VT report on the clip from Wexler's set at Commentary magazine's annual fundraising roast on November 8, 2026, transcribing her jokes about Mamdani and Duwaji and noting the criticism, including Piers Morgan's.
- Author
- Tom Wood
- Published
- Accessed
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