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Kabsa and Kilts: A Saudi-ish Show

This show at the Fringe brings you a Saudi-ish line-up of comedians – two Saudis and a Scot – with diverse experiences and styles of comedy.

Kabsa and Kilts: A Saudi-ish Show

About Kabsa and Kilts: A Saudi-ish Show

Our headline act is the co-founder of the first comedy club in Saudi Arabia, pioneer stand-up comedian and leading actor of Saudi blockbuster SATTAR: Ibrahem Al Hajjaj is coming back to the Fringe after his first stint in 2023. His new show takes up where he left off last August with new weird and wonderful parallels and surprising cultural similarities between the UK and Saudi Arabia.

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