Dubai-based distribution and production outfit Front Row Filmed Entertainment has boarded Arab-language comedy “Abdelinho,” directed by Morocco’s Hicham Ayouch and toplined by Ali Suliman (“Tom Clancy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scene from ‘Bella.’ (photo credit: Vered Adir/Courtesy United King Films) A bold new Jewish-Arab comedy, “Bella,” uses humor to ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Dean Obeidallah performs at the annual New York Arab-American Comedy ...

Arabic stand-up comedy is getting one of its biggest mainstream platform moments yet. Lebanese comedian John Achkar’s new special Tryin’ premiered on Shahid this week, the platform's first long-form ...

As Arabic stand-up comedy reaches larger audiences across streaming platforms, world tours and sold-out theatres, Lebanese comedian John Achkar believes the industry's biggest challenge is no longer ...

Young Saudi comedian Hisham Fageeh in 2013 posted a satirical video on YouTube titled “No Woman, No Drive,” set to Bob Marley’s iconic song “No Woman, No Cry.” Within days, it got 13 million hits, ...

Life has not always been easy for comedian Rola Zaarour, known professionally as Rola Z. Born in Lebanon, she was forced to leave her home during its civil war and grew up in Greece. Years later, she ...

On its 20th anniversary, organizers look back on a tradition that has frequently coincided with painful news events. By Christopher Kuo In 2003, with the Iraq War underway and a wave of anti-Arab ...