The Hollywood Pop Up Comedy Club is a Los Angeles and Beirut based brand which brings U.S. comedians to cities where they do not have comedy clubs yet. It was launched by co-founders Ron Senkowski and Samira Kawas in April 2018.[1]
The first stand-up comedy event was held in Beirut at the St. Georges Yacht Club. After a year of shows in Beirut, the company expanded to Saudi Arabia by bringing six U.S.-based comedians to perform during the first ever Jeddah Season in June 2019.[2] [3] After this, the company has produced Maz Jobrani's Middle Eastern Peaceful Warrior tour and events in Bahrain, Dubai, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Doha, Riyadh, and Jeddah.[4] At the 2019 inaugural edition of Riyadh Season, the team brought Eddie Griffin to perform for two nights in the Boulevard zone.[5]
| Comedians | Date | Year | City | Country | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harland Williams, Jade Catta-Preta, Jamie Kennedy, Skyler Stone | April 23–26 | 2018 | Beirut | Lebanon | [6] | |
| Amir K, Byron Bowers, Jessimae Peluso, Skyler Stone | July 20–22 | 2018 | Beirut | Lebanon | [7] | |
| Bret Ernst, Chinedu Unaka, Crystal Marie Denha, Justin Martindale | November 30 – December 1 | 2018 | Beirut | Lebanon | [8] | |
| Kate Quiqley, Rene Vaca, Tehran | June 6–7 | 2019 | Beirut | Lebanon | ||
| Dean Edwards, Godfrey, Harland Williams, Pauly Shore, Pete Lee, Vincent O'Shana | 2019 | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | |||
| Eddie Griffin | 2019 | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | |||
| Ahmed Ahmed, Jason Collings, Reem Edan | 2019 | Manama | Bahrain | [9] | ||
| Maz Jobrani "Peaceful Warrior" Tour | 2019 | KuwaitKatar Jordan UAE Bahrain Oman | ||||
| Max Amini | January 19 | 2020 | Manama | Bahrain | [10] |