Alaa is a Palestinian actor, comedian and a graduate of The Freedom Theatre acting school in Jenin camp, a theatre company nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024. He is also the co-founder of The Palestine Comedy Club - a platform for Palestinian comedians to share their stories, humour and Palestinian culture. Alaa’s new comedy show, The Horse of Jenin, is a profound and imaginative performance about humour, history and resilience.
Nish has achieved huge success on the stand-up circuit with five rave reviewed solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, two of which have been nominated for the prestigious Comedy Award for Best Show in both 2015 & 2016. Nish’s last show Your Power, Your Control is available on Sky and will be touring his latest show Nish: Don’t Kill My Vibe later this year. Alongside stand-up Nish is a frequent voice and face across both television and radio, including BBC Radio 4, The News Quiz, Q.I., Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You,The John Bishop Show, Taskmaster and more.
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