Arabs Are Not Funny is back at Rich Mix with comedians Hilal Kassem, Farah Sharp, Sezar Alkassab & Elie Maalouf.
Don’t let the name of this night fool you. Arts Canteen presents a special edition of one of London’s hottest comedy nights as 4 comedians with roots in the Arab world attempt to prove the naysayers wrong!
LINEUP:
Hilal Kassem
Hilal Kassem, AKA @HILALIOUSCOMEDY, is a comedian from the Lebanese diaspora in Nigeria who came to Europe to study Cultural Psychology. With his sarcastic humor, Hilalious will share with us his intercultural journey tapping upon race, religion, gender, sexuality, and other hot topics!
Farah Sharp
Farah is an English-Egyptian comedian based in London. She has performed around the UK as well as in Sydney, Australia. Her stand-up is a mix of quirky opinions and anecdotes, often based around her upbringing or relationships and what she has (or hasn’t!) learnt from them.
Sezar Alkassab
Sezar is a Scottish comedian, whose family is from Iraq. His conversational comedy explores his heritage, managing cultural differences, misconceptions, gender politics, and more in a comedy act with silly stories, informed observations and provocative punchlines.
Elie Maalouf
Elie began his stand-up career in Beirut, Lebanon in 2018. Since then, he has performed at venues across the country. He is a regular comedian with AWK.WORD, the first underground stand-up comedy platform in Lebanon
