Dubai Laughing Comedy Club
| Address | 1UP Bar, Boutique 7 Hotel & Apartments, Tecom |
|---|---|
| Location | Tecom, Dubai |
| Type | Comedy Club |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Dubai Laughing Comedy Club is a comedy club in Tecom, Dubai, UAE.[1] It has been described as Dubai's longest free comedy night.[2] A 'B Room' venue - young comics try out new material alongside 'feature acts' and established international headliners. The shows are regularly recommended by UAE publications including listings magazine Time Out Dubai[3] and daily newspaper 7 Days.[4][5][6]
History
The Dubai Laughing Comedy Club was launched in September 2012 as a monthly comedy night by comedians Salman Qureshi and Ray Addison.[7][8]
Over the next two years it was hosted at a number of venues including Rock Bottom Cafe in Bur Dubai[9] and Tecom, Player's Lounge in Bur Dubai, The Underground Bar at The Habtour Grand in Jumeirah Beach Residence and Jebel Ali Village Club in Jebel Ali.
On 8th October 2014, the club moved to a permanent weekly home, the 1UP Bar in Tecom.
Previously, the venue had been used to host a monthly show produced by comedian Hisham Wyne since 2012. The new weekly shows produced by Dubai Laughing still include Hisham Wyne's One Night Stand-Up on the last Wednesday of each month.
Dubai Laughing's first show in their new home was The Roast of Nitin Mirani on Wednesday 8th October 2014, a special send off for the UAE based comedian before his semi-final performance in Laugh Factory's Funniest Person in the World' competition, in which Mirani eventually finished 4th. It was the first ever comedy roast to be held in the Middle East. After the roast comedian Jeff Ross sent a special message to Dubai Laughing.[10]
On 15th October 2014, British comedian Will Mars performed the last ever performance of his Edinburgh Comedy Festival show As Good As My Audience.[11][12]
On 5th November 2014, British comedian Nik Coppin performed his upcoming Edinburgh Comedy Festival show Mixed Racist.
On 21st January 2015 Chortle Best Newcomer 2014, and 2014 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Sofie Hagen headlined the club.
On 4th February 2015, the club hosted its first comedy and magic night with headliner magician Martti Vannas,[13] the former host of Talent Suomi, Finland's version of Simon Cowell's Got Talent franchise.
Shows
Dubai Laughing's regular comedy show, every Wednesday night from 8pm, usually consists of six local acts introduced by a compère. The shows are followed by a disco.
The club hosts several shows including open mic[14] and new material nights, Beat the Gong[15][16][17] and Dubai Laughing's exclusive shows Get, Set...Laugh!, all-girl comedy show Shocking Pink!,[18][19][20] and The Comedy World Cup.[21]
The club also hosts tour shows by more established acts.[22] and graduation performances from students of the Dubai Comedy Workshops comedy course.[23]
Touring
Dubai Laughing has produced special shows in the UK and UAE.
In 2012 they produced Big in Dubai! at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, which played for 8 days in Edinburgh.[24][25]
The Comedy World Cup has also appeared regularly at other venues in the UAE.[26]
TV Series
On 30th December 2013 a pilot was made for a Dubai Laughing TV series on Dubai One. A 12-part series was commissioned, however in 2014 the channel cancelled all in-house production before filming of the series could commence.[27]
Radio
Since 2012 Dubai Laughing's Ray Addison and Salman Qureshi have appeared every Thursday on radio station Dubai Eye 103.8 in the Comedy Capers segment on The Word.
In the show they discuss the latest shows at the club, the UAE comedy scene in general and comedy news from around the world.
Comedy Festival
In December 2014 Dubai Laughing launched The Dubai Laughing Comedy Festival.
The schedule of shows included local events and performances from international comedians Aidan Goatley and Saad Haroon.
Aidan Goatley performed his Edinburgh Comedy Festival show 10 Films with my Dad for the first time in Dubai[28][29][30] and Saad Haroon performed the first edition of his new show 2nd Funniest Person in the World.[31]
Notable Performers
A number of international acts have appeared at the club alongside local performers.
