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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31:47٨) سارة حجازي تفجر جدل المثلية في إطار الثقافة الدينية المحافظة
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1:57:23هل يتأثر سلوك الناس بالسينما والدراما؟
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1:44:38تأملات أعياد الميلاد: كيف نقضي ما تبقى من العمر؟
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1:01ميا خليفة مش لابسة لبس ملائم
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10:19هل حبس البابا شنودة أقباط مصر داخل الكنيسة
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25:47٣) سارة حجازي تفجر جدل المثلية: المجتمع والتعامل مع الأقليات
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1:20:26Knowing Ahmed Ezzeldin عن أحمد عز الدين
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2:10:25نشرت صورتها بالفستان، انظر ماذا حدث؟
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1:55:59فيه فايدة والا مفيش فايدة؟ هذه هي المسألة..
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1:48:24متى نسمح بالتنوع والاختلاف وإلى أي حد؟
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0:46ستاند اب كوميدي - التجربة الفنلندية
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0:25الانتظار.. فيلم قصير جدا عن المأساة..
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12:03من مخبأ الدانوب ٥: معسكرات الفن الصيفية.. لماذا لا نفعلها؟
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1:42:16الشوربحي يلعب اسكواش تحت علم بريطانيا والوطنيون ينزعجون
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2:12:21ياما أهلنا ضربونا وطلعنا كويسين الحمد لله
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1:23:22بعد فتوى الأزهر بجواز التداوي بأعضاء الخنزير شرط الضرورة، هل نحتاج بالفعل فتاوى المشايخ؟
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1:59:32متى ندعم شريكنا ومتى نفر منه؟ ندعم أم نهرب من علاقة بدعوى أنها مسمومة؟
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1:01من خان الفلسطينيين في حرب 48؟ خالد فهمي يكشف السر
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1:56:16هل يحق لي إعلان تغيير ديني؟
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2:52:16نصائح وخبرات: كيف تبدو الحياة بعد انتهاء الدراسة؟
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3:31القرآن: فهم النص ونظرية موت المؤلف
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1:46:48دردشة حرة: من تطورات قضية طفلة كوبلنز إلى لقاء أصدقاء الصالون وما يجري فيه
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1:59:56تبحث عن شريك على الإنترنت؟ لم لا؟!
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1:58:11بث خاص: يا ترى عضو الصالون القديم هيقول للجديد إيه؟
584 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.