Hasan Al-Habib: Death to the West (Midlands)
6 February 2026
Nominee: 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Awards Best Debut Show
Sold Out Show: 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
'Deliciously funny' (Guardian), Al-Habib's parents left Baghdad for the land of opportunity (southern Birmingham). But when Britain invaded Iraq, many saw him as the enemy within. A show about why Saddam Hussein would have loved Drayton Manor and - amidst a search for those pesky weapons of mass destruction – finding self-acceptance.
Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2025 (Times and Telegraph)
"Material for Live at the Apollo" (Scotsman)
Directed by Jet Vevers.
Sold Out Show: 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
'Deliciously funny' (Guardian), Al-Habib's parents left Baghdad for the land of opportunity (southern Birmingham). But when Britain invaded Iraq, many saw him as the enemy within. A show about why Saddam Hussein would have loved Drayton Manor and - amidst a search for those pesky weapons of mass destruction – finding self-acceptance.
Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2025 (Times and Telegraph)
"Material for Live at the Apollo" (Scotsman)
Directed by Jet Vevers.
