Libyan-born, Portland-based comedian Mohanad Elshieky appeared on Conan on TBS for a stand-up set last night, and predictably, it’s genius. Having lived in the United States for five years, Elshieky’s ...

Fresh off the release of his debut standup special, Mohanad Elshieky will visit Indy’s Helium Comedy Club for a show on April 2. Ahead of his visit, Elshieky caught up with NUVO comedy correspondent ...

WARNING: Some of the content included in this story involves explicit language. A comedian from Portland received national attention Sunday after border patrol agents at the Spokane Greyhound bus ...

A Libyan-born comedian who says he was racially profiled and illegally detained by Border Patrol agents after a stand-up show in 2019 was awarded a $35,000 settlement from the federal government.

SPOKANE, Wash. — In January 2019, a comedian from Portland, Oregon, was detained by Border Patrol agents at the Greyhound Bus Station in the Spokane Intermodal Station. Now, more than one year later, ...

Oh hell yes! It’s tempting to feel a little sad that Portland is losing another amazing comedy talent—Mohanad Elshieky—to the bright lights and comedy jobs of New York City! But it also feels great to ...

The Den Theatre has announced Mohanad Elshieky will be performing Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7:15 p.m. on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood.

“I don’t know how to make this shit funny,” comedian Mohanad Elshieky says about his initial attempts to include an anecdote about being wrongfully stopped by the U.S. Border Patrol into his stand-up ...

Comedian Mohanad Elshieky talks Burlington ahead of weekend standup NY-based comedian Mohanad Elshieky has a four-set visit to Vermont Comedy Club. He performs at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, plus 8 ...

Salem man arrested with 15 pounds of meth, police say A Salem man is now behind bars after investigators say they found 15 pounds of meth during a narcotics investigation. Off-duty Skamania County ...

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