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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4:48أرفض ما فعله أحمد حسن وزينب للأسباب التالية
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23:36من مخبأ الدانوب: تعلم فن الفخار في قلب الغابة
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4:34Satet Temple Aswan معبد ساتت
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4:54آثار النوبة المدهشة في متحفها بأسوانStunning Nubia in its Aswan museum
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13:17نابولي ٤: رحلة بالتلفريك
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2:34أثار النوبة الإسلامية - متحف النوبة - أسوان
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13:11من مخبأ الدانوب ٦: تعال نشتري فلفل مجري حراق من السوق الوحيد هنا
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7:14Graphics rehearsals
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10:31مشروع تنقيب يكشف آثار جديدة في أسوان
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7:50من مخبأ الدانوب: زيارة لاستديو تعليم الرسم في الغابة
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صالون السكري Sokkari Salon Live Stream
0 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.