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 has been leading the revival of the local scene, having performed residencies in Dubai since August 2020.
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 Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Mohamed Fawzi and Shadia, Hafez was a prolific singer and actor whose music and films were adored by fans across the region and beyond. Audiences at the hologram event will be able to watch Hafez on stage, 43 years after his passing, thanks to the use of hologram technology and artificial intelligence to create a high-resolution 3D model that matches the artist