Influences
At Comediablanca, we laugh heartily
Comediablanca is back for a second edition that doesn’t hold back. On May 29 and 30, Saad Lahjouji Idrissi and Myriam Bouayad orchestrate a festival where humor, sharp as a blade, cuts through taboos and makes Moroccan contradictions dance.
The Comediablanca festival returns for a second edition that hits hard. Saad Lahjouji Idrissi and Myriam Bouayad are the two architects of this event, where humor becomes a sharpened blade, a mirror held up to a Moroccan society in full transformation. The capricious and beloved Casablanca will get its dose of jokes, impressions, and punchlines.
The Arabic-language gala, kicking off on May 29, features a knockout lineup: Hanane Fadili, queen of the stage, turns every impression into a satirical missile, pulverizing the powerful with a mocking grin. By her side, Ghita Kitane, a speech therapist by day and a comedic whirlwind by night, weaves between finesse and audacity. Oussama Ramzi, emperor of sarcasm, bends social media to the breaking point. Driss and Mehdi, a duo with nuclear chemistry, string together jokes like punches to the chin. Simo Sedraty, a YouTube prodigy, transforms everyday life into comedic gold. Said & Wadie, an explosive cocktail, guarantee hilarity. Fatih Mohammed, a raw diamond, dazzles with his boldness, and Ayoub Idri, master of 2.0 parodies, sets algorithms on fire.
The next day, it’s the French-language gala, featuring Roman Frayssinet, whose lunar stand-up reinvents the codes, and Oualas, the Ivorian-Moroccan who blows up stereotypes with insolent verve. Coco Makmak makes self-mockery an art of combat, while Erick Baert, an impressionist with 140 voices, resurrects Aznavour or Trump with the snap of a finger. “Humor is our way of hacking reality,” one of the invited comedians confides between bursts of laughter.
In a boiling Casablanca, where the contradictions of modern times clash, this festival is a breath of fresh air. Take your seat! Let Hanane, Ghita, Roman, and the others shake you up. Because at Comediablanca, laughter is not an end… it’s a beginning.
