ALT B: Palestine Comedy Club x No Direction Home

Palestine Comedy Club joins forces with Counterpoints Arts’ No Direction Home for a one-off fundraising comedy night at the Bush Theatre – celebrating sharp, powerful and fiercely funny voices from across borders.

Palestine Comedy Club (PalCom) is a Palestinian-UK collective fusing comic traditions from both cultures to develop live comedy unique to the Palestinian experience. The club is committed to supporting Palestinian comedians to hone their craft and tour in Palestine and beyond. 

Marking the end of the sold-out run of his acclaimed show The Horse of Jenin, Alaa Shehada takes to the stage once more: co-founder of Palestine Comedy Club and a standout storyteller of life and laughter under occupation. He’s joined by Sami Abu Wardeh and Abby Govindan, alongside brilliant talent from the No Direction Home team – the acclaimed project showcasing refugee and migrant comedians finding their voice on UK stages (Selam Amare, Loraine Mponela, and Teddy).

Headlining the night is the incomparable Nish Kumar, bringing his signature political bite and blistering humour.

Expect an evening of comedy that’s warm, bold and boundary-breaking – a stage shared by artists whose stories resist, reimagine and revel in the act of making people laugh.