comedy

Second Egyptian series on Netflix starring ‘Abla Fahita’ to be released in 2020
Culture

Second Egyptian series on Netflix starring ‘Abla Fahita’ to be released in 2020

Egypt’s iconic comedic puppet character “Abla Fahita” is coming back to TV screens, but this time, she will star in…
Ramez Galal’s latest prank show might be suspended
Culture

Ramez Galal’s latest prank show might be suspended

Popular entertainer Ramez Galal’s latest show, “Ramez Fe al-Shalal” (Ramez in the Falls), might be suspended for not getting the…
‘Stan & Ollie’: intimate portrait of comedy genius
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‘Stan & Ollie’: intimate portrait of comedy genius

They hung up their bowler hats decades ago, but Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy remain cinema’s most iconic comedy duo,…
Maz Jobrani: the Iranian making people see ‘immigrant’ as a good word
Culture

Maz Jobrani: the Iranian making people see ‘immigrant’ as a good word

  (CNN) – It is well after dark but the action is just getting started on Sunset Strip in Los…
Ibrahim Eissa to star alongside Mohamed Henedy in TV-series remake of ‘Ard El Nefaq’
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Ibrahim Eissa to star alongside Mohamed Henedy in TV-series remake of ‘Ard El Nefaq’

  Starring alongside comedian Mohamed Henedy and actress Poussy, television host Ibrahim Eissa joined the cast of the television series…
‘Big Short’ goes long on comedy to look at 2007-09 financial crisis
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‘Big Short’ goes long on comedy to look at 2007-09 financial crisis

It is not easy to find the humor in the financial crisis that hit the US economy eight years ago,…
CBC acknowledges ‘largely disapproving’ reactions to Bassem Youssef’s return
Egypt

CBC acknowledges ‘largely disapproving’ reactions to Bassem Youssef’s return

Privately owned-satellite network CBC has responded to criticism aimed at Bassem Youssef, after he returned to present his El-Bernameg show…
Remembering the king of laughter
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Remembering the king of laughter

Whenever the name of Abdel Salam al-Naboulsy is mentioned anywhere around the Arab world, people — whether young or old…
Egyptian cinema star Kamal al-Shennawy dies at 89
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Egyptian cinema star Kamal al-Shennawy dies at 89

Egyptian cinema icon Kamal al-Shennawy died early Monday at the age of 89.  Shennawy acted in more than 200 films…
Q&A with Al-Kabeer’s Ahmed Mekky
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Q&A with Al-Kabeer’s Ahmed Mekky

This Ramadan season, actor, filmmaker, producer and rapper Ahmed Mekky presents “Al-Kabeer: Part 2” (The Great One: Part 2). The…
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