Thirty-one-year-old Bader Saleh is a stand-up comedian and host of the hit Arabic language YouTube show Eysh Elly. Since its inception in 2011 the channel has attracted more than 2.7 million subscribers and each fortnightly episode regularly receives more than 1 million views.
Each ten-minute show is a mix of skits and segments poking fun at other YouTube clips, and Saleh has been quoted as saying its success is down to its ‘good, clean fun’.
Often credited as helping to establish the stand-up comedy scene in Saudi Arabia, he was one of the first to regularly perform on the circuit. He told the media last year those shows were challenging. “This was especially the case when you are not playing in the main cities such as Jeddah, Riyadh or Damam. The crowds just didn’t know what to expect in a stand-up show.”
He has maintained his stand-up career, however, performing at shows across the region including at du Forum on Yas Island, last year as part of Abu Dhabi Summer Season. He has 2.2 million Twitter followers.
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