Better Days is a new comedy web series about a Muslim-American twenty-something navigating a string of awkward encounters as he tries to get on with his day. Writer and star Nabeel Muscatwalla began developing the show at the start of his senior year at Northwestern University (’18). Fellow NU alum Adam Turkel (’18) quickly joined the project as co-director and editor. Nabeel and Adam have known each other since freshman year of college, first meeting in the throes of a cappella callbacks and later bonding over Scorsese marathons and term papers on time travel. With a cast made up of friends and collaborators from Northwestern’s esteemed improv community, all five episodes were shot over the course of two weekends in the spring of 2018. Better Days is an official selection of the Hollyweb Festival and Tribeca Film Festival (Tribeca N.O.W.).

Nabeel Muscatwalla

Nabeel Muscatwalla is an LA-based comedian, but his heart will always belong to Dallas. He performs sketch comedy and improv at UCB Los Angeles on house teams HAIL MARY and LOBSTER. Once a month, he co-hosts the pop culture podcast Toast The Town. Nabeel is a cast member of the 2020 CBS Showcase and can be seen on CBS’ Mission Unstoppable. In his free time, he likes to play basketball and chess, watch Bob Ross, and speak in the third person. @unabeelievable on Instagram; @muscatwalla on Twitter.

Adam Turkel

Adam Turkel is a filmmaker born, raised, and based in New York City. His undergraduate thesis film Freehand won Best Digital Short at the 2019 HollyWeb Festival and premiered online as Film Shortage’s Daily Short Pick. His 2016 short 39 Across won Best Student Film at the Big Apple Film Festival and was the recipient of Northwestern’s Joann Torretta Award. adamturkel.com