Stand-up show by Lebanese comedian John Achkar, who performs in Arabic and explores race, marriage and the Arab diaspora.
John Achkar plays the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Sunday 8 November, with the show starting at 20:30. It's a stand-up set performed in Arabic, so it's one for the Arabic-speaking crowd rather than a general comedy night.
Achkar is a Lebanese comedian and entrepreneur who built his following on TikTok and Instagram, where his clips have picked up significant attention in both the UAE and Lebanon. His act leans on his own experience to look at race, marriage, culture and the Arab diaspora, with identity running as one of the central themes he works around. If you've come across his videos, this is the full-length version of that material on stage.
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The venue is the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on Shepherds Bush Green, W12 8TT. Doors open at 19:30, so there's plenty of time to get in and settle before the 20:30 start, and the curfew is 23:00, which gives the night a clear end if you're heading home on a Sunday evening.
