The Hollywood Pop Up Comedy Club is a Los Angeles and Beirut based brand which brings U.S. comedians to cities where they do not have comedy clubs yet. It was launched by co-founders Ron Senkowski and Samira Kawas in April 2018.[1]
History edit
The first stand-up comedy event was held in Beirut at the St. Georges Yacht Club.[1] After a year of shows in Beirut, the company expanded to Saudi Arabia by bringing six U.S.-based comedians to perform during the first ever Jeddah Season in June 2019.[2][3] After this, the company has produced Maz Jobrani's Middle Eastern Peaceful Warrior tour and events in Bahrain, Dubai, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Doha, Riyadh, and Jeddah.[4] At the 2019 inaugural edition of Riyadh Season, the team brought Eddie Griffin to perform for two nights in the Boulevard zone.[5]
Events (2018–present) edit
| Comedians | Date | Year | City | Country | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harland Williams, Jade Catta-Preta, Jamie Kennedy, Skyler Stone | April 23–26 | 2018 | Beirut | Lebanon | [6] |
| Amir K, Byron Bowers, Jessimae Peluso, Skyler Stone | July 20–22 | 2018 | Beirut | Lebanon | [7] |
| Bret Ernst, Chinedu Unaka, Crystal Marie Denha, Justin Martindale | November 30 – December 1 | 2018 | Beirut | Lebanon | [8] |
| Kate Quiqley, Rene Vaca, Tehran | June 6–7 | 2019 | Beirut | Lebanon | [7] |
| Dean Edwards, Godfrey, Harland Williams, Pauly Shore, Pete Lee, Vincent O'Shana | 2019 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | [3] | |
| Eddie Griffin | 2019 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | [5] | |
| Ahmed Ahmed, Jason Collings, Reem Edan | 2019 | Manama | Bahrain | [9] | |
| Maz Jobrani "Peaceful Warrior" Tour | 2019 | Kuwait
Katar Jordan UAE Bahrain Oman |
[4] | ||
| Max Amini | January 19 | 2020 | Manama | Bahrain | [10] |
References edit
- ^ a b "NAYA | Samira Kawas: Beirut, LA, and everywhere in between – TK Maloy". An-Nahar. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Hollywood Pop-Up Comedy Club: Hitting the Laugh O' Meter – Rana Tabbara". An-Nahar. 2018-12-03. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ a b "Hollywood Pop-up Comedy Club lights up Jeddah Season". Al Bilad English Daily. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ a b "'In the Middle East God is God and in America, the advertiser is God,' comedian Maz Jobrani on censorship". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ a b "Laughter wins out on Riyadh's 'beautiful night for comedy'". Arab News. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ Chlink, Wadih. "Beirut welcomes the Hollywood Pop-Up Comedy Club | Lebanon Events!". Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ a b "Hollywood Pop-Up Comedy Club: A summer's night dream – TK Maloy". An-Nahar. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Crystal Marie Denha". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Hollywood Pop Up Comedy Club coming to Bahrain". Time Out Bahrain. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ^ "Stand-up to the Max : Gulf Weekly Online". www.gulfweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-03-08.