Erik Thornquist brings a quick wit and a skewed perspective to the stage. He has told jokes in 5 Emirates and 5 countries, including in his home country of the United States. He is a single dad who still laughs at what he sees every single day. Mr. Thornquist is also the co-founder of YallaLaughs, a comedy collective based in Abu Dhabi. He has one daughter, a human, and one son, a cat.
Jon Boulton 'British expat who started doing Stand up Comedy in the UK with gigs across London as well as Manchester and Edinburgh.
Since moving to the UAE in 2014 he's done shows in almost every Emirate (including Ajman !)
Based in Abu Dhabi he is the co-founder of Yalla Laughs Comedy Club which runs shows across the capital.'
Arzoo is an Indian-American comedian based in Dubai. Over the past two years, she has performed in the Middle East, Europe, and Australia and has participated in comedy Festivals like the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Short+Comedy Comedy Festival in Dubai. She has featured as an opening act for a number of international acts, including Urooj Ashfaq, Punya Arora, Sonali Thakker, Ahmed Ahmed, and Anu Menon.
Imah Dumagay, the first Filipina to join the Comedy circuit in UAE, graduated from Dubomedy Comedy School in March 2018. Since graduating, Imah has taken on many challenging performances under Yalla Laughs and Comic On Nights. She has won the Yalla Laugh’s Beat The Camel in August 2018 and was Judge's Choice 2nd Runner Up - International Category in Short+Sweet Comedy Festival 2018.
Imah is one of the Dubai-based comedians featured in One Africa's Global Comedy Fest 2018 in Festival Arena Dubai, where she performed along with some of the best comedians from across Africa -- Basketmouth, Eric Omondi, Bovi, Salvador, Kevin J, Acapella, Kenny Blaq, and Eddie Kadi.
She had also performed/opened for International comedians Anshu Mor, Anu Menon (aka Lola Kutty), Zakir Khan, Nitin Mirani and Ahmed Ahmed! She is aiming to work her way around the global comedy circuit!
Imah’s passion is Comedy, she loves to laugh and make people around her laugh, and she got into stand-up because it’s boring being confined to a workstation and sitting in cubicles all day. A new comic gem has been born and it’s only right that she unleashes her unconstrained, fun-loving, flirtatious and mischievous charms on the world
Mosab Talal. 32 years old Saudi Yamani African. Worked 13 jobs including being my brother's punishing bag. Born and raised in Jeddah city. I have one kid that I know of. Started stand up in Canada and Saudi.
Maher Barwany was born and raised in Dubai. He is a five-time Dubai Laughing gong show winner, a former rapper, a current gamer, and just generally a good guy to hang out with.
Kholoud Abdullah is from Jordan. Born in Kuwait and is living in UAE. An educator who started her standup comedy shows 3 years ago. She is the president of Basharia Toastmasters as well as the Jordanian Learn-to-Smile Foundation ... and only the first one is real