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He started writing, performing and producing comedy in 2008. His lightning fast wit and rapport with audiences has allowed him to perform in numerous shows on the iconic and historic Comic Strip Live in New York – Headlining in Caroline’s on Broadway, performing in the Gotham Comedy Club and the New York American Arab Comedy Festival. Ali has performed further major international gigs including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Theatre of Change Festival in Greece where he has taught on numerous occasions. As the Co-founder of Dubomedy, who do “all things comedy”, he co- started the first comedy school in the region, introducing Stand-Up Comedy from an Arab perspective and paving the way for many young comedians. He was involved in the Dubai Comedy Festival not only as curator to the event, but also debuted his very own Comedy Special “Onestly Sbeaking” as part of the 10 day bill of hit comedians. The festival saw a perfect line-up of global talent including Dave Chappelle and Trevor Noah, combined with the Hottest comedians in the region, with the likes of Badr Salah, Fahad Al Butteri & Ibrahim Khairallah. After a successful 1st season he was called back for season 2 and 3 of Comedy Central Presents: Stand Up, for which he travelled across the region to find new talented Arab comics, showcasing their talent, giving a regional flavor to comedy.
