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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1:06:59كيف تكتب بوستات حلوة.. مع د. ولاء البكري
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2:44:31إغلاق جروب صالون السكري على فيسبوك
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2:15:55صالون السكري يناقش الحب وتجاربه
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1:59:31جلسة تصوير هرم سقارة: أسئلة مفتوحة؟
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2:09:05كيف ترى عبد الناصر بعد نصف قرن على وفاته؟
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2:19:21المرأة: لها ما لها وعليها كل حاجة
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2:24:15الطلاق: معدلات مرتفعة فما هي الأسباب
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31:26رابط آخر للحلقة بعد تعديل مشاكل الصوت: https://youtu.be/YfrkPQrhrmQ
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2:09:29معاني الوطنية في ضوء حادث إيڤرجيڤن وعلاقته بالإسلام السياسي والجماعة
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1:42:51ترندات: هل هناك من يصنعها ولماذا وكيف تنتشر؟
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1:27:06فتيات التيكتوك: القصة الحقيقية
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1:35:43وداعا للإسكندرية مع عادل درويش وكتابه
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3:16:01الشغف: كيف وجدته أنا وكيف تعثر أنت عليه
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2:06:37نفقات منزل الزوجية - المنطقة المحظورة
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2:46:21كيف غيرت الحيوانات حياتي
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2:39:37دردشة مفتوحة: البحث عن الحقيقة.. إشكاليات ومتاعب
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2:05:44؟ازدراء الأديان.. ما هو
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5:31حسام السكري يقرأ: الحضرة الزكية للشاعر فؤاد حداد - 1
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2:07:21لن نتحدث عن هـ. ع. في صالون السكري
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2:30:02عامان على الصالون: ماذا حدث في التجربة وكيف لها أن تستمر؟
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2:36:26تجارب النجاح في تحقيق قرارات العام الجديد
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2:33:56نتكلم في إيه؟
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2:49:31المهجر2: تجارب الصراع بين الرغبة في الاندماج والارتباط بالثقافة الأم
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12:45حلقة من برنامج بين السطور قدمها حسام السكري في قناة الجزيرة عام ١٩٩٦
785 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.