From giggles to guffaws, Dubai stands up for 11 nights of laughter
Comedy is coming of age in the city. Anything goes from the raunchy to the naughty. Let the laugh riot begin
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Comedy is coming of age in the city. Anything goes from the raunchy to the naughty. Let the laugh riot begin
To be held from May 2–15, DFF will shine a light on Dubai’s rich culinary diversity
SHARE It is the kind of shout-out that can change a career – even if it turns 35 years old this week. This is what comic Tony Woods experienced after comedian Dave Chappelle singled him out for praise when accepting the 2019 Mark Twain Prize for American Humour. Chappelle recalled watching Woods perform in small comedy clubs in Washington DC three decades ago and finding his career role model. It was an experience described as similar to jazz maestro Miles Davis seeing his own heroes, the trumpeters Dizzie Gillespie and Donald Byrd in intimate New York venues in the 1940s. "Tony is my Dizzi...
this month. After its successful debut in 2015, the Dubai Comedy Festival returns for its third iteration with 10 days of shows, starting on Thursday , and held in various locations across the city. While it is tempting to see the big international names, such as US comics Eddie Griffin and Maz Jobrani, the festival will also shine a light on the vibrant UAE comedy scene with talents and styles reflecting the eclectic and multicultural nature of the region. Here are five UAE comics to check out at the festival. 1. Ali Al Sayed The elder statesman of UAE stand-up comedy, the Emirati performer...
From hologram concerts to comedy events and a Salman Khan blockbuster, Eid gets festive 1 of 11 Abdel Halim Hafez hologram concert: If you missed the hologram concert featuring Umm Kulthum, then here’s your chance to make things right. Dubai Opera will be hosting the first hologram event of the late celebrated Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez. The event, which will be staged on May 13 and 14 in time for Eid, promises to be a speculator 90-minute show that will feature some of the singer’s most popular songs. Hailed as one of the greatest Egyptian musicians, along with U...