About Hosam El Sokkari
Hosam El Sokkari is an Egyptian stand-up comedian who took up comedy at the age of 63 after a decades-long career in media. A trained pharmacologist, he worked as a cartoonist and science and technology writer before becoming a broadcaster, serving with Deutsche Welle's Arabic radio service and later the BBC, where he launched the corporation's first non-English online news service in 1999 and went on to become head of BBC Arabic. As a Cairo University student he had performed in stage drama, winning a prize in 1984 for his role in the one-act play The Writer and the Beggar. After decades in corporate broadcasting roles at the BBC and Yahoo, he took acting workshops before deciding to try stand-up comedy live. His debut material drew on his experience as an Arab adjusting to life in Finland, the first country where he performed. According to The National, his first three stand-up shows all sold out despite Egypt's restrictions on discussing politics and religion on stage.
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2:01:46خبايا أساليب المتطرفين الإسلامويين وكيف سقط الفيسبوك أسيرا لهم
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2:26:56هل نظلم جوني ديب العربي عندما "نصدق الناجيات"؟
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1:09:42الحقيقة الغائبة وأكاذيب إخوانية إسلاموية منذ حوار رؤية المستقبل
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43:34جيل براء أشرف ومحمد أبو الغيط
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26:41هالة فودة في كتاب غير حياتي
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3:45:44اللجنة: أنا مصرية مسيحية.. اقنعني بالدولة الإسلامية
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2:09:10نصدق الناجيات أم نكذب الناجيات؟
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1:32:19مطالب إغلاق حدود مصر مع السودان: عنصرية أم وطنية؟
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1:40:24ضرب عروس الإسماعيلية: حادث فردي أم نمط مجتمعي.. تجارب ومشاهدات
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1:53:25أترضاها لأختك؟ طب أترضينها لنفسك؟
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16:31كتاب غير حياتي: د. محمد أبو الغار-6
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1:35:02الأخطاء المنطقية: أو كيف تغالط ببراعة مع شريف ناصر وخالد الشرقاوي
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39:46رأيت في كوستا قهوة بلا سلفيين - مناظرة القرآن الثانية
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0:46من قصف المستشفى الأهلى المعمداني؟
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2:16:36متى وكيف تخلصت من عنصريتك الدينية؟
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2:01:11مع نورا ناجي وأحمد سمير: عن فعل الكتابة والثورة ومواليد الثمانينات
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2:20:13عودة الأدمنز: صالون خاص لمناقشة أزمة جروب أصدقاء صالون السكري المستحكمة بين بعض المسلمين واللادينيين
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28:37١) سارة حجازي تفجر جدل المثلية - كلام عن دولة إسلامية جديدة)
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2:03:53تائهون في دهاليز الكنيسة المصرية.. فهل من مجيب؟
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2:41:38الطلاق نعمة أم نقمة؟ كيف كانت تجربتك وما الذي اكتشفته في نفسك وفيمن حولك؟
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18:31كتاب غير حياتي: د. ليلى سويف- 12
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3:39:46ماذا رأيت من الغرب حتى تكرهه؟
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2:32:09الجسد علاقة آثمة : المشاركة على كلوبهاوس https://joinzlubhouse.com/event/Mzr2RgjB
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4:32Hosam El Sokkari, former head of BBC Arabic speaks to Al Jazeera about the closure of radio
876 viewsFrequently asked questions
When did Hosam El Sokkari start stand-up?
Hosam El Sokkari, an Egyptian comedian, took up stand-up at the age of 63, after decades in media.
Was Hosam El Sokkari head of BBC Arabic?
Yes, after working for Deutsche Welle's Arabic radio service he joined the BBC, where in 1999 he launched its first non-English online news service and later became head of BBC Arabic.
What did Hosam El Sokkari do before broadcasting?
El Sokkari trained as a pharmacologist and worked as a cartoonist and a science and technology writer before becoming a broadcaster; later he also held corporate roles at Yahoo.
Did Hosam El Sokkari act as a student?
Yes, at Cairo University he acted in stage drama and won a prize in 1984 for his role in the one-act play The Writer and the Beggar.
Where did Hosam El Sokkari first perform stand-up?
Finland was the first country where Hosam El Sokkari performed, and his early material was about an Arab getting used to life there; he took acting workshops before trying stand-up live.
Were Hosam El Sokkari's shows in Egypt successful?
According to The National, his first three stand-up shows all sold out, even with Egypt's limits on discussing politics and religion on stage.