"Arabs Are Not Funny"

The sold-out fifth edition of the comedy show Arabs Are Not Funny was held a few days ago in London. Its line-up included artists from Africa and the Middle East, among them award-winning British Somali comic Prince Abdi and upcoming Tunisian comedian Houssem Rhaiem.

Muslim and Arab identity were popular themes, along with serious and sensitive topics like insecurity and Islamophobia. BBC Africa’s Nora Fakim went along to see what they had to laugh about.

(Photo: Prince Abdi, courtesy of Arts Canteen)