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The Funny Tonne

Too Haram to Handle

Too Haram to Handle

    

A shockingly accurate title for a show I really wanted to love. Too Haram to Handle is a double bill, featuring Annie Louey and Mohammed Magdi. Magdi’s first joke of the evening consisted of asking a masked audience member whether they had AIDS which… may in fact be too Haram for me to handle (I mean AIDS jokes in 2024? Really?). The rest of his set was engaging if a little abrasive, detailing his experiences moving from Egypt to Hong Kong and his life there. Louey’s set detailed the way the pair met and her experiences visiting China. Altogether a dissonant but interesting evening of standup.

Reviewed by Ryan Hamilton

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