Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts

Monday, May 29, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s Visit with the Pope


Donald Trump went to the Vatican to meet the Pope so Jimmy breaks down how that went.

Trump Was the Laughingstock of NATO


Handshakes that never end and shoving the Prime Minister of Montenegro had some world leaders chuckling amongst themselves.

Saturday, May 13, 2017

Friday, April 28, 2017

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Donald Trump - America's African President: The Daily Show


Presidential hopeful Donald Trump may not seem like commander-in-chief material to Americans, but in certain African countries, he fits the bill.

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Islam No Joking Matter, Malaysian Stand-up Comics Say amid Creeping Conservatism

Comedian Harith Iskander speaking at The Cooler Lumpur
Festival in Kuala Lumpur, June 13, 2015.
MALAY MAIL ONLINE: KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 — Jokes about race, religion and sex often form the magic bag of comedians worldwide but Malaysian comics are giving Islam a wide berth for fear of arrest and even death, as conservatism takes roots in this multicultural nation.

Comedian Jason Leong said he and fellow comics have lampooned Christianity and Buddhism, but not Islam, the predominant religion in Malaysia.

“What is difficult is making jokes about Islam, or as my friend calls it, Muslimism; we don’t wanna get arrested, we don’t wanna die,” Leong told a packed audience at a session titled “Killing Sacred Cows: Comedy in the Age of Offence” at the Cooler Lumpur Festival here yesterday.

Another popular comedian Harith Iskandar, who was also at the session, said topics related to Muslim culture would have to be packaged in layers so as to have safeguards.

“If someone is videotaping it, we could get into serious trouble, regardless of whether I myself am a Malay-Muslim,” he said. » | Boo Su-Lyn | Sunday, June 14, 2015

Sunday, June 23, 2013


Don't Make Jokes About Islam Or "The Religion Of Peace & Tolerance" Will Kill You

Tuesday, April 02, 2013


Video of the Egyptian Satirist Arrested for ‘Belittling’ the President, ‘Insulting Islam’


Read The Washington Post article here | Max Fisher | Monday, April 01, 2013

Monday, March 26, 2012

Satirist Revolutionises Comedy in Egypt

Since the revolution Egyptian political satire has developed a sharper edge. Political satirist Bassem Youssef has become a household name with his take on post-revolution debates, debacles and disasters. He even has more than 50 million YouTube hits for his show 'El Bernameg,' or 'The Programme'. Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo and spoke to the man behind Egypt's so-called 'comedy revolution'.

Friday, March 02, 2012

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Role Reversal Saudi Comedy Provokes Anger Among Male Population

THE TELEGRAPH: A role reversal comedy shown on Saudi television in which a woman marries four husbands has hit the very nerve it satirised - male pride and double standards.

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Clip taken from the satirical Saudi show Tash Ma Tash. Clip: The Telegraph

The comedy was an episode in Saudi Arabia’s most celebrated satirical series, Tash Ma Tash or No Big Deal, a take-off of social prejudices shown annually during the holy month of Ramadan.

The central character takes four husbands, explaining herself using the conventional arguments Saudi men use to exercise their legal and religious privilege of marrying four times.

When she remarries for the first time she complains that her existing husband has stopped caring about his looks after five years, and is preoccupied with work. >>> Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent | Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010