Nour Hajjar is a stand-up comedian & satirist
نور حجار ستاند اب كوميديان وكاتب ساخر

We had a Sarde with stand-up comedian and satirist Nour Hajjar to discuss the current state of things in Lebanese Society...
Topics Below:
Nour’s particular brand of comedy and political parties’ reactions
The battle between the two extreme sides of the political spectrum. Thawra vs. HA
Stand-up comedy during a pandemic
Cancel culture and whether or not it exists in Lebanon
Anarchy, The power of trolling and collective action on the ground
What Nour thinks the future holds

سردنا مع الكوميدي نور حجار لنحكي عن الاوضاع الحالية التي تواجه المجتمع اللبناني وناقشنا مواضيع تتعلق بنوع الكوميديا الخاص بنور وردة فعل الاحزاب السياسية عليها.
ناقشنا الصراع بين الاضداد في المشهد السياسي، قوى الثورة والحزب ، وفن الكوميديا خلال جائحة الكورونا والثقافة الالغائية السائدة في لبنان، الفوضى، استعمال الجيوش الالكترونية والتعبئة العامة في الشارع كوسيلة لإسكات الناس
وسألنا نور ماذا يخبئ لنا المستقبل

Sarde (noun), [Sa-r-de]: A colloquial term used in the Middle East to describe the act of letting go & kicking off a stream of consciousness and a rambling narrative.

The Sarde After Dinner Podcast is a free space based out of the heart of Beirut, Lebanon, where Médéa Azouri & Mouin Jaber discuss a wide range of topics (usually) held behind closed doors in an open and simple way with guests from all walks of life.

Have a Sarde year every Sunday at 8:00 PM Beirut Time with new episodes released weekly!
www.sardeafterdinner.com

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Connect with Medea
  / medea.azouri  
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Read Medea’s articles (French):
https://www.lorientlejour.com/author/...

Connect with Mouin
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Listen to Sarde (after dinner) on:
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00:00 – Nour Hajjar, stand-up comedian, can you keep it up with all the events?
04:56 – Stan-up comedy during Covid
07:43 – Preparing shows for TV, working with several artists
08:17 – Creating political satire and partisan reactions
11:33 – The problem with the newly politicized Thawra crowd
14:34 – Ghayd Chammas v/s Ali Mortada
26:29 – Parachute Politics
31:38 – Know your enemy, Fouad Siniora + Hariri
35:15 – Break the system they built
41:50 – The importance of your presence as an individual – The best Thawra day
43:06 – Taking justice in our own hands
45:05 – The Lebanese don’t abide by the rules due to the system in place
47:18 – Nour’s revelation: No Dinner
49:36 – Is there a cancel culture in Lebanon?
54:57 – The stand-up comedy culture in Lebanon
58:33 – Sexism Against women
1:00:24 – “I’m just here to fuck around”
1:05:16 – Elie Ferzli and the vaccine
1:06:38 – The Art of Boo
1:10:42 – Is there hope?