The Arts Hour Montreal Summer Comedy Show
Maz Jobrani introduces a glittering array of global stand-up talent from the Montreal comedy festival.
In a special programme recorded in Montreal during the city’s world famous comedy festival, Iranian American comedian Maz Jobrani hosts a global line-up of comedians whose roots stretch to Pakistan, Somalia, Lebanon, Iran, Nicaragua, the Caribbean, the USA and Canada.
Ali Hassan, Martha Chaves, Wassim El-Mounzer, Hoodo Hersi, Eman El-Husseini, Jess Salomon and Rodney Ramsey take on everything from race, sexuality and religion to Trump and body hair.
For photographs of all the comics taking part in the show please scroll down to the gallery at the bottom of the page
Photo shows Maz Jobrani (c) Paul Mobley
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List of Stand-up Comics in the Show
Martha Chaves@TheMarthaChaves
Ali Hassan@StandUpAli
Wassim El-Mounzer @matprendre
Hoodo Hersi @HoodoHersi
Eman el-Husseini@emanifique
Jess Salomon@jess_salomon
Rodney Ramsey @Rodney_Ramsey
Broadcasts
- Sun 12 Aug 201814:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Mon 13 Aug 201808:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
- Mon 13 Aug 201817:06GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Mon 13 Aug 201823:06GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
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