Comedy festival in Jordan bringing laughter to people in hardships

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Comedy festival in Jordan bringing laughter to people in hardships

STORY: Comedy festival in Jordan bringing laughs to people in hardships DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jordan Comedy Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YAZAN ABU AL ROUS, Festival Director 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD KHAMIS, Stand-up comedian 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDULRHMAN MAMDOOH, Stand-up comedian 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): JOY IBRAHIM, Stand-up comedian STORYLINE: The 2nd edition of the Jordan Comedy Festival was held from Sept. 7 to 9 in the capital city of Amman. Comedians from the Arab world staged various types of comedic performances, bringing laughter to people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): YAZAN ABU AL ROUS, Festival Director "Amman Comedy Club (the festival organizer) is the first project in the Arab world that specializes in training various types of comedy, such as stand-up comedy, improvisational comedy, comedy sketches, or satirical comedy. We launched it in 2019 as an initiative. The initiative turned into a project, a

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