Mehmet Abdul Malik-Istanbul

A group of young comedians from different Arab countries continues to present entertainment and comedy shows in Istanbul as part of the activities of the Arab Stand Up Comedy team, following a series of tests involving many talents in the field of comedy and theater.

During the last days of Eid al-Adha, one of the theaters in the center of Istiklal Square witnessed one of the performances of the comedians.

Idea and objectives
Abdul Rahman Al-Jumaili, chairman and founder of the Arab Stand Up comedy team, explained that the presentations of the team is a modern art, and that the members of the team are keen to discuss and review a lot of attitudes and social issues in a comic template, and focus on the exciting situations that occur with the Arab expatriate in Overseas.

Abdul Rahman Al-Jumaili: The mass turnout exceeded expectations (Al Jazeera)

He stressed the importance of public attendance, and said that the turnout exceeded all expectations in their presentations during the last Eid al-Adha period, and that the hall was packed with attendance and all tickets were sold in record time.

He added that a number of creative young Arabs and residents in Turkey have joined the project "Arab Stand Up Comedy" entertainment during the past periods, and that the project has become a positive outlet for many Arab families and members of communities in Turkey.

At each stand, the team is keen to diversify the content in proportion to the time of the events being shown, and reviews the corresponding Arab social habits related to each occasion received and attempts to drop on the reality of expatriates in Turkey.

Incorporation
The idea of ​​the project went through several stages, and began to prepare and choose the venue of events and communicate with talents who have a sense of humor and the ability to make a joke, and then continued the process of screening the applicants and the selection of the most prominent names with a comic presence on the stage, before ending with providing the necessary information about Writing and narrating humor, standing on stage and stand-up comedy techniques.

Arab stand up comedy team with some participants in the announcement of its founding (Al Jazeera)

The team asserts that they seek to spread the culture of Stand Up Comedy widely, and the entertainment environment industry that contributes to the promotion of acquaintance relations between Arab communities, and the definition of Arab cultures and diversity, and say that they have a program to hold comedy shows throughout the year in Turkey.

According to Hala Abdel Rahman, the events alleviate her feeling of extreme alienation, and some of the simple details that young people touch during the show bring her back to the days of beautiful times, when she was happy with the occasions and preparing for the holidays with clothes and a lot of joy.

"I have been laughing for a long time," he said. "I am not laughing as much as I did with watching the performances. I am happy that Arab youth have been successful in life and joy despite alienation and living outside their countries."

Entertainment atmosphere permeates offers to plant smiles on the lips of the audience (Al Jazeera)

Miscellaneous stories
Stand-up comedy stories vary, but most prefer to tell real-life situations in Turkey, including Egyptian comedian Ziad Sharif who, in his latest presentation, chose to tell his story with the Istanbul dogs for three years, and the stories of his long prosecutions. With them in the alleys of the city.

The young Syrian Shengin Ali tells his story with his name, which he said has become linked in the minds of people to travel to European countries, while the Egyptian satirical man Jacir Al-Anwar succeeded in grabbing attention while talking about the experiences of alienation in the Gulf and his return to Egypt for engagement and marriage until his transfer To Turkey and imitate dialects and personalities.

The performances include light entertainment sessions in which young people ignite the atmosphere of the theater with enthusiastic songs, as well as hear some musical instruments during the breaks between the performances of the participants.