Netflix Is A Joke Presents: Hilarious Habibis ft. Nataly Aukar, Ismael Loutfi, Nina Kharoufeh, Reem Edan, Younis Dhaher!
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Lynn Maleh
Gena B Jones
Gena is a Syrian-Mexican-American comedian, writer and show producer based in Los Angeles.
She’s currently a regular at the Hollywood Improv, the Westside Comedy Theater, The Crow, and a plethora of indie venues around LA. At the Improv, she co-produces Hilarious Habibis, a quarterly standup showcase that exclusively features Middle Eastern talent. The show was recently featured in the New York Comedy Festival, SF Sketchfest, the LA Times, and AlAraby TV.
Gena performs comedy several times a week and you can catch her doing sets at major clubs around town as well as in various bars, cafes, garages, attics, basements, and back-alleys. Hope you’re into that!
Nataly Aukar
Nataly Aukar is a Lebanese-born and raised stand-up comic based in New York City. After working as a writer at a production house in Lebanon throughout college, Nataly graduated from the American University of Beirut and immediately moved to NY to pursue stand-up comedy. She’s a regular at New York Comedy Club, was featured on TimeOutNY, and has opened for Gad El-Maleh, Laurie Kilmartin, Hasan Minhaj, Mo Amer, and Ramy Youssef. Nataly also starred in Sofa So Good, a comedy short film by Noa Osheroff, featured on the New Yorker and selected at the Lower East Side Film Festival 2020, Aspen Shorts Fest 2020, and the Woodstock Film Festival 2020 amongst others. Nataly was featured in the first season of Pause with Sam Jay on HBO and was recently part of Netflix’s “Introducing…” showcase at the Netflix is a Joke Fest in 2022.
Ismael Loutfi
Ismael Loutfi is a comedian, writer, and actor who developed his deeply acerbic sense of humor growing up a Muslim in rural North Florida. He’s been called ‘gifted’, ‘quick-witted’, and a ‘neurotic toe-rag’ by many friends’ parents. Ismael is currently writing on an Unt. Ramy Youssef Project. Before that, he wrote for the critically acclaimed Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj on Netflix for the entirety of its run.
Ismael’s Comedy Central Half Hour special, Sound It Out, debuted in early March 2022. His stand up was previously featured on This Week at the Cellar, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and he
was selected by Bill Burr for his personally curated stand up series Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers. He has performed on the FOX Night of Comedy showcase and has been named a NewFace of Comedy by the prestigious Just for Laughs comedy festival.
Ismael can be seen in HBO’s High Maintenance, the Sarah Silverman-produced Please Understand Me, and multiple episodes of Comedy Central’s Ahamed’s Ramadan Diary.