An elite group of local and international comedians perform at the Third Amman Comedy Festival

Press release

Published December 26th, 2010 - 04:06 GMT

Amman Stand-Up Comedy Festival

During the period between 4 and 10 December of this year, comedy lovers and fans are invited to enjoy the performances and shows of local and international comedians at the Third Amman Comedy Festival, organized in association with MBC Group, at Al Hussein Cultural Center.

The 2010 Festival witnesses a lineup of world artists, namely Gabriel Iglasias, Dean Edwards, Omid Jalili, Larry Omaha, Edwin San Juan, Dean Obeidala, Aron Khader, Sheri Deivy, Omar Elba, Brian Scott McFadden, and Mu Amer.

Since inception, the Amman Comedy Festival achieved great successes through attracting thousands of comedy fans and lovers from the Middle East and the Arab World, who deeply interacted with and highly appreciated the many comedic shows and performances.

The Festival has helped place Amman amongst world cities, well renowned for their excellence in art, thought, literature, and culture.

The Comedic Nights, titled "Gabriel and Friends" shall take place in the first and second nights of the Festival, featuring Gabriel Iglasias, Larry Omaha, Edwin San Juan, Dean Obeidala, and Aron Khader.

The Arabian Nights feature comedians Nabil Sawalha, Mohammed Salem, Motaz Atallah. Ola Roshdi, and Meena Dimian, The Laughter Nights shall witness the performances of artists, Dean Edwards, Omar Elba, Sheri Deivy, Brian Scott McFadden, and Mu Amer.

The Closing Nights shall host Omid Jalili. Dean Edwards, Sheri Deivy, Mu Amer, and Dean Obeidala.

Workshops on the sidelines of the Festival, free of charge, will be conducted by comedic experts, with the aim of reinforcing comedic and stand up performances. Also on the sidelines of the Festival, there will be an international contest, open to all participants.

The 2nd of December, 4 p.m., at Al Hussein Cultural Center, an open day shall be organized for experimental rehearsals by the promising talents.

Sponsors, in addition to MBC, are : The Royal Jordanian, platinum sponsor, Al Abdali Project, silver, Zein, Advise Grey, and AVP Events, bronze, Grand Hayatt Amman, The Integrated Company for Multi Modes of Transportation, golden, and Hawa Amman FM 1o5.9 Umnia Media, Al Nawares (Seagulls), and Review Amman Magazine, are to be the official media

It is important to note that performances shall kick off at 8 p.m. of every night of the Festival, which is developed and produced in close collaboration with the critically acclaimed New York Arab American Comedy Festival.

Background Information

Greater Amman Municipality

The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) building is located in the Amman City Center. It is surrounded by gardens, parks, and seating areas designed to grant citizens a space to enjoy their free time. GAM currently encompasses 23000 employees, users, and workers who, on their part, serve a population that covers a predicted area of 1700 km2.

Administrative regions within the Greater Amman Municipality number 27 in total, and are all geographically distributed. These regions are run by teams of qualified employees, while the managerial side of the Greater Amman Municipality is run by the Greater Amman Municipality Council, comprising 68 members, working within 14 committees, and headed by the Mayor of Amman.

Company Profile

Middle East Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)

Middle East Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is a Saudi-run company broadcasting a mix of free-to-air news and entertainment channels via satellite. It was launched on September 18, 1991.

MBC1 was launched in London in 1991, as the first pan-Arab free-to-air satellite station. And over the past 18 years MBC has added 8 channels, 2 radio stations, a magazine, portal websites and a production house to forge a global media group enriching peoples lives through information, interaction and entertainment.

With 165 million viewers, MBC is the largest media and broadcasting group in the Middle East.