- Saad Haroon[32]
- Nitin Mirani
- Sofie Hagen[1]
- Nik Coppin
- Aidan Goatley[33][34]
- Martti Vannas
- Will Mars[35]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Things to do today in the UAE: Comedy club, dolphin show and art sessions". 7daysindubai.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ↑ Dubai's longest free comedy night
- ↑ http://www.timeoutdubai.com/nightlife/events/33967-shocking-pink-live#.VOdJKktjCag
- ↑ http://7daysindubai.com/things-today-uae-comedy-club-dolphin-show-art-sessions/
- ↑ http://7daysindubai.com/things-uae-today-comedy-competition-revolution-nights-reggae-dj-silva/
- ↑ http://7daysindubai.com/things-uae-comedy-night-astronomy-ballet/
- ↑ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/mobile/inside.asp?xfile=/data/nationgeneral/2014/September/nationgeneral_September264.xml
- ↑ http://olathecomedian.com/2012/09/21/the-birth-of-a-scene/
- ↑ http://www.chortle.co.uk/correspondents/2012/07/09/15739/ola_of_arabia
- ↑ http://www.tonavids.com/video_NH8iMsB8RwA_The-ROAST-MASTER-JEFF-ROSS-special-message-for-Dubai-Laughing-with-Nitin-Mirani.html
- ↑ http://7daysindubai.com/things-uae-today-rugby-sevens-comedy-show-water-workers-project/
- ↑ "Will Mars | Comedian". willmars.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ↑ http://blog.thetransformers.me/?p=2123
- ↑ http://www.masala.com/the-improv-comes-to-dubai-164120.html
- ↑ http://7daysindubai.com/bride-show-comedy-club-and-dj-spinoff-final
- ↑ http://platinumlist.net/event/21105/BEAT-THE-GONG--THE-DUBAI-LAUGHING-COMEDY-CLUB
- ↑ http://www.timeoutdubai.com/nightlife/events/21927-beat-the-gong-comedy-night#.VOcJoEtjCag
- ↑ "Enjoy a 'Shocking Pink' Comedy Show for Breast Can... – Ahlan! Live". ahlanlive.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ↑ "Nightlife Events by Type Comedy in Dubai - What's On - TimeOutDubai.com". timeoutdubai.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
- ↑ http://www.barakabits.com/2014/10/uaes-funniest-women-stand-up-for-breast-cancer-awareness-5
- ↑ http://www.uaestylemagazine.com/19/comedy-world-cup-dubai.html
- ↑ the club features local and international acts
- ↑ www.dubaicomedyworkshops.com
- ↑ http://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2012/big_in_dubai/
- ↑ http://www.comedychords.com/news/comedy-news/interview-with-ray-addison-big-in-dubai/
- ↑ http://www.timeoutdubai.com/nightlife/events/31528-the-comedy-club-world-cup#.VObyfEtjCag
- ↑ http://sohanalysis.blogspot.ae/2013/12/dmi-shoots-landmark-dubai-laughing-pilot.html
- ↑ http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/inthecity/2014/December/inthecity_December37.xml§ion=inthecity
- ↑ http://freefringe.org.uk
- ↑ https://audioboom.com/boos/2747657-comedy-capers-18-12-2014
- ↑ http://www.dubaicalendar.ae/en/event/events/dubai-laughing-comedy-festival-presents-saad-haroon.html
- ↑ "Catch Pakistan's pioneering comic Saad Haroon, voted second-funniest man in the world, in Dubai". Elan. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ http://www.timeoutdubai.com/nightlife/events/36300-aidan-goatley-10-films-with-my-dad
- ↑ http://www.dubaicalendar.ae/en/event/events/one-night-stand-with-aidan-goatley.html
- ↑ "British stand-up comedian Will Mars to perform in Dubai next week | The National". thenational.ae. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
External links
- "DubaiLaughing.com – News, Stand-up & the latest Comedy in Dubai". dubailaughing.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
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