SMU MBA alumnus John Achkar (MBA 2018) reflects on the evolution of Arabic stand-up, the responsibility of satire in times of crisis, and the future he still sees for Lebanon. John, the comedian who is redefining Arabic stand-up with humour based on vulnerability and a critical look at Lebanon in crisis, is charting his path with one obsession: abandoning easy jokes at the audience's expense to tell the naked truth, even if it means shaking up the codes of a Lebanese society in perpetual crisis.
En Annahar (Jun 26) (PDF)
