British Comedy Guide

Alaa Shehada

  • From Palestine
  • Stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Live review: Mark Thomas - Showtime From The Frontline

Say what you like about his politics, you can't fault the work ethic of Mark Thomas.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th April 2018

Mark Thomas's Palestinian comedy show comes to London

It's an effort to make light out of an often dark situation. The comedian Mark Thomas decided to set up a comedy club at a refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin. Now, he's turned his escapade into a new show for the London stage, alongside two of the Palestinian comedians who performed with him.

Cathy Newman, Channel 4, 13th April 2018

Mark Thomas: Showtime from the Frontline - review

With tales of hunger strikes and murders the subject matter can be a bit of a challenge at times, however, it concludes with a strong message of defiance, bravery and hope that - along with all of Thomas' previous work - acts as a wake up call we all need to listen to.

Matt Forrest, The Reviews Hub, 9th March 2018

Mark Thomas: Showtime from the Frontline - review

A fire and brimstone rage against the machine becoming ever more so subtly fuelled.

John Kennedy, The Reviews Hub, 1st March 2018

Review: Mark Thomas: Showtime from the Frontline

Defiant and winningly mischievous, Showtime from the Frontline laughs hard at authoritarianism.

The Scotsman, 17th February 2018

Mark Thomas: Showtime from the Frontline review

Comedy with teeth, balls and heart from Mark Thomas.

Claire Wood, The Wee Review, 15th February 2018

Showtime From The Frontline, Traverse Theatre, review

Have you heard the one about the left-wing, English comedian who went to a refugee camp in the Palestinian Occupied Territories and set up a comedy club? Mark Thomas, Faisal Abualheja and Alaa Shehada have.

Mark Brown, The Telegraph, 15th February 2018

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