Wednesday, Jan 04, 2017

Trevor Noah is heading back to the Middle East, to headline the Doha Comedy Festival (DCF) on February 4. The host of The Daily Show, who will be visiting Qatar for the first time, will be joined at the three-day festival by some 15 other comedians from nine countries, indluding many from the Middle East such as Wonho Chung, Nemr Abou Nassr and Bader Saleh.

The event, from February 2 to 4, has been divided into three main nights: Arab, Khaleeji and International, respectively. The DCF is part of the month-long Shop Qatar Festival.

Here’s the line-up:

February 2, Arabic Night: Nemr (Lebanon), Rajae Qawas (Jordan), Nikolas Khoury (Jordan), Mohanad Al-Hattab (Syria), Wonho Chung (Korea) & Mohammad Salem (Egypt).

February 3, Khaleeji Night: Bader Saleh, Ibraheem Al-Khairallah, Moayad Al-Nefaie (KSA), Ahmad Al-Shammari, Abdallah Al-Saidan, Bashar Al-Jazzaf (Kuwait)

February 4, International Night: Paul Zerdin (the British comedian, ventriloquist, and winner of Season 10 of America’s Got Talent) & South African comedian Trevor Noah (host of The Daily Show), with an opening act by Hamad Al-Amari (also known as ‘the Qatari Guy’)/

Tickets for each night are priced between QAR120 to QAR995 [please convert] and are on sale at Virgin Megastores ourlets in Qatar.

Staff Report

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