Genre:
STAND-UP
ARTIST(S) OF COLOUR

Hasan Al-Habib: Death to the West (Midlands)

Various timesUnited Kingdom - England
Performer / Performance company

Chambers Touring Ltd

Winner: 2023 Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award. Nominee: 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards Best Debut Show. Arab. Muslim. Brummy. 'Deliciously funny' (Guardian) Hasan Al-Habib's parents left Baghdad for the land of opportunity (Birmingham). But when Britain invaded Iraq, friends and teachers saw him as the enemy within. Featuring Big Tescos, why Saddam Hussein would've loved Drayton Manor and - amidst a search for those pesky weapons of mass destruction – finding self-acceptance. 'Al-Habib will be famous' (Rolling Stone). 'Edgy and silly in exactly the right balance' (Sara Pascoe). Directed by Jet Vevers.

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