Tough Crowd

“This film is an amazing contribution to both art and politics. Humour can transport contents like nothing else, and showcased like in Palestinian Comedy Club, we can truly follow my company’s motto that films have to make their audiences laugh, cry, fall in love, and learn something.” Thanks CHORTLE COMEDY LIMITED for your article Palestine Comedy Club! It is fantastic to see so many news items popping up - our film is not even out yet but the response we are receiving already is so exciting. We can’t wait to share it with you soon and we will have news on the festival run very soon! I’m the meantime, if you want to be amongst the first to see the documentary on the big screen, join us in November for a private screening hosted by NISH KUMAR ! https://lnkd.in/eX3a3-98 Directed by Alaa ‘Regash’ Aliabdallah Co-Directed and Produced by Charlotte Knowles Production Company: Tough Crowd Comedians: Alaa Shehada Sam Beale Hanna Shammas Ebaa Monther Diana Swity Raed Al-Shyoukhi Khalil Al-Batran Editor - Libby Knowles Post production Facility: Racoon Media Services Graphics - Shahd Issa Grade: Noor Abukamal Music: Khalil Al-Batran Executive Producers - Carri Twigg Mikail Cowdhury, Farzana Rahman and Esther van Messel Sales Agent: First Hand Films Supported by Counterpoints Arts and National Youth Advocate Program

The rough-cut screening of Palestine Comedy Club The Garden Cinema was such a dream. Thank you to everyone that came along! Thank you, so much to all of our industry friends that came to watch. Your feedback, wisdom and guidance are already fuelling the continuing edit and will make the film sing. Thank you to our friends at Counterpoints Arts who hosted the screening at the The Garden Cinema - you are the very best. Thank you to the hilarious Imran Yusuf who hosted our Q&A with Alaa Shehada, Sam Beale and Regash where we discussed how much funnier Alaa’s mum is than him! There is still a long distance to go, but we hope to have the film completed by the end of 2024. If you’d like to find out more, please drop me a message.

Some behind the scenes moments from happier times travelling and filming within Palestine for Palestine Comedy Club. To imagine a comedy tour like this today is sadly impossible. Our film captures the unlikely story of six Palestinian comedians who hit the road to tour a stand-up comedy show around Palestine. Take a look behind the scenes of the tour in this clip! As we complete the edit on this epic tale, we are really enjoying receiving feedback. Let us know what you think in the comments!