Comedy is beginning to be taken seriously in the Kingdom as its people’s receptiveness to stand-up is seeing an unprecedented upturn.
This genre of live entertainment that until very recently was “new” in the Middle East is thriving, and with what joie de vivre!
Lebanese stand-up comedian Rami Salamé, 30, who has performed in several cities of Saudi Arabia, in Lebanon and Bahrain, likes to call the year 2009 as the “Year of Stand-up Comedy” for the Kingdom. “The year-old local comedy industry has had world-class comedians coming here, which shows the potential of this place as an ideal market for stand-up comedians. In this regard, we are the most active country in the Gulf,” he said.
Source: Saudi Gazette (Saudi Gazette), December 24, 2009
