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Abdulla, one of the children benefiting from the Autism Smiles – Youth Comedy Club, plays with its co-founder Mina Liccione. Courtesy Dubomedy

Laughter is the best medicine for autistic children at comedy club

March 26, 2015

The cast of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, from left Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio, Andre Braugher, Andy Samberg, Melissa Fumero and Terry Crews. Courtesy Fox

How Fox’s cop comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine gets diversity right

January 24, 2015

The Indian comic Abish Mathew says he is his own biggest critic. Courtesy OML Entertainment

Catch Indian comic star Abish Mathew and All India Bakchod at Desi Laughs in Dubai

January 20, 2015

The cast of Fox's television series Empire, from left, Trai Byers, Taraji P Henson, Terrence Howard, Jussie Smollett and Bryshere Gray. Fox via Getty Images

American Idol may tie in with Empire

January 18, 2015

Al Murray has carved a successful TV career acting out the role of a typically xenophobic, bigoted and small-minded Anglophile. Joel Ryan / Invision / AP Photo

In UK politics, you’d best be careful what you wish for

OpinionJanuary 17, 2015

The cast of EAT Dubai, from left, Hussain Al Srehae, Ken Bruce Estoesta, Haylan Hall, Blake Steman and Sophie Paris. Rebecca Rees for The National

UK theatre company brings dining performance to Dubai

FoodJanuary 12, 2015

The comedian Aamer Rahman. Courtesy Baron Walton

Aamer Rahman: how a YouTube video saved my comedy career

January 05, 2015

The main cast of Fast & Furious 7 filming at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

Fast & Furious 7 gets new title

October 27, 2014

Nadia Manzoor. Courtesy Nadia Manzoor

Nadia Manzoor’s one-woman comedy show explores the cultural contradictions of growing up as British-Pakistani Muslim

September 08, 2014

Howard Jacobson’s latest book J is an Orwellian novel set in the future that describes the horrors of life in a sanitised world. AllCanadaPhotos.com

Howard Jacobson’s new novel is an Orwellian cautionary tale

August 21, 2014

The comedian Adam Bloom. Courtesy Adam Bloom

Five things to do today: enjoy some comedy at The Laughter Factory in Dubai

August 07, 2014

Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez in Kick. Courtesy Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment

Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez on new hit Kick

July 26, 2014

Salman Khan plays an adrenalin junkie in the movie Kick. Courtesy Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment

Film review: Salman Khan delivers a Kick in the teeth

July 26, 2014

Rohan Chand in a scene from the dark comedy Bad Words. Chand's portrayal of a spelling bee rival softens star Jason Bateman's boorish anti-hero character. Courtesy Focus Features / AP Photo

Film review: Bad Words

June 11, 2014

The Saudi Arabian comedian and actor Adel Radwan is also a dentist. April 2014

It’s a funny business, as Saudi Arabian comedians get ready to visit the capital

April 16, 2014

Amitabh Bachchan in Bhoothnath Returns, the sequel to 2008's hit horror-comedy Bhoothnath. Courtesy B.R. Films

Amitabh Bachchan in Dubai for Bhootnath Returns premiere

April 03, 2014

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