Khalid Khalifa
Stand-up comedian from Saudi Arabia ๐ธ๐ฆ
About Khalid Khalifa
Khalid Khalifa is a Saudi stand-up comedian who works in marketing and began performing comedy as one of thirteen amateur stand-up comedians chosen through auditions held in Riyadh and Jeddah. He was among the first local Saudi comedians to share a stage with visiting international acts, and is credited as a comedian in the 2011 short film "Luxury Revolution 2: Stand Up Comedy in Saudi Arabia." In 2016 he was selected as one of five Saudi comedians, alongside Thamer Alhazmi, Shakir Sharif and Yaser Bakr, for the Sand Up Comedy tour, a cultural exchange mentored by comedian Ahmed Ahmed that brought the group to perform ten live stand-up shows across five American cities. He has spoken about drawing on his marketing background, where communicating ideas to customers shares similarities with stand-up comedy, and has cited Ahmed Ahmed among the comedians he admires.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Khalid Khalifa start doing stand-up?
Khalid Khalifa began performing as one of thirteen amateur stand-up comedians chosen through auditions held in Riyadh and Jeddah.
What is Khalid Khalifa's other profession?
Besides stand-up, the Saudi comedian works in marketing, and he has compared communicating ideas to customers with doing stand-up comedy.
Was Khalid Khalifa an early Saudi stand-up comedian?
Yes. Khalid Khalifa was among the first local Saudi comedians to share a stage with visiting international acts.
What was the Sand Up Comedy tour?
Sand Up Comedy was a 2016 cultural exchange mentored by Ahmed Ahmed that took Khalid Khalifa and fellow Saudi comedians, among them Thamer Alhazmi, Shakir Sharif and Yaser Bakr, to perform ten live shows across five American cities.
Was Khalid Khalifa in Luxury Revolution 2?
He is credited as a comedian in the 2011 short film Luxury Revolution 2: Stand Up Comedy in Saudi Arabia.
Which comedians does Khalid Khalifa admire?
Khalid Khalifa has named Ahmed Ahmed, the mentor of the Sand Up Comedy tour, among the comedians he admires.
