At least some Yeminis have gotten a little pleasure amidst the turmoil in their country.
From left, Bushra Aldughaish, Lubna Alaidarous and Nasreen Alshawish take part in the Comdey of War event held in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on May 21 and 22, 2015. Photo courtesy Mohammed Al Qalisi
Yemenis strive for humour amid hardship of war
Mohammed Al Qalisi
Foreign Correspondent
May 24, 2015 Updated: May 24, 2015 11:25 PM
For two nights last week, a group of young Yemenis organised an event called “Comedy of War” in Sanaa in which amateur comedians took to the stage to perform stand-up routines, sketches and songs.
Among the favourite jokes were punchlines about electricity outages and petrol queues.
About 600 people turned up on the first night, packing the tiny venue and forcing the organisers to move to a large hall in central Sanaa for the second show on Friday. That evening, the comedians and actors played to an audience of more than 1,000.
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http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/yemenis-strive-for-humour-amid-hards
From left, Bushra Aldughaish, Lubna Alaidarous and Nasreen Alshawish take part in the Comdey of War event held in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on May 21 and 22, 2015. Photo courtesy Mohammed Al Qalisi
Yemenis strive for humour amid hardship of war
Mohammed Al Qalisi
Foreign Correspondent
May 24, 2015 Updated: May 24, 2015 11:25 PM
For two nights last week, a group of young Yemenis organised an event called “Comedy of War” in Sanaa in which amateur comedians took to the stage to perform stand-up routines, sketches and songs.
Among the favourite jokes were punchlines about electricity outages and petrol queues.
About 600 people turned up on the first night, packing the tiny venue and forcing the organisers to move to a large hall in central Sanaa for the second show on Friday. That evening, the comedians and actors played to an audience of more than 1,000.
Continue reading at:
http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/yemenis-strive-for-humour-amid-hards
