COMEDY

6 November 2026

Even in this most grief-stricken of timelines, humor offers us a way to laugh through (and at) our pain.

In this outrageous comedy of sex, art, and transactional desire, an Arab man turns Israeli guilt into a thriving business.

6 November 2026 • By Rabih Alameddine

A Lebanese artist approaches an absurd ever-collapsing world with a pen, paint, and trumpet.

6 November 2026 • By Nour Annan

A Palestinian stand-up reflects on changes in comedy since October 7—in audience reception, global outrage, and the rise of "clapter."

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY DANA SALEH

With missiles flying overheard and construction workers leering, a woman decides to unwind at an expat yoga class in Amman.

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY SIMA QUNSOL

How can a poem about a genocidal ruler be funny and rhyme? One writer accepts the challenge...

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY OMAR NAIM

French stand-up has aways been based in social commentary, driven in large part by comics of Arab and African origin.

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY LARA VERGNAUD

A writer ponders the blunders and buffoonery of life while navigating a thorny love triangle and binging chips.

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY AMYTIS MALEKI

In a country determined to police the boundaries of public morality, Egypt’s meme pages make a spectacle of transgression.

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY NOUR ELDIN H.

A wave of murderous worker uprisings forces corporate executives to confront their greatest fear.

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY PARDIS PARKER

TMR's publisher offers a sampling of the funniest and most politically-engaged comics of our day.

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY JORDAN ELGRABLY

A darkly humorous work of fiction in which the author explores the patriarchy's pervasive influence on relationships, even outside marriage.

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY SHAHLA UJAYLI

For French Algerian comedian Nichen, who does stand-up in an impressive four languages, nothing is "taboo."

6 NOVEMBER 2026 • BY LARA VERGNAUD