Palestinian Alaa Shehada turns journey home into comedy at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

DUBAI: The crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan is barely 180 meters long, but it can take 12 hours, three checkpoints and several failed attempts. For Palestinian comedian and theater maker Alaa Shehada, it has provided the makings of a show. Shehada performed “The Bridge” at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this month, one of three productions staged by the Palestine Comedy Club, the company he founded to put Palestinian stand-up on stage. He performs in two of the shows; the third is performed by a friend.

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