Sunday, May 6, 2007

Stand up comedy in Egypt !!

What do you think about that ,a Stand up comedy in Egypt !!??

I don't have anything against it and I believe it is funny in the United States  and many comedians started their artistic lives and way in stardom in it like Sienfield, Eddy Murphy and Jim Carey

But I don't know if it will meet success in Egypt

Egyptians are very funny and we love comedy ,we are from the rare people of the world who can make fun of their own misery

The blockbusters in the Egyptian box office are the comedies , the oldest documented political joke was found in one of the ancient tombs in Luxor , we adore comedy but I don't know if we are going to accept this sort of comedy

may be we can ,already Egypt for decades till now loves the comic monologue and its famous monologists like Hamda Sultan yet when I read for those who want to present the stand up comedy I believe they want to present it in its western style

I don't have to say that the trials of having a sitcom in Egypt were big failure and till now they don't want to stop producing it every Ramadan like Tamer and Shawkia and Ahmed married Mona , because of the huge success for the American sitcoms like Friends

Of course I believe the Sitcom problem in Egypt is the lake of real comedy writers not to mention that many of these sitcoms are away for the Egyptian life , they are a copycat from the western life and western sitcom for example Tamer and Shawkia is a copycat from Dharma and Greg ,the only difference is that Shawkia is a teacher born for two low class vulgar parents who has a half drunk- half high brother not like Dharma ,unemployed hippie girl !!

I think the sitcom which will meet a huge success in Egypt will be something like Friends based upon the daily life in Egypt not in America , Friends succeeded because it is from the daily American life not even the European daily life but the simple American daily life of six friends living in the big apple , simple friends from the middle class

In the 1960s Egyptian TV used to present a TV series similar to the Sitcom I once saw on Channel one in that fantastic TV show which was terminated for some hidden reason "The TV Archives" this TV series was called "Customs and Traditions" ,despite the fact it was kind of educational TV series promoting the socialist kind of thinking and denouncing the old traditions in Egypt which some of them were really wrong , yet it was funny , the best thing in it that it was Egyptian ,regardless of the messages in it , but for the historical record at that time in 1960s and even now most Art works on National TV must hold the values the regime sees as suitable for the Egyptian people

Anyhow back to the stand up comedy , the best and only thing we can do is to wish for this experience luck in Egypt not for any reason but laughter nowadays is expensive in the valley of the nile

I can't remember the last Egyptian joke I laughed on

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4 comments:

  1. I didn't hear about this series before !!
    but i am very interested to know more about it,, seems to be very interesting! :-)

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  2. I am waiting for its results to know the reaction of the people

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  3. EGYPTIAN and ARAB comedy,is becoming a kind of endangered specise,,be it on stage/cinema/T.V./or even on pages of daily/weekly papers,except The fact that THE Egyptians are renowned for their sense of humour,even in the most critical periods in their history?.. Lets begin with ..LATE/GREAT comedian ISMAEEL YASSIN whom started his career while the British were ruling EGYPT,..and as a MONOLOGIST + a Stand up Comedian,before he became a Giant superstar of the Arab Silver screen,also well known Mr.SHKOU-KOU,..even the multi talented composer & Madam Leila MOURAD s brother Late Mr.MOUNIR MOURAD..almost tried to do it,but he took off with music. also females such as Madam SORAYA HELMY/SOUAD MAKKAWY/Madam,LEB-LEBAH,they all began as impersonators + telling few jokes,now & then, + singing TAKTOUKA s, (a lesser valued Funny-songs)to add up the entertainment??...Theatre stages were much sensitive venues and as being LIVE as well, the actor>>(s), can give and take with their audiences and sometimes even improvise phrases were not mentioned even in the script, to their compact sized/intimate Theatre public-s-, sometimes they^ve got away with it ,But if it got out of hand.. HE or SHE were severly Grounded..comedy is some kind of therapy for Anger/Fear/Insecurity and ofcourse Depression/sadness in people.which the Lebanese authorities for some decades &..still do,i guess..,,took advantage..of?! Yes no one in that region denies Lebanon being a democracy ,with all what it endured all along that way for many decades also by paying Heavy prices to keep....some of it to this day, Late/Great Mr.HASSAN AALA EDDIN aka SHOU-SHOU,whom in 1965 opened his first National Theatre in Lebanon>>AL MASSRAH AL WATANI AL LOUBNANI<<< & with HIS Beyrouty accent, critisised THE Inside-Outside Arab politics in HIS very clever & shrewd ways TOO,even 70% of Lebanon^s Parliament members attended & laughed with others+with HIM and at themselves??..They kept blind eyes & deaf ears. and let him carry on ,because he made the public take their FRUSTRATIONS out, by smiling or laughing at situations about at that time , and of EVERY INDIVIDUAL attended his theatre from1965-1975 taking their load..off!!...till<>15<<(1975-1990) consecutive years, A STAGE FOR AN ARABIC GREAT TRAGEDY ,or as Great Mr. ZYAD RAHBANY called one of his musicals as >>FILM AMERKI TAWEEL (American Long Movie?).
    ..In one of his songs SHOU-SHOU said>>AKH YA BALADNA>>or OUCH,OUR NATION>>or(LEBANON), maybe nowdays & from his eternal resting place he is Saying>> AKH YA BILADINA >>OUCH,OUR (ARAB)>>NATION??Maybe!!,,,,,,Smile & laughter make what HUMAN BEING is,as animals/plants that breath Oxygen like we do..,DO NOT have that GOD given privilege as we believe ,..and even if they had(Lets assume for the sake of the arguement)...they surely had used it.. AT US and not WITH US,by witnessing how OUR political correctnesses//getting offended easily//Overdue RESPECTS//IDIOLISING CELEBRITIES all these VANITIES almost assassinated Human sense of humour,everywhere in the world,while solicitors/lawyers getting..RICHER ?!!...so at least let us abide by the old saying KHALLI ROUHAK RIYADIYEH ,YA SHEIKH or SHEIKHA?!!<<meaning in English:BE A SPORT,MATE
    !..SO KEEP SMILING!!!....with best wises from London:Is-hak BARSOUMIAN

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    1. ADEL IMAM..,This Ingenious Egyptian Theatre/T.V./Cinema GIANT,or in my case, Mr.AADEL EMAM..as a faithful admirer of all HIS masterpieces in every aspect HE Had/Has a part from 1960s and to this day...An Actor that build himself from HIS early ,and mostly in Black & White movies and with Technicolor films He brought and still brings ROSEY colors to our cheeks with Every T.V. Mosalsal and record breaking in popularity..Movies!...A comedian that Egypt/Arab cinemas never seen before,UNIQUE in HIS body language expressions to make a person burst of LAUGHTER continuously? ..HIS fate and stardom + timing was P..E..R..F..E..C..T!! HE began to Beam + Shine..by the time when Late/GREAT and for 3 decades before Him was Egypts greatSON & SUPER-comedy-STAR Mr.ISMAIIL YASSIN..,was experincing many difficulties and almost FADING or in Astrological terms,That GIANT star becoming as a Red Dwarf!! Also another young Great talented stage comedian Late/GREAT Mr.ADEL KHEIRY passed away in a very early age.. & sadly enough, so Mr.ADEL IMAM was the right man/at the right time also in the RIGHT roles HE was shrewd enough to take on & chose to play !!..As an EXTRA in HIS early movies He grabbed the camera even from the Leading GUY(Jeune Premier) of this or that..film,....HE worked HARD. & He even participated ,at least in 10 or more Egyptian movies each year since, in meek or BIG parts..HE loved acting + and His public audiences people assume that HE is repeating his acting phrases or Enuendos or Facial expressions ,but if HE does them in a different ways .. the situation will not fit this or that change most probably!?and i am sure these audiences will not like >HIM< in any other way.. for example>>>IN>> EEMARAT YACOUBIAN or well renowned movie>> YACOUBIAN BUILDING..,HE was so GOOD/ Actually VERY GOOD as HE was tooi>> AL ZHEIMERS <>>do DESERVE>>> THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?? is it too much to nominate these 2 ARAB CINEMA GIANTS for such Humane AWARD/PRIZE?? AS that film concentrates on Christian/Moslem HARMONIZATION in living and working together to overcome this IMPORTANT issue ,that the whole region is suffering for decades,let alone CENTURIES ,and in recent times,most TRAGICALLY AND ...Terribly, with no instant remedy in Horizon?? Mr.IMAM ...+ Mr.OMAR Sharif and the the Lady/played His Wife,once A child prodigy that turned into Mature /GREAT Silver/TV.Screens*>>Madam:LEBLEBA o>>(Mrs.NINOCHKA MANOUG KUPELIAN) got to be appriciated & thoroughly TOO!! for THEIR ROLES..as a symbole of LIVING IN PEACE AND>>AS ONE<<, Whatever one^s interests or beliefe or class or even skin color are?? Wasn^t THIS PHRASE MENTIONED in The Most HOLY-BOOKS,BLESSED ARE THE PEACE-MAKERS??
      .....What can be much greater than whati( HASSAN WA MARCUS)..achieved, even if NOT,at least TRIED TO ?? Also Mr. IMAM..is the only (SMILE+LAUGHTER) heir/the single inheritent of JOY donner left in the Arab world,thatis sinking/drowning under a TSUNAMI of human TEARS>>> The whole REGION enduring,..Specifically>>For the last 4 years??.... STILL!!....Salam Aleykom From:LONDON/Is-Hak Barsoumian

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